Practical Lessons in the Use of English.
For Primary and Grammar Schools. By Mary F. Hyde, Teacher of Composition in the State Normal School, Albany, N.Y.
This work consists of a series of Practical Lessons, designed to aid the pupil in his own use of English, and to assist him in understanding its use by others. No topic is introduced for study that does not have some practical bearing upon one or the other of these two points.
The pupil is first led to observe certain facts about the language, and then he is required to apply those facts in various exercises. At every step in his work he is compelled to think.
The Written Exercises are a distinctive feature of this work. These exercises not only give the pupil daily practice in using the knowledge acquired, but lead him to form the habit of independent work.
Simple exercises in composition are given from the first. In these exercises the aim is not to train the pupil to use any set form of words, but so to interest him in his subject, that, when writing, he will think simply of what he is trying to say.
Special prominence is given to letter-writing and to written forms relating to the ordinary business of life.
The work will aid teachers as well as pupils. It is so arranged that even the inexperienced teacher will have no difficulty in awakening an interest in the subjects presented.
This series consists of three parts (in two volumes), the lessons being carefully graded throughout:—
| Part First. | For Primary Schools.—Third Grade. | [Ready. |
| Part Second. | For Primary Schools.—Fourth Grade. | |
| (Part Second will be bound with Part First.) | [Ready soon. | |
| Part Third. | For Grammar Schools. | [Ready in September. |