SPECIAL METHOD
IN PRIMARY READING

SPECIAL METHOD

IN

PRIMARY READING AND ORAL
WORK WITH STORIES

BY

CHARLES A. McMURRY, Ph.D.

DIRECTOR OF PRACTICE DEPARTMENT, NORTHERN ILLINOIS
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, DE KALB, ILLINOIS



New York
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
LONDON: MACMILLAN & CO., Ltd.
1905

All rights reserved

Copyright, 1903.
By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY.

Set up and electrotyped July, 1903; reprinted
April, 1905.

PREFACE

This book attempts the discussion of two veryimportant problems in primary education. First, theoral work in the handling of stories, and second, theintroduction to the art of reading in the earliestschool work. The very close relation between theoral work in stories and the exercises in reading inthe first three years in school is quite fully explained.The oral work in story-telling has gained a greatimportance in recent years, but has not receivedmuch discussion from writers of books on method.

Following this "Special Method in Primary Reading,"a second volume, called the "Special Methodin the Reading of Complete English Classics in theGrades of the Common School," completes the discussionof reading and literature in the intermediateand grammar grades.

Both of the books of Special Method are an applicationof the ideas discussed in "The Principlesof General Method" and "The Method of theRecitation."

Still other volumes of Special Method in Geography,History, and Natural Science furnish the outlinesof the courses of study in these subjects, andalso a full discussion of the value of the materialselected and of the method of treatment.

At the close of each chapter and at the end of thebook a somewhat complete graded list of books, forthe use of both pupils and teachers, is given. Thesame plan is followed in all the books of this series,so that teachers may be able to supply themselveswith the best helps with as little trouble as possible.

CHARLES A. McMURRY.

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