OBJECTIVES OF THE JUNIOR COLLEGE
HENRY OBERHANSLEY
Director
A SCHOOL is a place in which
we can get experiences and in-terpretations
faster and more ac-curately
than we can outside school.
Our school life today furnishes op-portunities
rich in...
dirt . . . which every man is said to eat in his lifetime. It filled our eyes too, and our ears, and our nostrils. It was in the food; it sprinkled the pancakes; it was in the syrup that we poured over them. Half suffocated were we by it, during...
so rank that the husbandman wiil have about as much trouble to clear it off and prepare for another crop as to cultivate it as above mentioned. Some of t h s growth of weeds wiii be ten or twelve feet high. 1 have been into the fields to observe...
worked so hard riding the Pony Express so that he could save a little money for himself above the needs of the family to afford some good clothes and real shoes. Up until this time he had worn only the clothes sewn by his mother and nioccasins on...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
to the top of the huge arch, and just before the turnoff
he made a final effort which converted the undecided so that almost everyone wanted to go up. About 23 people actually made the descent onto the bridge and even more took the trip to the...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
up the dusty road, then turned and climbed over the low sloping rock to the left. Merly had tried to encourage everybody to make this hike, and strangely enough, about the same number went on this as had gone up to the top of the natural bridge. We...
PAHUTE LEGENDS
William R. Palmer
1958
OH 0598
How The Eagle Became Bald-headed
It sometimes happened in the long ago that some living thing went bad and became a source of trouble to all the others. Sometimes they wrought so much sorrow and...
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Chapter 1
Introduction
Reading is an essential tool for existence in our modern society. While some
children and adults struggle with learning basic reading concepts, a common problem of
reading reluctance exists in classrooms across the nation....
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Chapter 2
Literature Review
Reading reluctance is a complex issue that has major educational ramifications
over time. During the elementary school years, a reluctant reader may initially function at
the same skill level as involved and interested...
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Implications of Being a Reluctant Reader
When a student is a reluctant reader in elementary school, they miss out on the benefits of
the natural flow of reading progression. According to Louisa Moats (2009), “At second
and third grade,...
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read with a certain person, on a given day, in a brief reading event. In
this light, situational interest is defined as a temporary state that
is produced by environmental conditions, rather than by well-developed
internal needs (Alexander,...
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motivation to read and have been shown to improve students’ reading levels and
performance on tests.
Book clubs can provide new exposures to reading opportunities that many
students have not been exposed to in the past. Diversity is welcomed...
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Chapter Five
Discussion
For students who can read, but choose not to, the implications are vast and far
reaching. Demonstrating little or no motivation to immerse oneself in books sets the stage
for future deficits in exposure to learning...
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Chapter Six
Reflection
Encouraging reluctant readers to become excited was no small feat. Countless
hours went in to this project from its inception to the final results, and the time spent on
this creative project was well worth the outcome....