University
Kiefer heads elementary council
Bv Peter C ogswell
Emerald Reporter
The National ('ount.il of Teachers ol Kng
lisli elected Barbara Kiefer chairwomen ol its
elementary set turn heifer is i urrentlv an as
sistant professor at the University's school of
education.
The M i l is a professional organization
ot english teac hers with titi.OOt) members in
the United States. Canada and other Knglish
speaking countries, said Diane Allen of the
M i l public information office
"The goal of the M "TK is c onlinunus pro
fessional growth lor teac hers throughout their
professional c areers Allen said
heifer served as a member of the M I K el
ementarv sec lion steering committee whit h
has 11.DUO members, before being elec ted as
c hairwoman of the element.irv sec lion
She lirsl hrc.iine involved with the M i l'
in 1‘tHl) while a graduate student at Ohio State
University. She has been at the Umversitv
sine e I98H
"I became involved with the M II be
c ause it is the primary organization tor those
of us in the field ot leaching language arts and
literature.'' hiefer said
" Those at the Umversitv level need to be
involved with a professional organization
she said "It helps them stav c urrent with the
latest researc h and theorv and is a place to
meet cailleagues
Iter duties as chairwoman will include
planning the elementarv sec tion convention
program reviewing proposals for svmpu
siums initiating public ations and formulating
statements ol policy regarding english teac h
ing .ind related matters
Then' is .1 lot of lime involved Kieler
S.nd It Hoes hevond professional iluhes relut
ed In te.it hitlg
Origmallv Kiefer wanted In le.it h .ill bill
diffit ullies m finding .1 |oti exenlliullx letf bet
In he .in element.n\ m hool mstrin lot she
s.ntf
f ile two things lfi.it I like best .lie le.nl
nig .mil .irl Kiefer s.nd When I was ,m ele
mentarx teat tier rending xvas .in absolutelx |>il
m.irv 1 om ern
"If kids 1 <111 I re.nl then nothing l.dls into
place." Kiefer s.nd I saxx hive of liter.iture .is
.1 prime moliVtilor ol 1 hiltlren lo le.irn to
rend
Kiefer said she tfei itletl to return lo si hool
at Ohio State to lot us on language literature
and reading Her resean h involved t hiltlren s
responses to pit lure hooks
hieler said she has several t out ems about
i 11 Trent methods of teat lung at the element. 11 \
school level that she hopes to address when
she offit i<i 11 \ takes offit e at the nth \nniial
\l lit oiivention in Haltimore \m I
I lie tost of these t out erns is that t hiltlren
are not < housing lo read Keitel said
'Main children learn how to read hut
thev tire not tlomg it Kiefer said " This is he
1 ause of an influent e In telex ision on 1 hiltlren
anti the tail that 1 hiltlren are scheduled into
other at tn itics that lake awav front hooks
\nother area hiefei said she has problems
with is standartli/ed lest mg w h 11 h Kietei ■'.i id
has to he i|u.mtitiahle
11\ being multiple rlitiit e standardized
tests lead awax from developing children's
ability lo ask tpieslions and consider possible
answers anti t holt es not pist on a test bill in
lile K it*lei said
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