Page 4 Seeand Section THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS TARE. BG, LETTERS 10 Principal Defines THE. EDITOR Methods Used in Teaching Reading Editor, Williams Lake Tribune, Dear Sir: jeeageree a luudable services to education in this c: It is a satistying experience | discus at Iength, sometine, to be @ subscriber to your paper.|@¢rimoniously, for many years because of the intelligent con-/@04 in many piaces, hy both cern which you evince in the|c@witvors and lay people — achievements and failures of the| “Why Wt children taugh educational system, nationaliy,/"eading by the leiter - sounding Provincially, and on district and| Method?" The answer is: THEY area leyels. Nothing in life is static — it becomes better or worse. This, too, applies to education. Those the education ap- + ciate this concept of change, and are aware of the need for constant, intelligent assessment and constructive criticism by the citizens of this province, either directly, or through their elect- Education should change to meet the needs of a society that-is also con- However, these needs are not necessarily met by totally new methods — sometimes it is necessary to go back and retrieve a method that This. has| widely happened in one province, where|that they Social Studies has been divided | and of us who are mediums for lopment of ed representatives. stantly changing. has been discarded. he two subjects orginally y.]slow aid tedious; ARE. But it is‘only one of sev- eral word attacks that are taught in Grades One, Two, and Three, and reviewed many times in Grades Pour, ,Five, and Six The amount of review in the latter depends on the mastery of phonetic or letter - sounding skills. The objective or reading is to comprehend, asi and valuate written qiek~ ly as is commensurate with ac- curacy. There is a large boay of evidence to prove that rate oO reading affects comprehension The rapid reader receive his ideas from print more quickly and clearly. With slow readers, the idea - carrying words are so separated hy connectives lose their vividness, elari The phonetic method of word recognition is if used alone, Sut they aren’t the History and/it results in loss of comprehen- Geography we were children. They have changed through the growth of historical and geographical knowledge. I taught as/sion. Some children may be un- able to acquire any other ap- proach and to them it is mos important. But our abler read could easily disagree with this|ers do context reading (gainins development because of the very| the sei direct interaction and influence of history on geography and vice| it). versa, In the column, January 29, Go to Church on Sunday “With Irene,” of the columnist LISTED BELOW ARE PLACES OF WORSHIP IN WILLIAMS LAKE ST. PETER’S (ANGLICAN) CHU oRCH 5th Avenne at Carson Drive Family Circle Meeting in, the Church. Hall, Friday at 8 p.m.” .m., Holy Communion, Ist and 3rd Sunday. 11 a.m., the Sunday School, 7.30 p.m., Evensong, every “Aepung Afeaa Sunday. e ST. STEEN Ss UNITED Sra ae at Ban Street Rev. ©. Lee Sunday, February 16: 11 a.m., Sunday School and Adult Bible Class. 7:30 p.m. Evening Worship. Film, Split Level Family.” SACRED HEART CHURCH 4th Avenue at Yorston Street of the word from the ideas preceding and following This increases speed ane clar the ideas that are to) comprehended. If context does not result in word recog: a phonetic r used, or the general shape of the word may be studied. Th re slower, but are, sometimes essential to the better readers | The point is, if your ear ran |out of gas a mile from the serv- jice station, would you push it |to the garaze by hand, even if a | motorist offered to push it with |his car? Well, why use the slow and tedious approach to wore ;Tecognition, if easier and mor: jefficient approaches are avail- able? z |NOT RUSHED Irene asks why we rush th: |important alphabet or phonetic jgroundwork of the child, sinc: he is in elementary school for nd needs this all his rush und meaningtu continues or but |with special emphasis in th | Primary grades. I would also venture to say that our better readers, because of better native don't that | process {through elementary school, jability,’ attitude, environment Jete., have a more thorough j8rasp of phonetics than the despite the more poorer r i training of r pupils are taught phone- , and are tested for phonetic skills several times a year. Any weakness in this approach re- sults in remedia) tion. Time Redemptorist — Fathers 9 and First Fridays and Holidays of Obligation, Mass at 7:30 p.m. Benediction Saturday even- ing, 7:30. CALVARY PENTRCOSTAL TABERNACLE 2nd Avenue North Pastor: Rev. B. P. Punk Sunday Services: 10 a.m., Sunday School and Bible Class. 