Show Making Certain All Can Read The first actions in a statewide statewide statewide state state- wide plan designed to insure that every pupil in Utah's public school learns to read was announced today by Dr Walter D. D Talbot state superintendent superintendent superintendent super super- of public instruction TALBOT announced appointment appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment by the State Board of Education of a Reading Task Force composed of educational specialists and a Utah 04 Reading I Advisory Council composed com sed of both bOUl educators and lay members The action supports the national Right To Read Program sponsored through the U US U.S. Office of Education A RECENT survey indicates indicates indicates indi indi- cates that at least sixth one-sixth of third graders tested on a statewide basis had serious reading difficulties Talbot said We must improve the level of reading instruction so there are no failures Im I'm sure Utah educators have havethe havethe the skill and the determine nation to accomplish this goal The national Right T To o 0 oRead Read Program was proposed proposed pro pro- posed by former US U.S. Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Com Com- missioner of Education Dr James E. E Allen who noted that one out of four students nationwide have reading dif dif- dif dif- The program is supported by Acting US U.S. Commissioner of Education H. H Bell former Utah superintendent of public in m- HEADING the state Reading Task Force is Delbert Higgins Higgins Higgins Hig- Hig gins specialist in elementary education for the State Board of Education Chairman of the Reading Advisory Council is Dr J. J Clair Morris superintendent of Iron School District TALBOT emphasized that appointment of the two groups i is only the first I step in a developing program m t to improve improve improve im- im prove reading achievement in Utah schools |