The reason for writing the word in a larger and a smaller hand, and especially in different places on the blackboard, is to prevent local association. Then, too, the change of place will intensify the child's interest and attention.
Make the reading lesson short and repeat it at intervals during the day. If fifteen minutes is the time set apart for reading, divide this into three five-minute periods. The lesson period should be lengthened as the work advances.
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On each succeeding day, and in the same manner, teach
| Hop. | ||
| Jump. | ||
| Sing. |
Teach one word a day and review those previously taught. Write the words on the blackboard a number of times arranged irregularly, and have frequent short drills upon them.
These four verbs, Run, Hop, Jump, and Sing, have been found by practical experience to be very good ones for the beginning lessons. They will occur again and again in the later stories about animals and pets. They are also used in the stories about the plays and games which children delight to reproduce in the reading lesson.
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REVIEW.
Three methods of presenting a reading lesson are suggested: