Nevada County picayune., 1885-11-05
Educational Department.
J. ". C0NGER, Editor.
Spelling.

 letters of a word in their order.
 Ends to be secured by exercises in spelling:
 q. A knowledge of the meaning of words.
 D. A knowledge of the form of words, (oral, written).
 c. A knowledge of the letters of which the words are composed.
 q. A knowledge of correct pro 
 c. X knowledge of division into syllobles.
 /. A knowledge of accentua ton and marks use2 to indicate it.
 2. A knowledge of phonic ele- ments end marks.
 METHOD OF TEACHING.
 l. ORAL SPELLING.
 1. Preparation.
 q. By object teaching, excite the ideas of which the words to be spelled are the names.
 .. Teach the oral names.
 C. Teach the written or printed forms of the names by the use of the black board.
 q. Lead the pupils to observe the words as wholes, then the parts in their order.
 c. Require the pupils in their study to reproduce the words of the lesson, both ill their oral and their written form.
 9. Recitation.
 The spelling lesson having been learned and the spelling class being in order, for recitation, oral spelling may be conducted as follows:
 q. The teacher should pronounce the word once distinctly.
 b. Allow the pupil to spell once.
 c. In spelling the pupil is first to pronounce the word, then name the letters of the word in their or der, indicating the syllables.
 Ways of Relieeing Moaotoay in Ordl Spelling:
 q. Teacher pronounces a word. Let one pupil pronounce 1t, t,another name first letter, the next the sec ond letter. and so on until the let ters of a syllable have been named, the next pronounce the syllable, and so on until all the letters have been given, then the class pro nounce the whole word in concert,
 .. Permit pupils to spell in con cert.
 II. WRITTEN METHOD:
 As the pupil in his future spell ing will use the written form, he should have practice in this form for the most part in his spelling ex- erciseS at school.
 l. PreparGtioa.
 The pupil may study his lesson for written spelling by the nse of the same exercises as indicated for oral spelling.
 ? Recitation.
 For the spelling exercises the pupils should be provided with states, or blank books or paper or blackhoards and with pencils.
 C. The words to be spelled may be pronounced by the teacher, as in oral spelling:
 0. The pupils are to write the words in careful mauucr5 each pupil entirely indepe ndent of the others.
 Sources from rhich Spelling Words mag be Derired:
 q. From lessons on objects.
 .. From reading lessons.
 C. From words used in any of the topics of study.
 q. From names of common things.
 c, From spelling books.
 Nodes of Correcting Errors:
 q. Teacher collects the books. papers or states, and examines them.
 ,. Some one pupil collects, cX- amines and makes a report.
 c. Have the members of the class each examine another'S work, and 
 q. After the pupils have spelled the lessen. the teacher may read the same for them, and corrections may be made as errors are found to occur.
 C. If errors are found by any of these modes of correction. they should be corrected by the pupil them, and the correct form written many times.
 Ways of Relieriag the MoAotoay in Written SpeIiiaG:
 C. Fer written spelling, teacher can read or dictate a sentence and require the pupil to spell all the words in order.
 .. Teacher can read, emphasizing the words to be spelled.
 c. Call attention of advanced classes to meanings ofprehXes and sufliXes.
 q. Teach pupils to use diction. ary.
 c. Be sure that pupils know the meaning of words spelled. /. Teach thoroughly,
 RULES.