. Annual catalogue of the Indiana Normal School of Pennsylvania. ce freely andtalk over, outside of class, the difficulties and prob-lems that her, but she will gain strength byrelying upon her own power and discretion in the classroom. Very rarely should she make any appeal tothe critic teacher in the presence of the children. Illustrative lessons are given frequently by thecritic teacher. These are observed closely by theSeniors, who should be prepared to take part in a dis-cussion concerning them in the criticism period. In directing the special work of the school, such asthe obser


. Annual catalogue of the Indiana Normal School of Pennsylvania. ce freely andtalk over, outside of class, the difficulties and prob-lems that her, but she will gain strength byrelying upon her own power and discretion in the classroom. Very rarely should she make any appeal tothe critic teacher in the presence of the children. Illustrative lessons are given frequently by thecritic teacher. These are observed closely by theSeniors, who should be prepared to take part in a dis-cussion concerning them in the criticism period. In directing the special work of the school, such asthe observance of Thanksgiving, Christmas, Washing-tons Birthday and Arbor Day, the Seniors are ex-pected to take active part when called upon. Trainingalong this line is Reading and Literature The general aim in the subject is to give the childthe power to interpret the written or printed symbolsby which thought is conveyed, to arouse an apprecia-tion of what is liest in literature, to awaken the desireto read, anil to train him to give out the ideas thus. w. Girls at Work in the Candy Kitchen 1 obtained with correctness, clearness, and the right kindand degree of feeling. A proper conception of the aimof instruction in this branch determines the method tobe employed and the material to be used. In the lower grades the teacher must of necessityconcern herself to a very great extent with the me-chanics of reading, the problem of teaching the chil-dren to recognize words in groups. To this end acombination of the word, sentence and phonic methodis used, the sentence being regarded as the unit ofthought. Phonics are introduced gradually, chiefly asa means of making the child independent in masteringnew words, and in affording exercises in correct enun-ciation. The first reading lessons are based largely uponnature study and U[)on tlie poems and stories used in •J Page 99 |;o PENNSYUVANlA STATE NOR-lVtAL SCHOOL words correctly and with ease;iIkV must comprehend thelliouulil,


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