THE RATIONAL METHOD IN READING CLASSIC

Excerpt from The Rational Method in Reading The word method is used, first as principal, because of its value in developing a habit of reading thoughtfully, and afterward as auxiliary, in order to increase the stock of word phonograms and to teach certain words which are not amenable to a phonic treatment. The phonetic method, which is introduced by easy stages during the ascendency of the word method, finally becomes the principal means Of growth and progress. It gives the child power to help himself in the solution of difficulties, which the word method is entirely unable to do. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.