Show Develop reading skills These sixth graders of in Myton Elementary School they i n increase n skills to unbelievable lor They crave a demonstration tor Standard Students al the M. ft to Kenneth Gram Jessie and Julene Standing are Milton and Hen Absent when Hk photo taken were Diane Michael Hancock and Stanley by Duve graders read over words per minute in Myton speed reading is fun and helpful EDITOR'S NOTE A couple of weeks ago we observed a group of Myton Sixth Grade students demonstrate their skill in For several months their Ben C. has worked with the class to develop their reading To see a youngster read more or is almost unbelievable but seeing is and they can do and with a great degree of of what they had We tested them on knowledge and found they pretty well knew the story Following is a report prepared by Gomm and Principal Milron Nielson on this project at Myton School during the school Wizard Readers Did you say Nine sixth graders years together with and Principal Milton of the Myton Elementary were visited at their school by Editor Cliff of the Basin May to observe their almost skill in speed The system taught to all 37 children has been a somewhat modification of both American and European speed geared to the level of younger states Their rates as a class at the beginning of school ranged from to words per After eight months some have achieved rates exceeding four thousand and can then turn around and tell you exactly what they have Extensive and comprehensive reading has been the re One youngster for has read 94 12 basic library science and 62 Mobile Library Principal Nielsen and Gomm say thanks to the Mobile Library the Rotating Science Library and especially for the teacher's Ted Thomas has provided the necessary time for the teacher to give special Think of it reading an average size not in a or a but in 32 Gomm makes it very emphatic that speed reading is in no way intended to replace the basic or the remedial but is primarily designed for enrichment and motivation The top nine Starting time last fall is listed midterm and end of school Wilford Stanley Ken Verna Jessie Julene Brant Diana Michael |