Thursday, July 21, 1956
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Educational Program
Reading Course Ups Speed And Comprehension
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Louis (Ranny) Partridge did
not do very well on his last
reading test.
He only read 1,200 words per
minute with 100 per cent com
prehension. The previous quiz he had
scored 1,450 words 100 per
cent comprehension.
At the beginning of the first
session of summer school,
Ranny enrolled in UNC's Rea
ding Program, because he was
"tired of plodding through
books taking as long as two
weeks on a single book.
"Now I can read in an hour
what it took two to three
hours before."
Ranny scored 236 words per
minute with 76 per cent com
prehension the first day of the
program.
"But from the very begin
ning I saw improvement in
my reading skill," Ranny said.
However, Ranny is not ex
ceptional in his progress
through the reading course.
Mrs. D. W. Campbell, direc
tor of the Reading Program,
said, "Some of our students
attain a reading speed of 6,
000 to 7,000 words per minute
with 100 per cent comprehen
sion." The Reading Program in 106
Peabody Hall, is open to all
course. Students may start
and terminate the course at
any time.
Each student is treated as
an individual throughout his
work in the program. The
class hours may be scheduled
in any combination during
the week between 8 a.m. and
Barbara Lewis read 100 words
second day.
4 p.m. Monday through Fri
day. Mrs. Campbell . recommends
five hours per week during
summer school three hours
per week during regular ses-
Ranny Partridge only reads 1.200 words per minute.
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per minute faster after the
sion.
"The most common prob
lem of the students is probably
a slow rate of reading' Mrs.
Campbell said. "This prob
lem, however, may be in com
bination with a poor vocabu
lary or poor comprehension.
"The emphasis of the Rea
ding Program is not on the
rate of reading, but on flexi
bility. Flexibility in reading
means being able to read and
comprehend different types of
reading matter."
The Reading Program tea
ches basic mechanics, flexi
bility, rapid reading, how to
skim, comprehension, critical
reading, vocabulary improve
ment, and basic study skills.
"We teach study skills be
cause so many freshman come
here without the basic equip
ment to study," Mrs. Camp
bell said.
The most unusual problems
arise from teaching foreign
students, who can not speak
English very well.
Joe Moody, part - time staff
member, recalled spending an
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Practice is the most beneficial part of the course.
hour" just to explain what the
course was about" to one for
eign student.
"Communcation with t h e
student was touch and go,"
Moody said. "Sometimes we
had to use sign language."
Students who enroll in th.
program are for the most
part freshman. Of the 800 stu
dents enrolled last year,
about 300 were freshmen.
Most of the students who en
roll simply feel the need for
improvement in speed.
Barbara Lewis, who will be
a freshman nursing student
next fall, said, "I couldn't
keep up with my studies as
slow as I read."
course she had improved her
sqaed by 100 words per min
ute. "Practice is the most bene
ficial part of the course."
Mrs. Campbell says. "After
the basic instruction, the stu
dents spend the better part of
their time just reading."
Mrs. Campbell, who is en
thusiastic about her work, .
reads a book a day herself.
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