Quite by accident, two young girls made clay
objects whose inspiration could have been the nests
of mud dauber wesps and barn swallows. A trip to the
library and a glance through several books about in-
sects and birds was stimulation enough for two children
to start and complete unassigned library projects
related to these two creatures. This is interesting,
for past library experience for these children involved
just sitting and maybe looking at a few pictures. With
further experience, the student teachers will be able
to set situations in which more of this type of learning
occurs.

Because many of the children have difficulty related
to their inability to read, a group of volunteers from
one of the faculties remedial reading courses has been
obtained, to work with the children specifically on
their reading. They are free to use any technique which
they would like to try, however, they must develop with
the child materials for him to read which pertain to
the activities in which the child is engaged. Tape re-
corders are available and the children are encouraged
to use them at any time to record information about
their work. Some of them have interviewed university
students as they pass the studio while cthers are ex-
perimenting with making and recording scunds which are
interesting to them. Much of this material can be used
by either the reading specialists or by the childrens’
classroom teachers for related work once they are back
in their school during the remainder of the week. It
is interesting to come into the studio for amongst the
hive of activity one may find a youngster busy working
on the wheel while at the same time reading aloud to
his reading helper. If the ehild isn't careful, he
will have learned to read without knowing it.

So far, mention has been made about the more active
side of learning. It would be a mistake to overlook the
social benefits which are derived from this type of
learning situation. Most of the children would not
converse with any adult other than their teacher when
they first came to the studio. Now, with one exception,
all are able and eager to converse with any adult that