11:15 am., in charge of W.M.C. 7:30 p.m., Evangelistic Rally. Week nights: Tuesday, 8 p.m., Bible Study and Prayer Meeting. Friday, § p.m., Young Peoples. Sundays, 1:30 p.m., Radio Broadcast over CKCQ. KINGDOM HAL oF JEHOVAH SSES 4th deenaa South Sunday, 0, egwls Bible Study using the Watch Tower. Friday, 7 Theo- cratic Ministry School, 8:20 Service Meeting. Pt The Tribune will be pleased to include any religious notices in this column such as title of service, name of preacher, ete. Information should be available by noon, A common fault of amateur snapshooters is the clutter of subject matter which ib up in mo: is largely a [ shooting from too ay with the result that subject matter loses vyhen forced to fight with other ele- hich contribute little sion to the overall ments but conf picture. Of course, the ppiateur who does his own processing can crop out undesired areas: but being an amateur, he more often than not finds that this ereates hair - pulling prob- lems of grain and sharpness due to th able enlarging the elimination o wanted negative Those who e: s might minimum much un- ence these y moving in cusing dis- thereby eroppin even ¢ the ive you w. first-y way, if to get close photographic ave to some buys or need: pric: ul to your liking BLACK W RLL'S PHOTO photo selection, Monday. SERVICH, Phone 100) space dues nul Complete picture of our readin and permit jour |ercup to study the reading grams in our schools and wi |to prepare a considered report (of commendation, constructive id be a ition to the | aims, methods, and ments, Tam going to suge PT-A that we organ: worth educational area, ‘ On Tuesday, Webruary 18, ai |8:30 p.m., at the Williams Lake |lementary School, the teach- their reading programs in the: individual classrooms to al} those who may be interested We hope that you will take ad- vantage of this opportunity, ask any questions that a from this program. There is one final statement that should be made: Becaus: of individual differences, chil- dren will vary in their readin, ability despite all our efforts and despite any method that i used. Again, and your ing Education controversial topic. I wish to thank you columnist for preeed Week with thi and fundamental ~ Your truly, R. A, FRIESEN, Supervising Principal Objects To Deer- Running Dog Being Killed Bellingham, W. February Williams Lake Tribune, Williams Lake, B.C. Dear Sir: The Jan 29 issue of The Tribune has just come to u down here in Bellnigham and } sm plénty disgusted and irate over the picture and story about Queenie and her now dead com- panion. Just because they, not the that fall wha because. poor little Queenie doe lack of training sper care dog that pays for his orteomings that enaced a deer deer. would killed by some hunter anyway, Us the difference. Or Why destroy at dnesday, February 1£ £t3 au. mais Rach hex winter, a /Previons fall reesive a q agir numbe: > bought licences ise from the Bame Commis- ' Eunters Urged To Fil Out Forms nestion- hot haye the price of a hunting Lew, license in her little blue jeans,| “den expiai fone ee Stren a 10 hunters in B.C, are selected at random tor the 1 am snot questionnaire, kind... 1 let it The data ovtsined from the d the snide [questionnaire provides valuable about us Amerie: information on the annual take into your wilds of the v r land that ne uh for eons . joy your paper and appreciat. dlenty to own it be the contact with th ne the country and its You did a wonderful job purty beauty and every holiday we Gheciiels “story Tete ee hend north because it is such a] YUee Done ape een ole wonderful country and: s0-peace-| ve DOwer | nd in spite ful... even tho we pay a non- te hee ee ee wa be resident fee to fish or hunt, coming wie & back to the Chileotin thr stop to eat and stay over night] Mree oF sue times