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Show ' , "r '.: i f I : '' . ' H I Interested visitors at the Book Fair at Marsac are Mr. land Mrs. James Hyde, 705 Woodside, and children Diane land Bobby. j Interested visitors aftne Book Fair at Marsac are Mr. and Mrs. James Hyde, 705 jWoodside, and children Diane 'and Bobby. Speaker Presents Fine Program on Reading Here he suggested that parents do more reading when the children are at home. "Because," he said, "a child will say . . . gee . . . if mom and Dad like to read, it must be O.K.! When asked what age children should be read to, Mr. Dyorich answered: ans-wered: 'Early pre-school to as old as will sit quietly." He is a great believer in having the child sit close to the parent as he listens . . the warmth and companionship of being side by side mean as much sometimes as what is being read. Beautifully bound books are a fine addition to any home library but the paper back editions have caused a revolution revolu-tion in reading that is all for the good. Good books are now available avail-able at a reasonable price so that all may enjoy better literature. The Book Fair held at Marsac under the direction of Barbara Burns was a great success. Students and parents browsed through the well displayed books available and the school library will benefit from the many orders that were placed. "I disagree that the print medium is going out of style," so said Nick Dyorich, Language Arts and Reading Consultant from the Northeastern Utah Multi-District Cooperative Educational Service Center in Heber, when he presented a stimulating program to parents and students Thursday night at Marsac School. Mr. Dyorich maintains that a narrow definition of reading deprives youngsters and adults alike of the basic fascination of lan-gung-p. "Wp are getting into a visual society," lie said, "and rather than have books on shelves where only the spines are visible, let the children see the covers and they will want to see what's inside." Mr. Dyorich explained that it is never too early to read to children. Babies in cribs listen when read to. They listen not to the words, but to the rhythm of the language. A new theory is being expounded ex-pounded in improving reading ability in youngsters. A program pro-gram of tutoring is working successfully by having students with reading difficulties help younger pupils. The results show that both tutor and pupil benefit. Mr. Dyorich said, "Every child can read something". And . |