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BM>.DT>Your view that children will learn spelling habits that cannot be
BM>CB> broken or will be difficult to correct is not supported by the
BM>CB> experience of most early childhood teachers (K-2).
BM>
BM>CB> But my view *is* supported by virtually every intermediate teacher
BM>CB> (4-6) teacher that I know.
BM>
BM>Hey... many 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade teachers are disgusted with it
BM>too, why wait until the 4th grade..it's too late then.  They can't
BM>read for content and can't write very much independently.
In the article I posted about WL failing in California, it was 
mentioned that a number of elementary teachers were holding bake 
sales to buy spelling books because the state would not fund the purchase.
Chuck Beams
Fidonet - 1:2608/70
cbeams@future.dreamscape.com
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