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D155593-1
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- 1969-01-14 (Creation)
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Sister Roger's class at Holy Rosary School practiced the Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics method on January 14, 1969 to improve their critical reading skills. Following the rules of Evelyn Wood's methods, the students, all dressed in school uniforms, use their fingertips as they read the assigned pages in their textbooks. Miss Shannon, instructor, is shown assisting a student near the blackboard. Some of the students have been identified : second row from the right, third seat back was Jonathan White followed by Karen Faker and Judy Good. Third row from right: Patty Boyle, Dave Kotas, Bridget Bannon, Tim Miller and Debra Buralli. At extreme right were Tom Olson, Mary Gassetti (sp), Janet Jackson, unidentified, unidentified, Robert Rooney, Russel Kitchen. According to a former student, a short movie was made showing the pupils utilizing newly acquired reading skills. Holy Rosary was a parochial school built in 1911 and located at 504 So. 30th St. (Photograph ordered by the Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics, Seattle.) (Additional information provided by a reader. )
Reading--Tacoma--1960-1970; School children--Tacoma--1960-1970; Holy Rosary School (Tacoma); Private schools--Tacoma--1960-1970;