Project Gutenberg 2012-07-29 Public domain in the USA. 111 Lewis, William Dodge 1870 1960 Lewis, William D. (William Dodge) Lewis, W. D. (William Dodge) Gehres, Ethel Maltby 1885 1973 Maltby, Ethel H. (Ethel Harriet) Gehres, Ethel H. Maltby Rowland, Albert Lindsay 1882 Prittie, Edwin John 1879 1963 Prittie, Edwin J. (Edwin John) Prettie, Edwin J. Richardson, Frederick 1862 1937 Richardson, Frederic The Silent Readers: Sixth Reader Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Douglas L. Alley, III and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Silent Readers: Sixth Reader" by William D. Lewis, Albert Lindsay Rowland, and Ethel H. Maltby Gehres is an educational guide aimed at promoting silent reading skills, likely composed in the early 20th century. This reader seeks to enhance children’s ability to read quickly and comprehend the material, utilizing various reading selections that introduce diverse topics and styles. The focus is on developing efficient reading habits through practice and exercises emphasizing speed, comprehension, and the importance of silent reading in educational settings. At the start of this educational resource, the authors express the need for effective methods of teaching silent reading, contrasting it against the traditional practice of reading aloud in classrooms. They elaborate on the importance of acquiring reading speed and comprehension for academic success, highlighting the differences between oral and silent reading. Following an introduction to the concept, the opening selection about the Eskimo introduces students to aspects of life and survival in extreme conditions, setting the stage for a series of stories and informational texts designed to engage young readers and stimulate their interest in learning silently. This initial segment also establishes foundational principles for outlining and summarizing texts to aid comprehension. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Readers PE Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Teaching & Education 687831 687758 2024-09-17T05:38:20.145843 2023-09-17T13:51:04.614529 text/html text/html 703216 2012-07-29T11:36:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1668822 2012-07-29T11:37:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1722466 2024-09-17T05:38:38.858858 application/epub+zip 1728110 2024-09-17T05:38:25.556822 application/epub+zip 323516 2024-09-17T05:38:21.685835 application/epub+zip 3205511 2024-09-17T05:38:46.783706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3132513 2024-09-17T05:38:34.729769 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 522160 2022-09-18T13:07:16.675948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 590602 2024-09-17T05:38:17.965866 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 590449 2012-07-29T11:36:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 225878 2012-07-29T11:37:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 590514 2012-07-29T11:37:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 225873 2012-07-29T11:37:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 590504 2012-07-29T11:37:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 225842 2012-07-29T11:37:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23444 2024-09-17T05:38:46.965713 application/rdf+xml 14111 2024-09-17T05:38:22.101843 image/jpeg 3622 2024-09-17T05:38:21.894828 image/jpeg 1722668 2024-09-17T05:38:20.252856 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia