Educational film guide ()

CLASSIFIED SUBJECT LIST 428.3-430 DO WORDS EVER FOOL YOU? Coronet 1948 lOmin sd b&w $50, color $100 428.3 * el-jh-sh-ad Guide Educational consultant: Dr Viola The man, Northwestern University Dramatizes the danger of word confusion in conversation, in newspapers, over the radio, etc. Outlines specific precautions for students to follow to prevent confusion in word meanings LC card FiA 52-2144 EFL.A evaluation card No. 378 WHO MAKES WORDS? Coronet 1948 lOmin sd b&w $50, color $100 428.3 * el-jh-sh Guide Educational consultant: Dr Viola The man. Northwestern University Points out that knowledge of word derivation is a vital language tool, not a mere academic exercise. The class needs a new word to describe the pastel-colored 'blackboard' which has just arrived. In their quest for this new word they are led to an investigation of the source of other words and discover that some words are 'borrowed' from other languages, some are simply 'invented' and still others come about thru changes in spelling or meaning LC card FiA 52-2147 EFLA evaluation card No. 370 428.4 Remedial reading BETTER READING. EBF 1952 12min sd b&w $50, rent $2,50; color $100, rent $4 428.4 jh-sh-c-ad Guide Collaborator: Paul Witty The story of an intelligent high school boy whose work improves as he overcomes several faulty reading habits. Illustrates the methods used by a reading clinic in helping the boy increase his reading speed and understanding and enlarge his vocabulary Evaluation in Ed. Screen, Dec. 1952, p430 EFLA evaluation card No. 1658 LC card Fi 52-256 ELECTRICAL RECORDING OF EYE MOVEMENTS. PennStCol-PCR 1943 30min si b&w $60.50, rent $3; color $144.50 428.4 c-ad PCR-75K. From the Research Laboratory of Sensory Psychology and Physiology, Tufts College Illustrates the techniques and equipment used to record eye movements during periods of reading HARVARD UNIVERSITY READING FILMS (2nd series). HarvardPress 1949 17fllms b&w set $240 428.4 c-ad Guide Produced by "William G. Perry, Jr. and Charles P. Whitlock A set of 17 films (average 166ft., 7 min each) designed to increase speed and comprehension in reading HIGH SCHOOL READING TRAINING FILMS (14 films). lowaStU 1951 si b&w set $125 428.4 Jh Produced under the direction of James B, Stroud A series of 14 films (average 112 ft. each) designed to be used with 9th grade students to Improve the facility with which high school students read. Comprehension tests and supplementary reading material available HOW EFFECTIVE IS YOUR READING? Coronet 1951 lOmin sd b&w $50, color $100 428.4 * Jh-sh-c-ad Guide Educational consultant: Ruth Strang, Teachers College, Columbia University Skimming for overview; fast reading for general understanding; slow, careful reading for precise information and other important techniques are presented Intended to help improve reading habits for faster reading and for better comprehension LC card FiA 52-243 EFLA evaluation card No. 1229 IMPROVE YOUR READING. Coronet 1947 lOmin sd b&w $50, color $100 428.4 jh-sh Guide Educational consultant: John J. DeBoer Offers many suggestions for improving the rate of reading and comprehension. Careful attention is given to those pupils with special reading problems such as narrow eye perception span, reading too rapidly for comprehension, reading with fingers or lip movement, etc, RAPID READING PROCESS. EducationalDeviceslnc 1951 ll%min sd b&w $32,50. rent $6 428.4 sh-c-ad Produced by Panorama Productions A description of the methods, techniques, and materials employed for the development of a rapid reader with equivalent improvement in comprehension. Includes machinery, records, cases, and examples of the rapid reading process SPEEDING YOUR READING. TchAidsExch 1947 lOmin sd b&w $50, rent $2 428.4 jh-sh-c-ad Script by John R. Humphreys, in collaboration with John Conrad Almack Illustrates fundamental principles involved in correct reading habits and how to develop reading speed. Explains the meaning of span of recognition and shows how development of span may be achieved, Ilustrates correct eye movements and shows how to develop them Evaluation in Ed, Screen, Jan, 1947, p44 WHY CAN'T JIMMY READ? SyracuseU-AV 1950 15min sd b&w $75, rent $4 428.4 c-ad Sponsored by the Reading Laboratory, Syracuse University, Educational author: Dr William D. Sheldon The story of nine-year-old Jimmy in the fourth grade and his reading problems is told as a typical case history from the files of the Syracuse University Reading Clinic. Documents the typical procedures used in diagnosis, and the valuable service that can be performed by a reading clinic working with parents and teachers EFLA evaluation card No, 893 430 GERMAN LANGUAGE THE GERMAN LANGUAGE (4 films). WisU 1950 sd b&w set $165 (rent $2.50 each) 430 sh-c-ad Produced by the University of Wisconsin Bureau of Visual Instruction Each film presents native speakers of German conduct a two-minute conversation. In the rest of the film, the dialogue is broken down into parts which are repeated four times to allow the student to imitate the pronunciation and intonation of the speaker in the film. The films are in order of graded difficulty No. 1 (llmin): All the basic sounds of German are pronounced in simple sentences using present tense. The subject of. the dialogue is the arrival in Germany of a friend from America No. 2 (19min): All the basic sounds of German are pronounced in simple sentences using various tenses. The subject of the dialogue is a departure for a skiing trip 437