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ing the child learn to read, I heard a superintendent of schools say that many parents, childrea in learning to read at i \so. They fear they might teach 4 |the children in wrong-ways. I tried to get in a remark my- CHILD GUIDANCE What Is Role of Parent In Teaching Reading? By GARRY C. 'MYERS, Ph.D.)or to learn anything else from "| At the recent annual reading books at home. However, fewer conference at Northwestern Uni-|of such letters have been com- versity, in a panel discussion of ing to me lately. I infer that the place of the home in help-|Parents are less often being 50} ' |home, say they are afraid to do advised. ; How absurd that the school, should try to discourage efforts when encouraged to help theiriyy parents to help theit children learn from books at home. The pity is that too many par- ents are unacquainted with the) child's school learning or even Tee ew eT Te TES er eee EO ee a a | |self, but failed. I wanted to ask|eVince any interest in it, Com- where the parents got this fear|mon sense would lead us to) that they might teach their chil- hard to cultivate a deep and.ac-|to help their children and to|/Then; on these successes, he will tive interest in parents in what/show these parents how to do|build greater interest and more the child is being taught at\so most effecitvely, As long as|zeal to strive harder, Teachers school, 'their child is succeeding, and|who find ways of enlisting the Teachers got their idea of sojenjoying his success, the pretty well. Teachers shi experts in reading some years ago. But, I'm happy to relate, ld have 'but two par-|best help at home for their pu- advising parents from leading) ents should feel they are doing|pils may have the world at their feet. is no convincing scientific evi-'never will get angry at the child| more likely he is to hit on sye- dence that any one method of|when he halts or stumbles, but cessful ways, Indeed, many a teaching reading is the best one exercise illimitable patience and|teacher might that the parent|some ways of skillful. parents. | for nearly all children. compassion; wisely adopt If you and I used the sense keeps as his or her constant|PARENTS' QUESTIONS we were born with, we probably | goal the child's success at learn- ben an Fi the same Bm ing. clusion, So, instead of putting j fear into the heas and heuctsl Therefore, « this grades who does not conform 1 parent willjreasonably well to the proce- have go fine a relationship with|dures and regulations in the of parents that they might teach the child as to ascertain what| classroom? their children wrong ways, We way of learning any subject is jought to be glad they are try- most familiar to the child and to ing to help their children. MOST EFFECTIVELY For years I have entreated) ment, A. Usually this child has not learned to conform to routines help him best to enjoy achieve-)and reasonable regulations at home, Best. means of correction Seek first to help the child en.jat school can be applied in hope that the school would try|teachers to urge parents to try.joy success as he tries to learn.|daily home experiences, | yg he ore, especially in, some of these same reading ex-| concerns: That the parent, while|"e®! , the greater the variety | perts are saying now that there poms to help his child at home,|9! approaches the child has, the | Q. How about the child in the THE OSHAWA TIMES, Thursdey, September 17,1964 1] © 65 LUXURIOUS SUITES © PENTHOUSES © INDOOR PARKING Completion date - approx. Sept. 30, 1964 RENTAL INFORMATION By Appointment Only ! Phone 723-1712 or 728-2911 Ge@ORGIAN mansions 124. 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