Preparing to read; or, The beginning of school life . n for the drawing than will be neededfor writing the word. In the lesson which has been described, all of the oralsentences have the same beginnings as Ediths, but each iscompleted differently. The objects held by the pupils are insight of every member of the class, and the statements givenmake distinct impressions on every one. Each sentence has itsown significance, and the children desire to see it expressed asEdiths has been. Alice gives hers, and the teacher writes, — This is a She then says, Instead of writing another word I willmake t
Preparing to read; or, The beginning of school life . n for the drawing than will be neededfor writing the word. In the lesson which has been described, all of the oralsentences have the same beginnings as Ediths, but each iscompleted differently. The objects held by the pupils are insight of every member of the class, and the statements givenmake distinct impressions on every one. Each sentence has itsown significance, and the children desire to see it expressed asEdiths has been. Alice gives hers, and the teacher writes, — This is a She then says, Instead of writing another word I willmake this, 11 V Now Alice may read her is a Alice has no difficulty in reading the combination of pictureand words. This sentence is followed by others, each beginningwith words and ending with a drawing, and the ten pupils havebeen made happy by seeing their thought expressions. At the close of the lesson the blackboard has these state-ments : — This is a ringo This is a IMITATION EXERCISES. 11 This is a (* This is a ^This is aThis is a. This is a The reading of these conchides the exercise, and, for seat-work, the children are required to copy one of them, all othersbeing erased. The copies may be illegible; but if there has beenan endeavor to imitate the script forms, there must have been acloser and more careful study of the phrase than if they hadbeen required only to read it. Repeated attempts to copy willstrengthen the power to distinguish form. 12 PREPARATION AT SCHOOL. SECTION AND WORDS. No attention is given to the difference iDetween expression bydrawing and expression by words ; yet we find the pupils readingthe pictures as tliey read the words; a simple outline suggestingthe object just as the word brings it to the mind of a moreadvanced pupil. The frequent repetition of words, which is necessary when achild is beginning to read, sometimes makes teaching a trouble-some task for one who wishes to avoid monotony. An exercisein which drawings ar
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