Date
8-18-1958
Length
43 minutes
Notes
William Burton was an educator, reporter, and photographer who taught at Oregon State University and the University of Oregon. In this conversation with teachers and students in education, he reviews best practices for teaching reading and phonics in early childhood, the relationship between childhood development and reading comprehension, and gives a brief history of phonics education.
Transferred and preserved by Portland State University Library’s Special Collections with the generous support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Oregon State Library.
Subjects
Reading -- phonic method, Early childhood education
Original Format
Reel to reel, 3.75 ips, 1/2 track, mono
Rights
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/11051
Recommended Citation
Burton, William Henry, ""Meaning and Reading"" (1958). Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers. 4.
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/11051
Description
Transcript added November 25, 2020.
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