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There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling.No school I have taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic sill.There are,however,vastly different ideas about how to teach it,or how much priority it must be given over general language development and writing ability.The problem is,how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling?
If spelling becomes the only focal point of his teacher’s interest,clearly a bright child will be likely to “play safe”.He will tend to write only words within his spelling range,choosing to avoid adventurous language.That’s why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability.
I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience:“This work is terrible!There are far too many spelling errors and your writing is illegible(難以辨認(rèn)).” It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupil’s technical abilities in writing,but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had omitted to read the essay,which contained some beautiful expression of the child’s deep feelings.The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors,but if his priorities had centered on the child’s ideas,an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more motivation to seek improvement.
A11.Teacher differ in their opinion about ____.
A.the ways of teaching spelling
B.the role of writing ability
C.the complexities of spelling
D.the necessity of teaching spelling
D12.The expression of “play safe” probably means ______.
A.to write carefully
B.to do as what the teachers say
C.to use dictionaries frequently
D.to avoid using words one is not sure of
B13.Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that _______.
A.students will be able to choose a good dictionary
B.students will learn more new words and express themselves more freely
C.students will get good marks in writing
D.students will learn to be independent of teachers
D14.The writer seems to think that the teacher’s judgment on that sensitive piece of writing is ____.
A.reasonable B.unfair C.foolish D.careless
A15.The major point discussed in the passage is ______.
A.the importance of developing writing skills
B.the complexities of spelling
C.the correct way of writing compositions
D.the relationship between spelling and the content of a composition