Saint Hill Manor, East Grinstead, Sussex HCO BULLETIN OF 21 JUNE 1972 Issue III | Saint Hill Manor, East Grinstead, Sussex HCO BULLETIN OF 21 JUNE 1972 Issue I |
METHOD 7 | METHOD 5 |
Whenever one is working with children or foreign language persons or semiliterate Method 7 Reading Aloud is used. | Method 5 Word Clearing is a System wherein the word clearer feeds words to the person and has him define each. It is called Material Clearing. Those the person cannot define must be looked up. |
In this method the person is made to read aloud to find out what he is doing. | This method may be done without a meter. It can also be done with a meter. |
It is a very simple method. It is done without a meter. | The reason the Method is needed is because the person often does not know that he does not know. Therefore Method 4 has its limitations as the meter does not always read. |
It is used on such persons before other methods in order to get the person untangled. | The actions are very precise. |
If a person does not seem to be progressing by studying silently, one has him read aloud. | The word clearer asks „What is the definition of _____?” The person gives it. If there is any doubt whatever of it, or if the person is the least bit hesitant, the word is looked up in a proper dictionary. |
Another copy of the same text must also be followed by the Word Clearer as the person reads. | This method is the method used to clear words or auditing commands or auditing lists. |
Startling things can be observed. | Founder |
The person may omit the word “is” whenever it occurs. The person doesn’t read it. He may have some strange meaning for it like “Israel” (actual occurrence). | |
He may omit “didn’t” each time it occurs and the reason traced to not knowing what the apostrophe is (actual occurrence). | |
He may call one word quite another word such as “stop” for “happen” or “green” for “mean”. | |
He may hesitate over certain words. | |
The procedure is | |
1. Have him read aloud. | |
2. Note each omission or word change or hesitation or frown as he reads and take it up at once. | |
3. Correct it by looking it up for him or explaining it to him. | |
4. Have him go on reading, noting the next omission, word change or hesitation or frown. | |
5. Repeat steps 2 to 4. | |
By doing this a person can be brought up to literacy. | |
His next actions would be learning how to use a dictionary and look up words. | |
Then a simple grammar. | |
A very backward student can be boosted up to literacy by this method. | |
Founder | |