The Haliburton primer

The Haliburton primer

How to teach a child to read so as to create and preserve the right attitude toward reading is one of the most important problems of the school. That it has not been solved to the joint satisfaction of theorist and of practical teacher is evidenced by the continued discussion of the subject both in speech and in print. This little primer may not prove to be the last word on primary reading. It is in my opinion the most valuable word that has yet been spoken. For here we have several of the most important desiderata for whose combination all are searching. The matter is interesting to the persons to whom it is addressed; it is a series of stories about several little children told in conversational form. Its thought units are short but sequential, and its vocabulary is small, each word being presented with interest, and repeated with variety in its relations. As a natural outgrowth of the acquaintance with old words comes the power to decipher new words. The phonic lessons are well graded, and the subject is[iv] properly subordinated to thought getting. The appeal made to the primitive, sthetic enjoyment of the jingle, with simple melody and captivating rhythm, as the phonics are presented, is followed by the gratification of finding them contributory to the ability to read the classic rimes which follow. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 69072
Author: Haliburton, M. W. (Margaret Winifred)
Release Date: Sep 30, 2022
Format: eBook
Language: English
Publisher: D. C. Heath & Company
Publication Date: 1911
Publisher Country: United States

Contributors

Illustrator: Burd, C. M. (Clara Miller), 1873-1933