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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1955

Page

7

Parents defend reading methods in Elyria school debates

In Elyria a panel led by Miss Margaret Histed and several teachers defended phonics amid concerns that current methods de-emphasize word sounds. Mothers described varied spelling abilities in children, urging parent classroom visits to observe teaching. They argued attitudes of teachers and the shift from word and letter sound training affect reading success.

Elyria Ohio Chronicle-Telegram Margaret Histed Aldren Edu Tion

Bride to be honored as Elyria parents discuss reading foes

In Elyria a bride-elect, Shirley Amenhauser, and fiancé John Kerebes were feted at a pre-nuptial shower amid talk of reading methods and Flesch phonics. Local mothers praised the school system while noting differences in spelling and reduced reading due to television, with one parent citing varied phonetic spelling in children and another recalling older McGuffey readers.

Elyria Barnes Flesch United States South Amherst Shirley Amenhauser John Kerekes Frederick Dietz Amenhauser Harvey Amenhauser Leonard St. Kerebes Frank Kerebes Irondale St Elmer Bogard Lucy Costanzo Chester Zukowsia Jack Griffin John Vargo George Tripak Charles Miller Sara Jean Barnes McGuffey Chronicle-Telegram

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