Show Reading By Frank Connor Reading said Voltaire Aggrandizes Aggrandizes Aggrandizes Ag the soul All who enJoy enjoy enjoy en- en Joy books heartily agree Reading Reading Reading Read Read- ing has become the worlds world's leading leading leading lead lead- ing indoor sport As far as education education education edu edu- cation is concerned It can not possibly possibly possibly pos pos- sibly take place without reading Moreover learning efficiency and reading efficiency go hand In in hand If your childs child's school work is not up to the standard of excellence excellence excellence ex ex- you think he ought to have investigate his reading hab hab- its Ask his teacher about his reading ability Do not rest if it unfortunate reading habits are found until they are corrected I Lawrance Maynard writes of ot an experience he had at Columbia University not so long ago He was the guest of an English professor Professor professor pro pro- fessor and was present in his class claas I room The professor asked a ayoung ayoung ayoung young lady student what she thought of a certain piece of ot literature literature lit lit- lit Ut- that had been assigned for study He answer was It aint so hot She missed the value of the as as- To the professor she I was a hopeless exasperation Exposed Exposed Exposed Ex Ex- Ex- Ex posed to the process of education she could in no way gain anything of value from it with an attitude I like that which she displayed I Later the professor assured Mr Maynard that the young ladys lady's I attitude was by no means al Why I venture to suggest that if the reading habits of those who present present present pre pre- I sent this attitude were examined major deficiencies would be found I These deficiencies can be correct correct- ed cd and persons of normal Intelligence intelli Intelli- intelligence gence begin a program of improved ed reading efficiency as soon Boon as they understand how to correct their deficiencies Many people feel it a mark of disgrace to seek aid on problems like these The mark of ot disgrace Is upon them when no attempt is made to improve these situations No humiliation should be felt in admitting the presence of these problems In this community the per cent cent- age of children with reading deficiencies deficiencies deficiencies de de- de- de is high This ought not notto notto notto to be It means that children are under a heavy handicap Here is an example of what happens when reading problems are corrected I met a boy in Berkeley California whose intelligence intelli gence was normal whose school schoolwork schoolwork schoolwork work was of D liD grade Now there is nothing disgraceful about but is obvious a gr grade de of D was that this boy ought to do work of ofa ofa a higher grade His reading was examined and a deficiency was re re- re He Ho was told how to correct correct correct cor cor- his deficiency Immediately he began his work His next report report report re re- re- re port card revealed a C average and when I left California he was nearing an average of B What was done for this boy can be done for others The only requirement requirement re rc- re- re is that the will to do doit I it be present I |