-. g1; GQARDIAN. ("JHARDOTTETOM/N tive, directions to be (allowed, verse. to ' A211? n19» .. s - ._._¢ "2 SAIL 5900A TIONAL HORIZON PRESENTING NEWS AND VIEWS 0F INTEREST T0 TEACHERS AND ALL OTHERS SEEKING IMPROVEMENT IN EDUCATION . . PAGE NTNETEEN - e . <4)" An abundance o! easy read- ing should be provided as a sub- stitute ior review. Deficiency in reading is serious enough to yiustiiy giving the reme- dial treatment a deiiniin and pre- ierred place on the daily program. The time usually spent in regular . “ should be utilized ii pos sible. Remedial instruction should I play and the like may result in develop the basal skills. (b) “Acci- LANGUAGE (Intermediota Grades limited interest and ability for dents" in the process oi learning not, however, take the place oi en- Words that are pronounced the - was brolimU learning by certain methods. To irequently result in reading diiil- ioyable activities, because pupils iame but have diiierent spellings: ‘i. (Isle, sine)- l-le lived on the ghgswuhu-g M w“ “u. m. u‘); cum.‘ m ‘p; m m“ ‘h. Wm,‘ “W 1. (Meet. me“)- 1 W111 - Y°"_ — i?! Mm- ot providing these experiences i! Repealed iallures that are not tude. The instruction. should be ‘g Lodge Hall at 8 p.m. 2. (Beat: beet). She W111 - u" 11°‘ WW - ¢° I“ M‘ Ml- (a) Reading deficiency due to interest and iinally alanine ior pupil in an embarrassing way. rug ior Wll- . 9- (11% 11m)- The bfiveuil‘ li-lil- uniortunate iorrns of motivation. reading. Interest usually depends The time allowance for it should I. (Their. l-Ilerei- -— 1101150 II 8d B! m9 —- Unless reading aatisiies some de- upon achievement. The child is be generous. To assume that a near the Shore road. i0. (To, two, tw)- 5110 hid sire in_the child's liie it will not interested because he succeeds, not iew minutes oi drill now and then 4. (Sea. seei- The — Ills very only!’ Tsgerglé, Bow) Moth“ ‘m prosper. To illustrato this let us successful because he is interested. 1's enough is quits unssie. For calm. - _- . - consider: We must then attack the diiiiculty really serious cases ovision -" ' " 5, (Dew. fill!)- Thf! - W88 W - 91° 111955- Case I. Pupil. resisted learning in learning as a means o! reviv- should be made ior systempltic in- yunnlsn" ("mhmflkhul “thud me grass. 6. (Bridle, bridal). The horse's - 8. (Weather, whether). l-Ie did l2. (Flour, ilowcr). She put a cupiul oi - in they are lacking. to read because she found that, as "W Cflkfi- she learned to read by herself, her due to lack oiteiiort cause loss oi lng interest rather than attempt Io cultivate interest as a means managed so ss not w classiiy the structlon and ior experience with remedial materials several times Caps are better iIsan ever because aI iia exrlnlva process celled “Pei-ladies . . . (Incl \/'"—iIrs process fbai duels oi removing the difiicuities. Although the teacher is not re- sponsible for the organic deiicien- cles o! her pupils and can do little to better them (except to under- stand them and take them intelli- gently into account) she. is in large measure responsible ior their skills and techniques and may do much to improve them. Difiicuities in reading are often due to deficiencies in habit ior- matlon. Fortunately these may oi’- ten be corrected by remedial teach- ing. Remedial instruction is incli- vidual prescription ior individual needs. In choosing and organizing materials ior remedial work in every day. At the other extreme are pupils for whom one brisk remedial exercise in addition to the regular work is suiiicient. mother began to give up reading‘ aloud w her. Case I1. Pupil became negavistio because his mistakes were laughed oi by two girls younger than he in the same class. He preferred not to do things in which he could not excel these two girls. Case Ill. Child enjoyed attention which her diiiiculty in reading ilought her. (7) Reading difficulty due to failure to acquire essential tech- niques: (a) Due to ineilectual types oi teaching caused by lack oi individal attention (due proba- bly to crowded classrooms. etc)’ VII LITERATURE Ilhe Daiiodils writien by William mere. There is no iiner sight in Wordsworth (1770-1854).) England on a. summer's day than This poem is rich in personiil- Windermere with its blue waters ration, alliteration, similo and surrounded by mountain peaks, and mewphon ieils,and forests. Dorothy Wordsworth tells in her A iew miles away lies Grcsmerc. diary that she and her brother This is the most popular oi ah rtotuslly saw the sight described the lakeiand centres, (or it was m this pgem, the home oi Wordsworth and his 11-, Lg a wonderful nature [mom sister, Dorothy. They lived in In which the author tries to show “Dove Cottage" open now to tour- iis the beauty o! nature and the ists and furnished much as it was kinship between man and nature. when Wordsworth was there. Other Wordsworth lived in the beauti iamous English poets such as iul Lake District of England, a Southey and Coleridge wrote about aarlrisveei Cqryao sneleieaasareyeadgareiieperiaciiea sa-Ia lrssluiessu-Ia IIOOThISSBQ-ll iasie. ‘€ i This Department is cen- dueted by the Prince Edward Island Teachers’ Federation g Contributions are welcomed u- SWEET CAPORAL and should be addressed to ling sa-cnai-ioeuiawa. .1.‘ CIGARETTES WINSLOE NORTH W. M. S. 'I‘l1e regular meeting oi Winsloe (mall circle enclosing about 9D square miles. In it are many lakes, the largest of which is Winder- the beauty of and along with known as the Lake Poets. TRUE "OR FALSE i. The rivers of South America ire used chiefly ior irrigation. 