Grade School TV Programs Show Reading Gains
Sixth grader Adriane Steele from Rochester narrated a careers program using advanced terms while her reading skills lagged in the bottom quarter. The GERIS program designed by the New York State Education Department aims to raise reading comprehension through videotaped performance and iterative rewrites.
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Albany
N.Y
Adriane Steele
Rochester
Adriane
Ewald Nyquist
Nyquist
Warned About External Directory Honor Offers To Students
Ada High School official Dr. Darrell Hill cautions students about letters offering academic honors from outside sources. Requests for $5 to $25 accompany mailed directories listing student names and basic data, and such honors are not recognized by schools. He notes only the National Honor Society is officially sanctioned. Students should verify with school officials before responding.
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Darrell Hill
Ada High School
Hill
Snook Named NCTE Judge for Writing Awards
Raymond Snook of East Central has been named regional judge for the 1975 NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing. About 800 high school seniors are cited for writing excellence and recommended to colleges for admission and aid. The NCTE also honors participating teachers and schools.
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Raymond Snook
East Central
NCTE
HUD Secretary Sees Housing Costs Falling Next Year
HUD Secretary Carla Hills told CBS Face the Nation that mortgage costs should ease to about 8.5 percent next year and housing construction will rise with a target of about 2 million new houses started annually. She urged President Ford to sign a Congress-passed housing bill expanding mortgage financing for moderate income buyers.
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Washington
Housing and Urban Development
Carla A. Hills
Ford
Congress
Cbs-Tv
Butz invites Brazil to join soybean program
Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz proposes Brazilian officials join the United States in forming an international soybean promotion effort. He cites Brazil’s 10 million ton production boost as a concern for U.S. soybean producers and notes the issue influenced farm bill debates on a possible soybean loan program.
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Washington
Earl L. Butz
United States
Butz
Ford
Buzz
Brazil
U.S
Venezuela
South America
USDA
Office of Audit
Agricultural Marketing Service
Justice Department
Woman Governor Considered For V-P Nomination
Hartford AP reports two Democrats seeking the presidential nomination would consider Ella Grasso of Connecticut for vice president if nominated. Fred Harris and Morris Udall named Grasso. Terry Sanford said he would rather run with her than against her.
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Hartford
U.S
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Morris Udall
Arizona
Ella Grasso
North Carolina
Terry Sanford
Connecticut
Grasso
George Wallace
Alabama
Udall
Harris
Drive In Reading Course at East Central
East Central University hosts a Drive In reading clinic July 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the student union ballroom. Open to parents teachers and professionals for grades 1 12, with $8 registration including lunch. Dr. Floyd Sucher of Brigham Young University is guest consultant.
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East Central
East Central University
Floyd Sucher
Department of Elementary Education
Brigham Young University
Tim Green
ECU
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