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Since adults decode printed words largely by familiarity with their shapes and placement in sentences, the Scott, Foresman authors argue that children should start the same way and later add systematic phonics, which involves the teaching of sounds of individual letters, diphthongs and the like. In short, the old "look-say" reading method has survived in new forms despite all the critics who prefer phonics from the start. On balance, says Dr. Carl Smith of Indiana University's Reading and Evaluation Center, "Many of our traditional approaches have been successful with many children, but chiefly those with normal cultural...
...School Committee on the Status of Women conducted the first of its two scheduled hearings on woman students yesterday. GSE administrators testified about admissions, recruitment, placement and financial aid policies before a group of 40 people...
...addition, the petition called for "immediate action to eliminate inequities and meet the needs of women" in the Health Services, admissions and financial aid policies, placement and counseling services, curriculum reform, campussecurity and athletic facilities. The women demanded an answer from Joyce by 5 p.m. yesterday. He issued a five-page statement after meeting with three women from the group...
That firms suspected of discrimination against women in hiring and promotion be investigated, and denied use of the Law School's placement facilities if discrimination is found...
...programs, announced last week by the university and the New York State Board of Regents, are designed to allow students with high school diplomas to get a college degree without ever going to a campus for more than placement or counseling. Initially, at least 500 students will be enrolled in a new S.U.N.Y. "nonresidential college" with administrative headquarters in the Albany area. Paying fees of slightly less than $20 per credit hour, they will be allowed to take courses at any of the university's 70 campuses across the state. If they prefer, they will do some...