SPECIAL METHOD IN COMMON SCHOOL STUDIES
SPECIAL METHOD IN THE READING OF COMPLETE ENGLISH CLASSICS IN THE COMMON SCHOOLS
By CHARLES A. McMURRY
Cloth. 12mo. 254 pp. 75 cents, postage 9 cents
This discusses in a comprehensive way the regular reading lessons, the choice of stories, poems, and longer masterpieces, adapted to the needs of the various grades from the fourth to the eighth school year inclusive; the value for school use of the best literature, including complete masterpieces, both long and short; method in reading; and principles of class-room work. A descriptive list of more than four hundred books forms the last chapter. The list has been carefully made, and is designed to assist teachers and superintendents in selecting suitable reading material for the successive grades.
SPECIAL METHOD IN PRIMARY READING AND ORAL WORK IN STORY TELLING
By CHARLES A. McMURRY
Cloth. 12mo. 75 cents net, postage 8 cents
The relation of oral story work to early exercises in primary reading is explained at length. A full discussion of oral methods in primary grades and a detailed account of primary exercises in reading are given. The use of games for incidental reading is also fully discussed and illustrated.
SPECIAL METHOD IN HISTORY
By CHARLES A. McMURRY
NEW EDITION IN PREPARATION
This book contains a course of study in history with a full discussion of methods of treating topics. The value, selection, and arrangement of historical materials for each grade are discussed, and illustrative lessons given. The relation of history to geography, literature, and other studies is treated, and lists of books suitable for each year are supplied.
SPECIAL METHOD IN GEOGRAPHY
By CHARLES A. McMURRY
NEW EDITION IN PREPARATION
The entire course of study is laid out after a careful selection of topics. Methods of class instruction are fully discussed, and illustrations are given of geographical topics treated in detail. The close relation of geography to other studies is shown, and the best lists of books supplied.
SPECIAL METHOD IN NATURAL SCIENCE
By CHARLES A. McMURRY
NEW EDITION IN PREPARATION
The history of science teaching in elementary schools is given. The basis for selecting the topics for a course of study, and the method of class instruction suitable to object study, experimentation, etc., are fully discussed. The book contains, also, a carefully selected list of the best books for the use of teachers and pupils.
A COURSE OF STUDY FOR THE EIGHT GRADES OF THE COMMON SCHOOL
IN PREPARATION
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