How to Teach Reading in the Public Schools

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, S. H. (Solomon Henry), 1861-1927.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"How to Teach Reading in the Public Schools" by S. H. Clark is an instructional manual aimed at educators, written in the late 19th century. This work provides insights and methodologies for teaching reading effectively in public schools, stressing the importance of understanding vocal expression and its various components. The book appears to focus on improving both the teachers' and students' abilities to extract meaning from text, thereby elevating the standard of reading instruction. The opening of this manual establishes its purpose by addressing the inadequacies of reading education in public schools. The author outlines common remedial approaches, such as mechanical methods of teaching vocal expression and comprehension techniques, explaining why they often fall short in fostering a true understanding of literature. Clark emphasizes the need for teachers to appreciate great literature, to understand the psychology behind vocal expression, and to implement a structured, methodical approach to instruction that prioritizes clarity and comprehension, rather than rote learning. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Preface

Introduction

The criterion of time

The criterion of pitch

The criterion of quality

The criterion of force

The mental attitude of the reader

Grouping

Succession of ideas

Central idea

Subordination

Values

Emotion

Atmosphere

Contrasts

Climaxes

Concluding remarks on method

Literary interpretation.

Credits:

Produced by MFR, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 68.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Release date is 2020-04-01