Word: orall
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...that one good way to teach a child to read was first to snag his interest. They produced readers related to a child's own experiences, and in the 20th century, they started to control the number of words to be introduced. They argued about the merits of oral and silent reading; they also began to champion the idea of teaching a pupil to recognize words as wholes. Gradually, word-recognition became the vogue. "There's no doubt about it," says Elementary School Superintendent Oscar M. Chute of Evanston, 111. "Back in the '30s, some educators decided...
...suggested that the written-question method be made a permanent part of Ike's conferences when he resumes them. Answers could be prepared by executive departments and "edited" by White House aides. "Even before the President's illness," argued Lippmann, "it was fair to argue that the oral questions and answers were not sufficiently informing-especially on intricate matters-and that they needed to be supplemented by written questions and written, that is to say deliberate and fully informed, answers." Columnist David Lawrence also advocated the written-question method as a permanent change. "The press conference of today...
Robert S. Jones and Curtis W. Poole, Jr. will present Gardner's oral arguments for the plaintiffs, while Richard F. Newell and Hal F. Reynolds will plead for the defendants...
There has been criticism of the whole idea of Regional studies because it is not specialized enough--a person in the M.A. program has to take courses not directly connected with his real field. Also, there is an oral general exam on three fields at the end of the second year, as well as a written and oral exam in Russian...
This was the Bible Belt, but it is no longer. Two generations of Southerners have been moving into cities; the tiny sects have been drying up, and old hellfire revivals are fewer and farther between in the highly organized world of Billy Graham, Oral Roberts and TV. Southern Baptism today is bigger, busier and a lot better than ever. For a case in point, there is Pastor Ted Adams and Richmond's First Baptist Church...