Adler laments that until recently●high●schools●have●offered●little●training● in●reading,●and●colleges●none.●However,●colleges●have●found●they●need●to● provide●remedial●reading●instruction●because●too●many●of●their●students●have● not●mastered●the●elementary●reading●level.●This●was●true●when●Adler●revised● How to Read a Book●in●1972.●It●remains●true●today.●It●has●been●reported●that● approximately●50●percent●of●enrolling●freshmen●at●college●(university)●test● into●the●Reading●Development●and●Basic●English●Skills●classes.●The●purpose● of●these●classes●is●to●bring●the●students●to●a●mastery●of●the●elementary●level●of● reading.●These●students●are●not●incompetent.●They●simply●were●not●given●the● instruction●in●reading●that●would●have●brought●them●to●the●first●level●of●reading.