The New Century

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Excerpt from The New Century: First ReaderThe first interests of the child are centered in his own life or in lives which correspond closely to his own, and until he is well acquainted with his own surroundings, he is not ready to explore the world outside.We have, in this book, taken the child in his own environment and dealt nth the phases of child life in which he is interested. The plan of the book has been centered about the lives of five little playmates whose experiences are common to childhood in this age and country. Our object has been to show the child in his social relations.In the teaching of primary reading, the use of phonics to make the child independent, by giving him the power to acquire new words for himself, has become recognized. Groups of words arranged in families have been given, as it is essential that the children see these in print as well as in script. These lists are by no means exhaustive, only the most important groups having been given. These and many others should be given on the blackboard as a preparation for the work in the book. It is exceedingly important that the children understand the meaning of the words used in lessons on phonics. The teacher cannot exercise too much care in this. Each lesson in the book should be preceded by talks with the class and by blackboard work.Seat work is a most important factor in school life. Unless its purposes are carefully considered, however, it is of little value. Its most important purpose is to afford the child means of self-expression. This may be done in various ways and with the simplest and most convenient material, viz., paper, scissors, paste, charcoal, colored chalk, or water-colors.The physical well-being of the child must be considered.Work must not be too long continued, it must not be of such nature that the eyes will be strained or the muscles fatigued. The material must be varied as much as possible. Remember that seat work must always bear a direct relation to the oral work of the class. For example: The child may illustrate the story which the teacher has told him (and which he will read, in simpler form, in his book), either by drawing, or by paper cutting, or by modeling in clay.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.