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Download full textBuswell, Guy Thomas; Wheeler, William Henry – Wheeler Publishing Company, 1923
This textbook is a primary-grade reader focusing on silent reading of interesting selections to build control of eye movements that lead to careful silent reading with good comprehension and a long attention span. Silent reading is the complex process of getting thought from the printed page and involves an entirely new pedagogy. In the selection…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Reading Materials, Silent Reading, Grade 1
Buswell, Guy Thomas; Wheeler, William Henry – Wheeler Publishing Company, 1923
This textbook is a primary-grade reader focusing on silent reading of interesting selections to build control of eye movements that lead to careful silent reading with good comprehension and a long attention span. Silent reading is the complex process of getting thought from the printed page and involves an entirely new pedagogy. In the selection…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Silent Reading, Reading Materials, Grade 2
Buswell, Guy Thomas; Wheeler, William Henry – Wheeler Publishing Company, 1923
This textbook is a primary-grade reader focusing on silent reading of interesting selections to build control of eye movements that lead to careful silent reading with good comprehension and a long attention span. Silent reading is the complex process of getting thought from the printed page and involves an entirely new pedagogy. In the selection…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Reading Materials, Silent Reading, Grade 3
Elson, William H.; Runkel, Lura E. – Scott, Foresman and Company, 1924
This textbook is the second book in part of a series of readers made for silent reading. A distinctive feature of this reader is the unique provision made for silent reading. The stories have been selected for their child-interest and wholesome ethical content. This book is based on the belief that what the child needs when they have gained…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Sustained Silent Reading, Textbooks, Elementary School Students
Elson, William H.; Kelly, Edna R. – Scott, Foresman and Company, 1924
The "Child-Library Readers, Book Four," is planned to provide abundant material, rich in interest, for extending the literature course of the fourth grade. Schools using "The Elson Readers, Book Four," will appreciate the total absence of duplicated selections in the present volume. Moreover, the fresh, unhackneyed nature of…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Literature, Textbooks
Elson, William H.; Runkel, Lura E. – Scott, Foresman and Company, 1925
This textbook is third in a series of readers and has unique provision made for silent reading. A distinctive feature of this Reader is the unique provision made for Silent Reading. As in the "Child-Library Primer" and "Book One," (ED623655) the stories have been selected for their child-interest and wholesome ethical content.…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Sustained Silent Reading, Textbooks, Reading Material Selection
Peer reviewedJudd, Charles H. – American Journal of Education, 1983
Illustrates applicability of scientific scrutiny to secondary education by demonstrating how to relate to "natural" language instruction to student attainments, how variations in grading practices affect student performance, how knowledge gained in recitation is related to that gained in silent study, how to determine whether education…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Design, Educational Change, Educational History
