The Teaching of Reading for Better LivingAn excellent book on modern methods of teaching reading, thoroughly covering the ground. There are very generous specific helps for teaching beginning reading and reading for later age levels. An important thesis of the book, in contrast to what has been the practice in many school rooms, is, "The love for reading is the most important objective in reading to be accomplished in our elementary schools." |
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CHAPTER | 1 |
We Must Develop Silent and Oral Reading | 26 |
We Must Locate Deficiencies in Reading | 46 |
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