READING AS A TOOL FOR SCIENCE


 SECTION 1. READING AS A TOOL FOR SCIENCE
 Only by reading can one learn the science of the past. Only
by reading can one follow directions for experiments of the
present. Only by reading can one grasp the prophecies of the
future. As instructors of science we accept responsibilities as
teachers of reading. We undertake this work not to help in the
teaching of reading, but rather to help our own classes to grasp
our subject. We are obligated to teach the type of reading
found in science.
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English teacher to teach all
the skills needed in reading MAKE A
scientific matter. The Eng-
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lack a sufficient amount of D
science-type teaching ma- r
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 Reading should be taught 75
regularly in science classes,
especially in the beginning
of a course. Tests of read-
ing ability, given early, in- .
form the teacher of the in-
dividual needs of the group
in order that materials at j
suitable levels of difficulty
may be recommended for
the different students. The
classroom and library
should have many books,
magazines, and other at-
tractive reading matter for
the science students.
 In order to learn to read
efficiently students should HIT THE BOOK/
be encouraged: H I