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Excerpt from Phonics and Reading: For the Use of Teachers and of Students in Normal and High Schools
It is the purpose of the authors in the prepara tion of this book, which is the outgrowth of several years' work in teaching reading in the class room of the Normal School, (1) to furnish a more available scientific basis for the study and teaching of the ele mentary sounds of the English language than has hitherto appeared; (2) to suggest to teachers of read ing, literature, and language what the authors deem to be the most desirable means and devices of secur ing a more beautiful oral speech in their pupils. In pursuance of these ends the authors have given little material for formal drill in the belief that, in accord ance with ideas hereinafter expressed, the effects Of drill are only wholesome when the drill act is in vital touch with t}1e pupil's effort to read or to speak to some thought-purpose, and that the individual teacher is the only one who can prescribe rational drill exercises for the individual class. The authors wish to refer to the following works as the authorities that have furnished a basis for the system of this book: An Outline of Vocal Physiology and Bell's Visible Speech, by Charles W. Kidder; Visible Speech, the Science of Universal Alphabetics, by Alexander Melville Bell; the Standard, Century, and Webster's International Dictionaries. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
