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1、阅读理解(六)SectionAThebestwaytolearnistoteach.Thisisthemessageemergingfromexperimentsinseveralschoolsinwhichteenagepupilswhohaveproblemsatschoolthemselvesaretutoringyoungerchildren-withremarkableresultsforbothsides•AccordingtoAmericanresearch,pupiltutoringwins"handsdown11overcomp
2、uterizedinstructionandAmericanteacherssaythatnootherrecentinnovationhasprovedsoconsistentlysuccessful•NowtheideaisspreadinginBritain.Throughoutthisterm,agroupof14-year-oldsatTrinityComprehensiveinLeamingtonSpahavebeenspendinganhouraweekhelpingchildrenatanearbyprimaryschoolwit
3、htheirreading•Theyoungerchildrenreadaloudtotheirtutors(whoaresupervisedbyuniversitystudentsofeducation)andthenplaywordgameswiththem.Allthe14-year-oldshavesomeoftheirownlessonsinaspecialunitforchildrenwhohavedifficultiesatschool•Thoughtheirintelligenceisaroundaverage,mostofthe
4、mhavefallenbehindinreading,writingandmathsandinsomecases.Thishasledtotruancyorbadbehaviourinclass.JeanBond,whoisrunningthespecialunit,whileonsabbmticA丄fromWarwickUniversity1seducationdepartment,saysthatthemainbenefitoftutoringisthatitimprovestheadolescents1selfesteem^11Theyou
5、ngerchildrencomerushingupeverytimeandwelcomethem•Itmakesthetutorsfeelimportantwhereas,innormalschoollessons,theyoftenfeelinadequate•Everyonebenefits•Theolderchildrenneedpracticeinreadingbut,iftheyhadtodoitintheirownclasses,theywouldsayitwaskids1stuffandbeworriedaboutlosingfac
6、e•Theyoungerchildrengetindividualattentionfromverypatientpeople•Thetutorsarestrugglingatschoolthemselves,sowhentheyoungeronescanrtlearn,theyknowexactlywhy.nThetutorsagree.HWhenIwaslittle,IusedtoskiveandsaythatIcouldn11dothingswhenIreallycould.,fsaysMarkGreger."Theboy11vebeent
7、eachingdoesthesame•Hesayshecan11readapageofhisbooksoItellhimthatifhedoesdoitrwecanplayagame.Thatworks•nTheyoungchildrenspeakwarmlyoftheirnewteachers•nHedoesn1tshoutlikeourteachers,nsayseight-year-oldJennyofhertutorzCliffMcFarlanewho,amonghisownteachers,hasareputationforbeinga
8、handful.YetCliffseeshimselfasatoughteacher.11Iftheygetawordwrong,Hhe