comes across the statement in his own words on a
 topic is far ahead of the student who must re-
 read the author's words as underlined.

 5. Explain to the student the strengths and weak-
 nesses of group study.

 a. The best prepared student in the group
 benefits more fromgroup study than the
 poorest prepared one because the better
 prepared student summarizes faster and
 re-studies and prepares himself in his
 efforts to teach the more poorly pre-
 pared members of the group.

 b. The questions that members of the group
 ask each other are not dissimilar from
 the questions each will be asked by the
 teacher in the test.

 6. Make sure students differentiate between recog-
 nition and recall. When one reads a book a second
 time and finds the material to be familiar, he is
 recognizing it. A multiple choice test is a type
 which requires recognition. Only when the student
 can recall the answer without seeing it first is
 he prepared to take an essay test or one which re-
 quires him to fill in the blanks from memory.

 In the General Knowledge curriculum, the reading in the social
studies will require the interpretation of maps, charts and diagrams.
Spatial concepts will have to be developed in order to deal with
geography. Cause and effect relationships must be discerned to gain
an understanding of history. Evaluation skills will be needed to
appraise the reliability and validity of that which has been read. In
addition, knowledge of reference sources and reference use skills
applicable to the social studies will be needed. The student should
become able to independently extend his knowledge and interests.

 Mathematics has its special vocabulary, concepts, and symbols.
In mathematics, each symbol is restricted to one meaning. There is
little redundancy. Nothing can be skipped. The reading should
usually be slow and exacting. The student needs to learn to recognize
and deal with a somewhat different sentence structure. This may be a
combination of words and symbols or it may be only symbols.

 In teaching adults to read mathematics, the initial diagnosis is
most important. The learning of new terms and concepts often depends
upon the knowing and understanding of a lower order of concepts. If a
step in the mathematical continuim has been missed, it is vital that


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