2. The Cumbrc Pass is over two America. 8. Argentina's population is near~ ly equal to that use oi material too dlllIClilI/ID per- mit natural, lull-fledged reading. failure to correlate reading with other enterprises making it an iso- lated academic activity; iailure w supply an abundance oi easy read- ing; iailure to attract pupils" at- tention to characteristic features a! words. or otherwise to-help them the Lake District, Wordsworth are oi Canada. reading four points should be borne in mind: (1) The materials used should be highly interesting to the pupil. (2) Thematorlals should be ci proper difficulty. (3). The materials should be 1i various types; humorous, informa- North W. M.S- met at the home cf Mrs. Walter Roberts, April ‘l. with six members and three visit- ors present. ivirs. John Maclnnis was in charge oi’ the meeting. which opened with "Crown i-iim With Many Crowns", followed' by Matt. 28, 18-20, Luke 24, 45-48 and John 20, lil-2l, and explanation read by leader. Mrs. Albert Cud- more led in prayer and hymn "Come Ye Saints, Look Here and Wonder". was sung. Matt. 25, 31- 46 was read rcsponslvely. followed by prayer by Mrs. Maclnnls and "1 Gave My Liie For Thee". Readings were given by Mrs. Colin MacLure. Minutes o! laat meeting were read and adopted. Correspondence was presented. it was decided to write ior inform- ation re organizing a Mission Band. There were 10 calls made during the month, and two cards and eight boxes sent. _ May meeting was invited to the liome oi Mrs- (Li... Cudinore; lead- ers. Mrs. Stanley Shaw and Mrs. Omar Ycunker; word ior roll call "Love". Collection amounted (a $1.00, and Easter offering to $5.51. Meeting closed with "Jesus Shall Reign," followed by a prayer read in unison, and Mizpah Bcnedlv tion. . - (Patriot please copy) ~ deficiencies in . type in the case oi impaired vis- ion ' 9. The Amazon is a. swift ilow- ing river. ' s l0. No animals have been intro- ~ aiiles above sea level. a. Patagonia has a very cold cli- aisle. 4. The west coast o! Mesdco ls very damp. s. Volcanoes improve the soil iu Central America. 6. 'i‘he Guiana Highlands are rich in gold. ii. True. 8. True. ‘i. False. Q True ‘l. cofiee is native of South i). False. 1o False. WEE WILLIE WINKIE The dominant race - The Brit- ish, who rule in India. sahlb - Term oi respect used by the natives of India when speak- duced into South America. Answers: i, False. 2. True. 2i. True. 4. False. NEW CIIEIIIIOLET 4-SPEEIJ SYNCIIRO- MESI-l TRIICK TRANSMISSION Pinnacle of virtue — Figure oi speech. Willie had been so Ioocl that he felt he arts set up above ordinary people. ing to the white people. . Marplot - one who upsets plans Vernacular - havingto do with by inmriering. the every day language o1 a place. ' P-athans - One oi hill tribes 1i India.‘ Double out- Go on the run. Quarters — Soldiers‘ own pri- vate rooms. Omnipotent - all powerful. The Old Adam broke out — The ieaire in do wrong got hold oi him. Cantonment - that part oi the town given Io the soldiers. GRADE VII-LITERATURE e. Tiny Tim bore a crutch. i. Goose was _a rare dish in the Cratchit home. . D ANCE-DESI GN EniireIy new, Chevrolet-developed SYHCIITO-MQSTI Iran:- mission assures iruck users of unparalleled new ease and efficiency in iruck operation! ME W CIIEVROIET ADVANCE-DESIGN GEARSIIITT CONTROL The cratchits Christmas Dinner Give reasons why: a. Mfrs. Cratchit Wore a twice turned gown. b. Bob was disappointed when he got home irom church. -s. Peter wished to show himseii ‘u In t!“ 9"‘- ri oi the Feast. d. Martha was iats. i. The Cratchits were no happy. assume twin... AND rum cAusrs "Readiflg is probably the most discussed subject on our curricu- lum; and rightly so. We know that spelling is partly dependent on effective reading, that good meth ods oi study in geography, history, and otherjubjects are largely due lo correct types oi reading tech- niques. and that dliiicultles in working arithmetic problems ira- quentiy result from iaulty reading habits. Studies have shovm the most frequent cause oi school failure and failures in the primary arades to be almost wholly due to adlng. _- The common causes of reading difiiculty are as follows: (1) iteatl~ lng difilcuity due to an organic defect such as injury to the brain either at birth or by disease, also defects o! the ears or eyes, or IPBech defects. In such cases the family physic- ian or a specialist should be con- sulted. as well as modification made in the reading material, such ss the use oi heavier and larger to get the pudding. . h. The young ratchits crammed their spoons in their mouths. _ r i. Bob called Scrooge the Found- ~ W - organic conditions which are no! really defects; e. g. leit-handed- nessor ieit-eycdness or both. The left handed child sometimes iinds somewhat greater diiiiculty in ac- quiring the icft-to-right eye move- ments required ior reading than docs the right-handed pupil. (3) Reading dliiicuity due lo d..- iiclent psychological process: e.g. Pupils unable to sustain attention. who are easily distracted, who are unable to persist in the lace oi difiiculty, etc. (4) Constitutional immaturity _ that is when a child has a Mental Age (MAJ oi lees than six" years, this being determined by an in- dividual intelligence test. (5) Educational immaturity — due to limited experiences and edu- cational contacts rather tnan physical or organic factors. 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