a year as in hotels, motels and lodge RES fhe eee ne” hme buy gas and pay for ¢ eS a we Sam stay longer Bene paesine we ce si ygin the meantime we content roads . but we are willing a 2 aa view!ng cur ‘color. all this because we love |" (CCS 2nd dreaming about the and. lool next trip. forward to the time when wo] Pont S gone are! ean live there the y ‘round NES OCS I could pass up reading how waltane Ne D. JENKINS. some feel about us, “knowing domain iG pe that-dogs there are plenty of others who apenas ‘deer, Mrs. Jenkin do not feel that way, because é do with their tr we have some fine friends in the) Oo vin (M ; Cariboo and Chileotin country |iNP? Bas shown that onee they : a, either running - but when it comes to pur- aa = x ting a little dog to death jus ere mee aa take ub he didn't know eee neously. Quepiie,: Bo Wa aes lor example, is a well - trained nt expressing (4% With quite a repetoire of Sit) 2 Wrlekeetliet “dre: tiesrebale oor ; hours of training. But she still - we en-|ran deer, uate renting FOOD LOCKERS at having something better to do, molested one measley deer and so they must die... but... every deer season a thousand or more great big he-men pay a fee and go out and slaughter all the deer th I can say is; there ought to be! open season on people so the animals could have 4 fair chance at returning the ‘sporting”’ event . . . and on some there should be a bounty! Isn't an owner responsible fo*| : Why | the actions of his pets . . | not impose a fine on the owners of dogs that molest deer just as if the owner himself had done it then maybe such so-called own= | ers would take better their dogs. Too many allowed to run without dece Mm care, Otherwise I might suggest | fake the owner out and shoot him when a dog is an outlaw be-| Cariboo Cold Storage must vacate same by MARCH 15, Cartbeo Cold Storage Ltd. distribution omaire depends on the} ¢0-operation of all those hunters | Who ar: of, value. 8 of such |nowever, | succe: This is not the case, and regardless of his everyone who receives:a juestionnaire is urged to com- and return the seif- ful or whe did no hunting at all| addressed and stamped form. sometimes fail to return their Hunter surveys of this type are guestionnaire because they feel used throughout North America \their negative return is of no to obtain these statistics. VA ELKS Adults 1.00 , Si _ Annual DANCE , ~ ‘Friday, February 14 10 p.m. to 2 am. Sponsored by War Memorial Hospital Auxiliary assisted by the High School Students LENTINE HALL tudents (with card) 75¢ Business Directory BUILDING SUPPLIES | & CONTRACTORS W. E. HARDING Electrical Contracting Refrigeration SALES & SERVICE Phone 53-W Second Ave. Williams Lake ee PLATE GLASS Insured Installation FRED OVERTON GENERAL CONTRACTOR Williamg Lake Phone 154 ee LAND SURVEYOR LISTEN TO... Tabernacle CKCQ EVERY 1:30 p.m. REY. FP. P. Calvary Tidings INDAY Under the direction of FUNK Tabernacle Williams Lake TOM WILLIAMS A Few Pointers on Using Your Phone 1. BEFORE RINGING THE OPERATOR: If on a party line, Then replace the receiver. Jift the receiver to find out if the fine is in use. 2. TO CALL-THE OPFRATOR: With the r receiver on the honk, give one long, vigorous ring of about three seconds duration, 3. WHEN THE CALL IS FINISHED: Hang up the receiver and turn the crank vigorously and continuously for about three seconds @ to let the operator know. that the line is free so she can disconnect, THIS RING-OFF 1S IMPORTANT, will report your line as “busy” to anyone trying to call you. S; as ‘otherwise the operator (e) BRITISH COLUMBIA TELEPHONE COMPANY B.C. Land Surveyor MAYNE ISLAND, B.C. Business address: P.O. BOX 768 WILLIAMS LAKE, B.O. FARM EQUIPMENT McKay Equipment Massey-Harris Ferguson Farm Equipment e Telephones 170 OL DISTRIBUTORS ss BLAIR BROS. Imperial Oil Products ‘Look to Imperial for the best” WILLIAMS LAKE : Cariboo- Oil Distributors. Ltd. e CARS & TRUCKING 24-Hour Wrecker Service Lakeside Service and Auto Body PHONE © 212K (day) 198F (nite) RAY HIGGINS LTD. TRUCKS FEDERAL Singlé & Tandem NEW AND USED UNITS Phone 97 845 Lansdowne St. Kamloops REO te - T&H Cariboo Transport Ltd. DAILY SERVICE Vancouver - Wms. Lake Local office: ARMES BROS. 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