According to data presented by Dr. S. Vincent Wilking, director of Harvard's Remedial Reading School, the average speed of the 45 slow readers enrolled has increased from 225 to 329 words per minute during the six week course.
Stanley Salmen, secretary of the Bureau of Supervisors, reported that of 405 enrolled last year, 63 per cent had improved their grades, 24 per cent remained at the same scholastic level when they were falling behind, while only 13 per cent showed no progress.
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