PHONIC LESSONS.
(Time, about twelve weeks.)
Directions. 1. There are twenty-five elementary consonant sounds. The purpose of the phonic lessons is to associate these consonant sounds with the letters representing them, and to become accustomed to the use of phonograms based upon words in the Primer. Word recognition should become automatic. See page 112 for a scientific arrangement of the consonant sounds.
2. All of the blackboard work should be written, not printed. The child reproduces by a more or less unconscious imitation the written forms which he sees upon the blackboard.
3. The lessons indicate the order; the time will vary with the ability of the children and must be determined by the teacher.
I.
r un.
Begin with the word run. This is a part of the child's vocabulary, having been learned in the early reading lessons. Appeal is made first to the ear, then to the eye. The teacher conducts the lesson as follows:
The Ear.
1. Pronounce run easily and naturally.
2. Give the sounds separately, thus: r-un.