[11] See Appendix A.
[12] See Appendix A.
[13] Quoted by Mr Thistleton Mark.
[14] Southey’s Life of Wesley.
[15] It is so important that children should be taught to read in a rational way, that I introduce two papers (by the writer) which have appeared in the Parents’ Review, in the hope that they will make the suggested method fairly clear and familiar.
[16] Miss Miller, founder of a Training College at Oxford.
[17] Spirited nursery rhymes form the best material for such reading lessons. A “Delightful Reading Box” has been issued on a similar plan to the ‘Pussy’ Box, whose one fault is that the verses are a little dull. But this ‘Box’ should be of great use.
[18] It is desirable that ‘Tommy’ should not begin to ‘read’ until his intelligence is equal to the effort required by these lessons. Even then, it may be well to break up one into two, or half a dozen, as he is able to take it.
[19] Appendix A.
[20] See Appendix A.