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Photograph was edited for publication purposes; Title supplied by cataloger. At the reading center in Van Nuys Junior High School, 13-year-old Frances Cacioppo, uses a 'Shadowscope,' a machine that casts light on a book to help students read at a steady pace. The reading center, one of only two in the Valley, is a pilot program that provides specially equipped classrooms, staffed with trained reading teachers to help students with reading deficiencies and also provides advanced reading programs for gifted children. Photograph dated June 26, 1961.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Van Nuys Middle School (Los Angeles, Calif.) Van Nuys Middle School (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Students Literacy--California--Los Angeles Literacy programs--California--Los Angeles Reading--California--Los Angeles Reading--California--Los Angeles--Aids and devices Middle school students--California--Los Angeles Teenage girls--California--Los Angeles Schools--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Middle schools--California--Los Angeles Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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