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Spelling debate sweeps schools from coast to coast
Spelling shifts threaten tradition as invented spelling gains ground in early grades and critics argue it harms clarity. J Richard Gentry warns of a generation of poor spellers while politicians and educators quiz the role of phonics and whole language. Middletown aids spelling with 12 weekly words including homophones as letters to the editor trigger sharper spelling.
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Hungyee
Houston
J. Richard Gentry
Bob Dole
Minnesota
Dole
Springfield
Mass
John Silber
Boston University
Massachusetts’ Board of Education
America
Middletown
Thorstein Veblen
H.D. Hoover
University of Iowa
Kenneth Goodman
Bill Honig
California
Portland State University
Sandra Wilde
Wilde
Middletown Middle School
Joanne Rodriguez
Middletown Times Star