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Lads enrolled in the Summer Corrective Reading program in District 12, Johnsburg, are shown taking part in a motivational hour of study pertaining to airplanes and their origin. ine Fun And S The Johnsburg Public school District 12 has just completed its third year of Summer Corrective Reading under the supervision of James C. Bush, superintendent ; Duane Andreas, acting superintendent, Ferol Tomlinson, director of reading; and Mabel Weber, director of this year's program. This program is sponsored by the school in connection with the federal government under Public Law 89-10, for any child in District 12, who has been referred for continued study in the field of reading who will promise creditable attendance during the seven week period of study and who can be motivated with the equipment and knowledge available. The Corrective Reading program began June 10,1968. Twenty- four children from Johnsburg public school and sixteen children from St. John's parochial school were enrolled. The children were grouped by ability level in reading accuracy and comprehension through a testing program set up by Ferol Tomlinson. From the results of written and oral testing these children were divided into two ability groups. Each group of children attended class for two hours each day for thirtyfour sessions or sixty-eight hours of concentrated study time. Each group participated in a motivational hour of study each day that pertained to the special unit of study. One group, studied baseball. This involved learning the fundamentals of the game, locating the various ma-" jor league cities, studying about many of baseball's all time greats, figuring percentages, and actually playing the game. The second group studied about airplanes. They did much study of the Wright Brothers, from their flying kites, gliders, and finally the airplane. The learning center of the Junior high building was at their disposal with a wide variety of reading material and reference material available for their use. With these units as background, the children had a purpose for reading and a guide for future reading. The concentration of instruction was then placed on the individual need of the child. Miss Helen McKaige, Mrs. Pat Schmitt, William Snow and Mrs. Mabel Weber incorporated a team teaching system for the motivational periods of study and then separated the,,group according to special area of concentration. Each instructor then worked approximately an hour a day with five children on a tutoring basis. At the end of the seven-week study, tests were again given under the specifications provided and considerable gains were noted in nearly all instances. The teachers were pleased to record these findings and will now follow a study to check the percentage of carry-over as the child returns to his regular classroom in the fall of the year. Mr. Bush and members of the board of education for District 12 have felt pride in being able to supply their community with this form of growth for youth. They feel their efforts are well repaid by the interest and the enthusiasm shown by the children participating in this program, and they feel they are putting the facilities of the community to good continued use. Kite flying as a preliminary to the gliders i finally the airplanes of the Wright brothers were among the summer program. Plaindealer Photos Model planes prove fascinating subjects for summer program, study by these three young pupils engaged in the field of interest in the special summer program the , with those enrolled learning the fundamentals of gam studying about baseball greats and actually playing the