Show You Can Help In a world geared to accelerated communication communication com com- why do so many children fail at the most baste basic task readIng reading reading read read- ing A tutor and remedial reading teacher Jeraldine Stoute of Lubbock Texas analyzes the slow readers reader's back back- ground Let us look at et the child of today Soon after birth he is placed in ina a crib with an anti colic while a mobile of colorful birds or objects hovers above to entertain him From here he is moved to 8 a a playpen furnished with educational toys f lie He cannot ask a question and receive an answer Ills His next move Is to an area about 36 inches from the TV set which also feeds him information of questionable value Still he cannot question or voice an idea or receive a response Its It's a grim picture for the observer and a grimmer life ahead for the child But there I is Ic a solution and youre you're part of it ill Teacher Stoute continues I am convinced that if 11 young parents would read to their children for just 20 minutes a day there would be virtually virtually vir vir- no need for remedial reading classes |