(a) The Consonant Sounds.
(b) Phonograms derived from Words used in the Primer.
(c) Word Drill.
BLACKBOARD LESSONS AND PRIMER.
(Time, about twelve weeks.)
Directions. 1. There are seventeen rhymes and simple poems in the Primer. The vocabulary is based on the words found in these rhymes and poems. Have the children memorize each rhyme. Write it upon the blackboard and teach the elements as in previous exercises. (See page 43, Part II, Lesson XXVII.)
2. Continue the blackboard lessons along with the reading of the Primer. If necessary, precede a lesson in the book with one or more development lessons on the blackboard. (See page 39, Part II, Lesson XXI.)
3. The enjoyment of poetry must be recognized as a legitimate part of the child's development. To meet this need a Supplementary List of Poems is given to be read in connection with the Primer lessons. Wherever possible the poems have been chosen from books of selected poems, because these are usually more accessible.
Reading from the Primer. Page 31, Paragraph 1. Ask a child to read the words spoken by Robin Redbreast; ask another child to read the words spoken by Pussy Cat; ask a third child to read the descriptive portions of the lesson.
Paragraph 2. Have the children read the sentences silently and observe the picture on the opposite page. Answer the directions aloud.
Proceed in the same way with paragraph 2, on page 32.