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This book originated in a series of little reading lessons prepared for the first grade pupils in theS antaR osa public schools. The object of the lessons was three-fold: to provide reading matter for the little ones who had only a small vocabulary of sightwords; to acquaint them early with the heroes who have come down to us in song and story; and to create a desire for literature. It has been my... More

This book originated in a series of little reading lessons prepared for the first grade pupils in theS antaR osa public schools. The object of the lessons was three-fold: to provide reading matter for the little ones who had only a small vocabulary of sightwords; to acquaint them early with the heroes who have come down to us in song and story; and to create a desire for literature. It has been my endeavor to follow Dr. G. Stanley Hall ssuggestions in his monograph, How toT each Reading, where he asks for true child-editions, made by testing many children with the work piece-meal and cutting and adapting the material till it really and closely fitted the minds and hearts of the children. Various stories were given to the pupils; discussions followed. After a time the story was produced orally by the children. Notes were made on expressions used and points of interest dwelt upon. Later the story was either written on the blackboard or mimeographed and put into the pupils hands to read. It gave great delight to the children to recognize an old friend in a new dress, and as interest was aroused, but little difficulty was encountered in recognizing words that were indeed new in their sight vocabulary, but old servants in their oral vocabulary. The spirit of the book may be illustrated by referring to the roast turkey in the story ofT heL ittle Match Girl. The story was told as dear old Hans Christian Andersen gave it to the little German children of fifty years ago. But American children have a different idea of the fowl which graces the table at Christmas time. The story as it came from the lips of the children referred to the turkey, and goose was used in only one instance. As the story was to appeal to our children, the word was changed to suit their ideas.
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