Educational screen & audio-visual guide (c1956-1971])

The records (there are two 12-inch 33.3 rpm discs in the set) deal with such topics as "Hearing and Identifying Sounds," "Discriminating Between Sounds," "Hearing and Saying Rhyming Words," "Naming Pairs of Rhyming Words," "Classifying Sounds," "Saying Words that Rhyme," "Listening to Rhymes," "Completing Riddles," and sections devoted to hearing vowels and consonants as well as the endings and the beginnings of words. The material contained in the two recordings is sufficient for long term use with most students. The work cannot be completed without repeated listening over a long period of time, and slow progress is indicated. Intended for Young Generally, the recording will be useful with the kindergarten and first grade children for whom it is intended. It seems rather important that the listening children have had a broad background of experiences so that they may be able to recognize and identify 'city' sounds as well as 'country' sounds. Volume, important in sound discrimination and distance judgment, is constant rather than varying in this recording. Further, some of the sounds employed— such as the "PIBERBILT" CASES "THIY LAST INDEFINITELY" tquippsd wIlK steel corner*/ (leel card holder and heavy web strops. Only original Fiberbilt Coses bear this Trade Mark Your Auoraiice of Finest Quality" For 16mm Film — 400' to iOQV Reel* ield by All Leading Dealers sound of a steam locomotive— seem to "date" the recording too much. Perhaps most first grade children have never actually seen or heard such an engine but here television comes to the rescue, for the experience of both seeing and hearing is probably theirs through TV. We had hoped that there would be many simple stories told in sound on the recording— and but two are provided. Sound used this way can contribute markedly to the child's developing perceptive abilities as well as to his oral self-expression. From the technique demonstrated on the record, however, it is possible (and desirable) for the class and the teacher working together to create their own simple "stories in sound" and to record these on the school tape recorder, developing the working together concept for their ovwi amusement, comprehension and fuller involvement in this aspect of communicating ideas. This is an especially interesting area: the introduction of children to interpretation of sounds at an age when they are being first introduced to them. This greater facility in evaluating sounds can contribute to a child's enjoyment of the world he sees unfolding about him and possibly to a quicker ear in languages. NOW IN THOUSANDS OF CLASSROOMS! BEST . . . because it has passed the classroom test AVR RATEOMETER _ Tops the list of America's Reading Learning Aids because of its proven performance IT'S VERSATILE . . . fits into any reading improvement program. IT'S ACCURATE . . . Lifetime dectric motor provides clock accuracy, trouble-free service, STUDENT CENTERED . . . requires minimum assistance. Students master its use in minutes. EASY ON BUDGET* . . . Actual classroom experi* ence over a 5-year period shows that costs run as low as 37c per pupil. T«ach*rs say: "Pujnls love working with them** . . . "best of its ^^pe" . . . "more convenient" . , . "so quiet" . . . "flexible and adaptable" . . . "rate increase 70 to 300%.'* Complete with manual, carry-case, $35 5 to 9 units, ea. $31.50 • 10 or more, ea. $29.75 Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded Send orders to AUDIO VISUAL RESEARCH Oapt. W11 523 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago S FACTORY: Box 71, Waseca, Minnesota SIMPLE I EFFECTIVE I DURABLE I FOR SERIOUS TAPE RECORDING ON FINE TAPE RECORDERS ORR Industries recommends ferro-sheen tape note to WuLLtNSAK owners To insure optimum recording quality with your machine, ORR Industries recommends Irish Long Play tape #602. Send for technical bulletin. ORR INDUSTRIES INC. Opelika, Alabama Educational Screen and Audiovisual Guide — December, 1959 655