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Children learn to read and write with the aid of a talking typewriter under Project Breakthrough in Chicago, Illinois,United States.
A documentary about Project Breakthrough by the office of Economic Opportunity Community Action Program to teach preschool children language skills in Chicago region (Cook County, Illinois.) Film begins showing various parts of a "Talking typewriter." A very young African American girl is seen talking near the device. A young African American boy is seen pounding the keys of the device. Pamela Jung, one of the project officials, is seen talking into a telephone. She is next seen explaining the talking typewriter to an interviewer, and noting that the children involved perceive it as a game. Another woman official tells the interviewer that the devise is a computerized typewriter, containing a keyboard, voice audio, and screens. A small African American girl is seen entering the booth housing the Talking typewriter. Inside the booth, she tentatively touches some of the keys. As she does so, a voice identifies the keys she actuated (in this case the numbers: 7, 4, ...). Another girl, in the booth, looks all around to see what it contains. One woman, involved in the project, holds a phone as she views a subject in the booth. Camera shows the boy, seen earlier, looking all around the booth and another girl, each trying to find the source of the person talking. A woman in the project explains that the children chosen to participate in the project are from three housing projects in one low income housing area, where poor families are receiving public assistance.
African American people on streets of Chicago in the late 1960s
A documentary about Project Breakthrough, by the office of Economic Opportunity Community Action Program to teach preschool children language skills in Cook County, Illinois. Views on city streets of Chicago where residents live in poverty. African American people gathered in small groups. African American children on sidewalks and in small groups. AFrican American men talking together in front of store fronts. Litter and garbage on the street. Poor people, mainly African Americans, on the streets. An African American girl crosses the street. A woman carrying a child walks along the sidewalk. Close-up view of legs and shoes of people walking atop litter on the street. Director of Cook County Department of Public Aid William H Robinson seated at a desk.
Various officials related to Project Breakthrough explain the project's aims and objectives in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
A documentary about Project Breakthrough by the office of Economic Opportunity Community Action Program to teach preschool children language skills in Chicago area (Cook County, Illinois). The Director of Cook County Department of Public Aid William H Robinson says that the project is correctly named 'Project Breakthrough' as it aims at breaking the ring of poverty. Director Robinson states that functional illiteracy is the main cause of poverty. Director and Originator of the project A Louie Scott says that they aim to undertake to teach children from disadvantaged families before they start their formal education. Mrs. Juan Tracey, an educator also speaks about the aim of Project Breakthrough. Mary Brown, an aid to case workers, with a child. She says that this project will enable children to learn and contribute to the society.
Director of Project Breakthrough explains about the project to mothers of 4-5 year old children in Chicago, Illinois,United States.
A documentary about Project Breakthrough by the office of Economic Opportunity Community Action Program to teach preschool children language skills in the Chicago region (Cook County, Illinois.) Project Supervisor for Special Cases Jenine Bloomberg speaks about how the mothers of 4-5 year old children were invited for tea and explained about the project. Juan Tracey, an educator, says that with the help of case workers mothers were contacted and invited. Director and Originator of the project A. Louie Scott addresses the mothers of 4-5 years old children. Director Scott explains about the Project Breakthrough and how it could benefit their children. Mothers get their questions answered by the Director. Interested mothers make an appointment for testing their children. Juan Tracey shares how the children were tested and research was conducted after dividing them into experimental and control groups.
Children undergo IQ test before being inducted into Project Breakthrough in Chicao, Illinois,United States.
A documentary about Project Breakthrough by the office of Economic Opportunity Community Action Program to teach preschool children language skills in Chicago (Cook County, Illinois.) A child at a talking typewriter. The Director of Research and Statistics Division, Cook County Department of Public Aid Walter Hudson speaks about testing each child before inducting him or her for Project Breakthrough. Director Hudon says that various tests like IQ test, metropolitan reading readiness test are conducted. He says that parents' ability to read and write is also evaluated. A woman conducts an IQ test on a child as the child points out at a picture. The woman hands over a string to the child during the test. An adult undergoes a Stanford reading test. The Director of Project Breakthrough A Louie Scott speaks how the project started in a makeshift space at Garfield District office. Workers make fittings at the office. Director Scott says that later the project shifted to Westing House Vocational School. The Vocational School building.
Children being introduced to the talking typewriter under Project Breakthrough in Chicago, Illinois,United States.
A documentary about Project Breakthrough by the office of Economic Opportunity Community Action Program to teach preschool children language skills in the Chicago region (Cook County, Illinois.) African American children from poor families board the bus to go to school. View of black children boarding school bus. View of yellow school bus driving away. Children finger painting at school. At the school a child takes another child to introduce him to a talking typewriter. One of the project officials Pamela Jung speaks about the concept of children as tour guides who help others to get used to the talking typewriter. African American children at talking typewriter as they explore the keyboard.
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