Date of Award
7-1933
Degree Type
Bachelors Essay
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Department
Education
First Advisor
George E. Vander Beke
Second Advisor
William J. Grace
Abstract
The ability to read rapidly and comprehensively is being recognized more and more by people in all walks of life. Reading is essentially a thought getting process therefore possession of good thought reading ability makes it possible for one to enrich his own life, become more efficient in his chosen work and be of greater service to the world in which he lives. Society demands that we know how to read in order to meet certain definite social needs. The ability to read is practically universal. The child being a born imitator wishes to do what he sees his elders doing. Besides he has various needs for reading same as the adult except that his needs may be of a lesser degree. His reading is more of a recreational type so as to satisfy his longing for adventure and entertainment. "The primary purpose of reading in school is to extend the experiences of boys and girls, to stimulate their thinking powers, and to elevate their tastes. The ultimate end of instruction in reading is to enable the reader to participate intelligently in the thought life of the world and appreciatively in its recreational activities. This objective emphasizes the importance of the content of what is read and attaches new significance to it."
Recommended Citation
Thomas, Anne V., "The Teaching of Reading in the Fourth Grade" (1933). Bachelors’ Theses. 1443.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/bachelor_essays/1443
Included in
Elementary Education and Teaching Commons, Junior High, Intermediate, Middle School Education and Teaching Commons, Language and Literacy Education Commons
Comments
A thesis submitted to the Faculty of the College of Liberal Arts, Marquette University, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Philosophy, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.