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Reading before composition

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An experimental teaching method for an introductory programming course is presented and evaluated. The method is based on the observation that program reading skills should preceed program writing skills, and that such reading capability can be self-learned by a careful study of a large number of example programs.

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        cover image ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
        ACM SIGCSE Bulletin  Volume 11, Issue 1
        Proceedings of the 10th SIGCSE symposium on Computer science education
        February 1979
        251 pages
        ISSN:0097-8418
        DOI:10.1145/953030
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          SIGCSE '79: Proceedings of the tenth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
          January 1979
          251 pages
          ISBN:9781450374316
          DOI:10.1145/800126

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