Pollards Synthetic Speller

Author : Rebecca S. Pollard
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ISBN 13 : 9781331992943
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (929 download)

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Download or read book A Complete Manual written by Rebecca S. Pollard and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-26 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Complete Manual: Pollard's Synthetic Method of Reading and Spelling; Designed to Accompany Synthetic Readers and Spellers The habit of correct speaking should be formed in the nursery. It is there that the prattler should be taught distinct articulation, which is the first requisite for good reading. How often do we hear fond mothers indulge in such expressions as "Dood baby! he tan say evesing." It has been said that the motions of children are, originally, graceful, and it is by permitting them to become perverted that we lay the foundation for habitual awkwardness in later life. This is equally true of correct pronunciation. Let the same care be taken to secure good reading as is required to make an accomplished performer on the piano. Let pupils understand the full meaning of this quotation: "Words should be delivered from the lips as beautiful coin, newly issued from the mint; deeply and accurately impressed; perfectly finished; neatly struck by the proper organs; distinct; in due succession and of due weight." Make reading of the first importance. As in music, let there be scales to practice; drills in articulation; a thorough preparation for reading before the simplest sentence is attempted. Let the rules governing the correct pronunciation of words be learned by singing the songs prepared expressly for this purpose and found in the back of this book. Make a pleasing recreation of the singing, and the youngest pupils will learn, unconsciously, what it would otherwise be impossible for them to remember. Since accurate pronunciation and correct spelling arc of the utmost, importance, what can be more desirable than a method based upon the rules of orthoepy and orthography? 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.