The Guilford Speller With Word Studies And Dictionary Work PDF Download

Excerpt from The Guilford Speller With Word Studies and Dictionary Work Although there have undoubtedly been improvements in the method of teaching spelling during the last twenty-five years, the fact that the spelling is poor in schools, in colleges, and in business life generally cannot be gainsaid. The complaint is so universal and so persistent that the inference is irresistible either that the subject is extremely difficult or that the present method of teaching it is faulty. The authors of this book believe the trouble arises in large part from a wrong method, and accordingly offer as a remedy this book, the characteristic feature of which is dictionary work. This consists not in merely telling the pupil to consult the dictionary - for the dictionary is an oracle that divulges little unless wisely interrogated, - but the pupil is given varied and numerous lessons on its proper use till he thoroughly understands what a dictionary is for, becomes expert in its use, ceases guessing when a difficulty is presented, and of himself not only consults the dictionary, but does so intelligently and rapidly; and, as a result, very rarely misspells or mispronounces a word. The great majority of those who ever learn to spell acquire the accomplishment in precisely this way, but after leaving school. 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.