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Show Y Course in Phonics May Help Adults Improve Spelling Skill By LYNDIA GRAHAM Review Correspondent LAYTON Phonics (fanicks) n. a method of teaching reading, pronunciation, and spelling based on the phonetic interpertation of ordinary spel- ling . . The dictionary uses the above phrases to describe the technique of phonics in one short sentence but, when properly applied phonics can be the base for an entire life of proper word usage and spelling according to one proponent of the Spalding Phonics method, Laura Roe. Mrs. Roe has been meeting weekly with a large group of adults from Davis County to teach them phonics, with an emphasis on teaching them to teach the skills to their children. She is a teacher at the Realms of Inquiry School, a private school in Salt Lake City. Mrs. Roe said her interest in phonics came gradually over several years as she saw a need to improve the way children were being taught. Eventually, she invested over 120 hours of her time in studying the Spalding method of phonics and became very fascinated with it. She studied under Romalda Spalding, one of the originations of the method and eventually incorporated it into teaching. I really got excited about it because, for the first time, I had found something that treated reading, writing, and spelling as the same subject, which they are, Mrs. Roe said. With what she terms the writing road to reading, Mrs. . Roe teaches the connection of sounds and letters. When you learn words (using a phonics method) you print them, say the sounds so you learn the sounds at the same time. The English language of sounds must be taught that way. She said that in all of the classes she has taught over the years, the reading scores of stu- read better. One young mother, Bonnie Reed, has at home whom she hopes to help with reading readiness. Another mother, Marilyn VanDerPlas said that phonics son to has helped her improve his reading skills. Jim and Janice Miller, parents of eight children, plan to use what they have learned to aid them in home teaching the four children at home. They said that they had been exposed'1 to phonics before but that the course served to clear alot of things up. Mrs. Roe said what a person can learn from the course depends on their background i. phonics. She said the course is for everyone from those with background in phonics to those who are just brushing up on their techniques. If there is further interest another class will be offered in the Davis County region. Those i terested in more information can call Cathy Jensen, dents proved the benefit of phonics. No one was below grade level and most were far above. Describing the problems children face with reading, writing, and spelling as a national problem with the U.S. turning out illiterates from high school Mrs. Roe said the American children are not being taught what they should be taught. And many parents agree and are desiring to learn the skills that will enable them to teach their children by learning the 29 rules of spelling and the 74 phonograms, analyzing 2800 words and by learning how to 546-078- 7. use the rules in connection with words in the course Mrs. Roe is teaching. Most of the parents interviewed desired to be able to teach their children phonics to aid them in their proper use of the English language, especially in reading and spelling. Some are grandparents wanting to help grandchildren. Some are home teachers, some have children facing difficulties in school and some are there to help themselves to spell and Michael Eckers-le- y has opened with what he has termed a non objective art display at the Heritage Museum in Layton. n show includes The four of Eckersleys paintings, four sculptures and two wall one-ma- LAURA ROE and teach phonics. teaches parents in the Davis County area Presenting the winners of . ZCMIs tablesetting contest the Congratulations to year's all winners in this competition! They have been selected from 135 finalists from Utah high schools. Artist Shows Work In Lqyton Museum LAYTON Lakeside Review South, Wednesday, Apr, Best of Show Award - Lori Welcker, Pleasant Grove installations. The wall installations were created in the gallery itself rather than in a studio setting. Eckersley said his art work doesnt derive from nature but rather has to do with the concepts of psychological and metaphysics and basic design elements. Eckersley, a native of Ogden, received his bachelors degree from Weber State and a masters from Washington University, School of Fine Arts, in St. Louis. He studied under students of Dauhaus and Associates of Rivera and Kenneth Hudson. He has exhibited at the Salt Lake Art Center, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, the Maryland Invitational, the Steinberg Jr Museum in St. Louis and other galleries. Eckersley said he was ip; , Ay VC;V fiA'-i- '' Yt?" I'Ytii impre-sse- d v ' '"V . with the Heritage Museums architecture and that it had influenced him to open his show there. A' His works will be on display through the first week in May. MICHAEL ECKERSLEY First Judges Award - Valerie Helquist, Layton Director Says Wind Was Destructive John Zippro, director of are the primary areas desigemergency services for Davis nated as temporary shelters. County, said recent windstorms which caused extensive damage to public and private property in the county would rate as the most destructive event in the history of the area. The damage of winds which swept through Davis County April 4 and 5, which is still being calculated by Zippros office, would not qualify the county as a disaster area under federal standards, Zippro said. The county has never suffered a disaster serious enough to qualify for federal assistance, he said. Twelve families in the county were driven from their homes by wind damage, Zippro said. Schools, churches and the Golden Years Center in Bountiful Several families were housed at the Golden Years Center when winds struck. Zippro assists cities in formulating their own disaster plans and coordinates them with county standards. From his office in the basement of the Farmington branch of the Davis County Library, Zippro coordinates emergency efforts with all city dispatchers and individual city disaster teams. Zippro said the state recently water purchased gas-power- -- pumps which the county will obtain for emergency use. He also said the county is stockpiling sandbags that can be used by individuals in the event of spring flooding. Popular Vote Award Second Judges Award Third Pamela Wilkinson, Morgan Angela Browning, Roy Judges Award COMPANYS COMING... THREES- - eOIVANY 5:30pm 111 Weekdays KlUiTO S5 TOGETHER I . a EVE s |
