| READING TESTS Reading speeds of students are increased at a reading clinic in New York. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6360 |
| Catalog #: | 53802 | |
| Clip Number: | 53802-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 38/10 | |
| Timecode: | 01:50:01 - 01:50:59 | |
| Location: | New York | |
| Year Shot: | 1938 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | EDUCATION & SCHOOLS: Educational Techniques EDUCATION & SCHOOLS: Universities INVENTIONS: Testing LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York State | |
| Description: | "FIRST "R" - READING MACHINE TEACHES SPEED-UP". New York, United States of America. At the a Reading Clinic we see a girl having a contraption placed over her head by New York University's Dr Stella Senter (Senta?). The machine films the eye movements of the girl as she reads. In a classroom at Theodore Roosevelt School we see a young man reading words aloud as they flash up from left to right on a special machine to encourage flowing movements from the eyes. M/S of Dr Stella standing beside the machine as she speaks to camera, saying they have had students with a reading speed of 150 words a minute (3rd grade level) increasing to 400 words a minute (high school or college level) after 3 months of training there. | |
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