Revolt in Reading Spurs Phonics First Push in Schools
A rising number of public schools shift to phonics first, training first graders to read by sound rather than sight. The move ignites debate over look-and-say versus phonics, with critics citing low reading vocabularies and calls for traditional texts like McGuffey Readers.
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Ivan
Johnny
Random House
Arthur S. Trace Jr
John Carroll University
Cleveland
United States
Soviet Union
Trace
U.S
Wisconsin
Twin Lakes
McGuffey
Dennis Beula
Margaret Gustafson
ThecGuffey
Rothwell
Jonny
Des Moines
Iowa
Phoenix
Scottsdale
Ariz
la Grange
Ill
Washington, D.C
New Castle
Harris
Phonics First Gains Ground in American Classrooms
The article compares look and say with phonics first in U S public schools. It notes several districts adopting phonics first, reports strong parent and administrator support, and cites Des Moines efforts where reading and spelling have improved. It also discusses resistance from publishers and language irregularities that complicate phonics.
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Frank E. Door
Boothoay Harbor
Maine
John H. Harris
Des Moines
Harris
Randolph Man Preserves Dad's Watch Repair Shop
George Shaw preserves his father Calvin W. Shaw’s watch repair shop in the Randl e man area. The back yard shed houses antique tools, a jeweler’s lathe, lenses, and a set of shoe lasts used for watch and cobbler work, reflecting a life of self made implements and crafts.
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Randolph
Dad
Randleman
George Shaw
Rand’eman
Streiby
Asheboro
Shaw
Calvin W
Buck) Shaw
Hns Chosen Field
Strieby
Mendes France Warns Civil War Threatens France
Pierre Mendes France, once hailed as reformer, speaks in grim terms about France's economic ills, Indochina and North Africa conflicts, and the De Gaulle constitution. He warns civil war is threatening as he advocates drastic, painful cures to avert a longer crisis.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes- France
France
Mendes-France
Indochina
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Santa to Meet Miss America in Thomasville Parade
Santa Claus returns to Thomasville for the Piedmont Festival with Miss America Maria Beale Fletcher, the seventh Miss America to visit. The festival runs November 24 25 with a crowning, parade and ball, as Santa gears up his new suit and beard for the season.
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Santa
North Carolina
Maria Beale Fletcher
North Pole
Sharon Kay Ritchie
Marian McKnight
Marilyn van Derbur
Mary Ann Mobley
Linda Meade
Nancy Ann Fleming
Miss Ritchie
Chair City
Santa Wille
Piedmont Festival Inc
Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Assn
Nancy Fleming
Santa Claus
Thomasville
Prince Charles Turns Thirteen In Royal School Milestone
Prince Charles Philip Arthur George reaches age thirteen marking a transition from royal child to teen. He attends Cheam a private charge school, with plans possibly for Gordonstoun or Eton, and may later study at Oxford or Cambridge. Horsemanship stands out among his interests as he grows toward manhood.
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London
Prince Charles Philip Arthur George
the Garter
Prince of Wales
Earl of Chester
Duke of Cornwall
Rothsay
Earl of
British Isles
England
Prince Charlies
Cheam
Charles
Prince Philip
Gordonstoun
Scotland
Eton
Britain
Prince Charles
London Subway
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