1st Edition

From Pictures to Letters First Steps in the Teaching of Reading and Writing

By Ellen Walpole Copyright 1937
250 Pages
by Routledge

250 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1937. This book is ‘an account of the special training necessary for the young boy or girl in letter-making and simple reading’. The book uses ‘Basic English’, the 850 words of which are included specifically for reference, as a suggested starting point for the teaching of reading and writing, and presents a system for teachers to teach letters by pictures. The order of... Read more

To the Reader.  Part 1  1. A Word to Teachers  2. Apparatus  Part 2  3. Muscle Training  Part 3  4. The Teaching of the Letters  Part 4  5. More Training in Letters.  Appendix: Material for the Word-lists and Reading-cards Used in Part 4

Biography

Ellen Walpole