Implications for improving a reading program for a sixth grade

• Other Authors: Bracewell, Mildred B. (authoraut)
• Format: Others
• Language: English; English
• Published: Florida State University
• Subjects: Curriculum planning; Reading (Elementary); Reading readiness
• Online Access: http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_historic_akd9763

"Within these pages I shall attempt to identify the relationship between physical, mental, and social development and a suitable reading program to satisfy the needs of the average child in the sixth grade. In so doing, it becomes evident that the teacher is charged with the responsibility of taking each child where she finds him, in relation to his ability to read and comprehend, and of providing him with sufficient experiences so that when he leaves her grade for the next one, he will have the feeling of having actually accomplished a goal and will feel better prepared to attack the problems facing him in the next grade. There will be some children leaving the sixth grade who will not be reading on the seventh grade level, but it is hoped that each child will have had ample opportunity to work at his reading level without feeling frustrated; that he will have learned how to find materials and organize them in such manner that he can make worthwhile contributions to class discussions; and that he will have improved his skills in reading so that reading will be a pleasure for him as well as a means of gaining information and sharing it with others. If he can feel that reading and being able to read has made a real contribution to his personal welfare and that it is helping him adjust to his environment, the teacher may be justified in feeling that this kind of program is well worth all the effort expended by herself and the pupils"--Introduction. === Typescript. === "August. 1950." === "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of M.A." === Advisor: Elizabeth Hamlin, Professor Directing Paper. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 39-48).