The Aldine Speller: Part One, for Grades One and Two

The Aldine Speller: Part One, for Grades One and Two

To teachers and the public alike, probably no subject taught in the public schools has been more disappointing than spelling. This disappointment is undoubtedly due to: 1. Defective material for study and poor methods of teaching; 2. Too much testing and too little teaching; 3. Finding errors rather than preventing them; 4. The use of a theoretical, rather than the practical, vocabulary of children and adults. The teaching of spelling must be done from a spelling book in the hands of the children, since the individual teacher does not have the time to prepare lists of words which will produce as good results as the lists given in a spelling book, the selection and preparation of which are the result of years of special observation and testing. A plan of teaching spelling to secure the best results should consist of a thoughtful, systematic, and comprehensive presentation of the words and spelling facts which every pupil must learn. It must contain an adequate and simple system of phonics for the primary grades, since a large percentage[iv] of the words in common use are purely phonetic and present no spelling difficulties once a sane and practical phonetic foundation is fixed. It must have a vocabulary selected and graded with such care that it will give the child the ability to spell correctly those words which he needs to use in his written work, and that it will also develop and broaden his vocabulary for his future needs. It should contain suitable directions and hints to the teacher, sufficiently removed from the pupils text so that he may not be confused by them. It may, and in many grades should, contain information and suggestions to the pupil that will help him to master the many peculiarly non-phonetic words which present their individual problems and must be individually mastered. It should contain a very few of the most important spelling rules simply stated. It should contain a large variety of sentences for dictation, which may wisely take the form of gems of thought. Such a plan, well taught, constantly supplemented by the teacher with such words as the peculiar difficulties of individual pupils and classes may require, will produce a maximum of ability to spell correctly. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 67693
Author: Bryce, Catherine T. (Catherine Turner)
Release Date: Mar 23, 2022
Format: eBook
Language: English
Publisher: Newson & Company
Publication Date: 1916
Publisher Country: United States

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Contributor (Author): Sherman, Frank J.