Teaching Children About Reading

Canney, George F.

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Title

Teaching Children About Reading

Author(s)

Canney, George F.

Issue Date

1977

Keyword(s)

Children's libraries

Abstract

"Teaching children to read has been a central focus of our educational system for over 350 years. Despite the variety of subjects treated in school, reading usually has been viewed as the most prominent of ""the three R's."" Teachers, parents and interested citizens today voice similar concern for reading. Despite efforts to instill in all children the ability to read and the habit of reading, schools are under attack for an apparent decline in student reading achievement. School critics cite poor instruction, cluttered curricula and a loss of teacher professionalism as major factors. School supporters counter with the argument that the range of students who remain in school has increased, causing score averages to decline; however, the average student today is better educated and knows more about his world than his counterpart of fifty years ago. 1 Both groups also note changes in social climate, especially with the family unit, and the advent of television as major contributors to reading problems."

Publisher

Graduate School of Library Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Series/Report Name or Number

Allerton Park Institute (23rd : 1977)

ISSN

0536-4604

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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