A Graduated English-Welsh Spelling Book

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis, John

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"A Graduated English-Welsh Spelling Book" by John Lewis is an educational resource written in the mid-19th century. This spelling book aims to assist Welsh children in acquiring a strong foundation in the English language through structured spelling and vocabulary practice. The book is organized into three parts, featuring lists of words that gradually increase in length and complexity, along with English-Welsh dialogues for practical usage. The opening portion of the book outlines the author's preface, emphasizing the importance of learning orthography for Welsh children. With over thirty years of teaching experience, John Lewis shares insights into the specific challenges faced by his students in mastering English spelling and vocabulary. He encourages educators to utilize the book as a tool for fostering bilingual proficiency, extolling the benefits this will offer both teachers and learners. The initial sections introduce short words, starting with single and two-letter combinations, and serve as the foundation for more complex vocabulary presented later in the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Mark C. Orton, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 9.9 (Professional level). Extremely difficult to read.

Release date is 2015-01-22