Blackboard work in reading by Finley Ida Evelyn 1871-

Author:Finley, Ida Evelyn, 1871- [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Reading (Elementary)
Publisher: Boston, New York, etc. B. H. Sanborn & co
Published: 1913-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

help them to visualize word forms. They enjoy and are helped by building with the familiar word and phrase wholes used in the reading exercise. The size of the card and printing may be smaller. The cards should be cut one inch wide and in lengths to suit the word or phrase on each.

These devices are valuable for training the child in visual perception of word forms and in discriminating the individual word or short phrase in a sentence or rhyme.

Training the Quick Eye to Perception of Phrase and

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There is another phase of this eye training very vital to a good reading habit.

Recent research has shown that when we read the eyes move across the line in short sweeps, with frequent pauses until the end of the line is reached. Then they sweep back and pick up the next line, repeating the forward movement, — fixating, springing forward, fixating again, etc., to the end of that line.

Seeing takes place at these points of fixation. The eyes move with great swiftness between these fixation points.

With a trained reader all this eye-activity is reflex and rhythmical, the fixation pauses falling pretty regularly and with automatic ease. The eyestrain in reading is much greater than has been supposed, and especially is this true in learning to read. An absolutely new set of eye movements must be acquired. In this the child needs special help and intelligent direction. Small type, fancy lettering, broken lines, lines too long or too short, poor lighting, all increase eyestrain and

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