HOW TO TEACH READING IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY 8. H. CLARK, Ph.B. OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO Author of "How to Read Aloud" and Associate Author of “ Principles of Vival CHICAGO SCOTT, FORESMAN AND COMPANY LIBRARY OF THE LELAND STANFORD JR. UNIVERSITY. a. 38534 Copyright 1898, By SCOTT, FORESMAN AND COMPANY C FEB 13 1900 PRESS OF THE HENRY O. SHEPARD CO., CHICAGO. PREFACE This book is intended primarily as a manual for teachers of reading in the public schools. In the preparation of the work the author has borne in mind the chief needs of the teacher: First, that he should thoroughly understand how thought and feeling are expressed; and, second, that he should have a definite graded method of instruction, in which the simple precedes the complex, and in which one element, and one only, is presented at a time. The book is, therefore, an endeavor to assist the teacher of reading, by explaining the psychology of expression; by presenting a practical method of instruction; and by discussing certain general principles of literary interpretation. Though the main motive of the book has been to improve the teaching of reading in the public schools, the aim has also been to provide a text book for use in normal schools and classes in elocution. Portions of the book have already appeared in Principles of Vocal Expression and How to Read Aloud, the latter of which is now out of print. The reception accorded these books leads the author to hope that the present manual may meet with similar approval from his fellow teachers. S. H. CLARK. |