Object ID:
1992.279
Title:
Reading Pacer
Description:
Tan, light-weight plastic with scroll-type paper mounted on rollers. Has a clear plastic reading window. Stop and start button, words per minute/speed dial (200-800 wpm), and rewind crank on the right side. Instructions for use inside cover.
Dimensions:
H-4 W-5.875 D-9.5 inches
Date:
n.d.
Made by:
Educational Aids Publishing Corp.
Place of Origin:
Long Island, NY
Collection:
APH Collection
Provenance:
The Educational Research Dept. at APH, headed by Dr. Carson Nolan, worked in the 1960s to study the impact of controlled exposure devices to increase braille reading rates. Nolan and Research Associate Cleves Kederis published a paper on the subject in the 1967 International Journal for the Education of the Blind, pp. 16, 97-105. The 1976 (#108) APH annual report describes an educational research and development project to "review currently available self-instructional teaching systems" (p. 22).
Credit Line:
APH Collection, 1992.279
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Reading machine
Reading machine