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