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Show SchooLrv Home t J by 1 Dr. Daryl J. McCarty Executive Secretary Utah Education Association If your sixth grader bounces into the house and asks how to spell the word 'accommodations' don't get the idea that child is writing for motel rooms for the summer vacation. He is likely boning up for the statewide spelling bee. First, individual schools will hold spelling bees. Then representatives of each school will compete in district dis-trict contests. Next, district dis-trict winners will gather at Clayton Intermediate School in Salt Lake, April 10, for the state competition. The winner will represent Utah in the National Spelling Spell-ing Bee in Washington, June 1-5. That youngster's picture will be in the newspapers, on TV and radio. But what about all the thousands of other Utah boys and girls who competed in the local spelling bees? The idea is that they'll be better spellers. Spelling is one area where a parent can be a tremendous tremen-dous help to the student. Often, if a mother or father will call a list of words for a child to spell j for twqor three times and ! discuss the meaning, the j child wiilmaster every one of the words. I That means the student will be able to spell the word correctly on a written writ-ten test, in a spelling bee, or in the next letter that he or she writej. Helping a child with spell- ! ing Is one of the most satis-' fying times a parent can have. |