Learning to Spell: A Manual for Teachers Using the Aldine Speller

by Catherine T. Bryce; Arthur W. Kallom; Frank J. Sherman

Use of Story

At the beginning of Part II, the story of “The King’s Rules” was given to the children. This story should be reviewed for it emphasizes three important factors in learning to spell.

1. To listen carefully when the word is spoken.

2. To say it correctly when you speak it.

3. To look at the word thoughtfully to get an exact picture of it in your mind.

The work of the fifth and sixth grades opens with another story to emphasize the same three points in a different way. The story of “The Two Scouts” emphasizes the fact that a good speller is a good speller because he

Sees exactly

Hears exactly

Pronounces exactly

It is hoped that fifth and sixth grade teachers will continually emphasize these three fundamental principles.