Excerpt from New-World Speller: Grades Six, Seven, and Eight Learning to spell involves the formation of certain habits of Introduction mind. The most important is the habit of observing correctly the printed form of words. Next in importance, and often associated with this habit, is that of hearing words correctly. Nearly all mistakes in spelling result from the failure of children to see and hear correctly. The lessons in the new-world Spellers have been planned to aid pupils in the formation of habits of observation. Effective work in spelling, as in all school subjects, depends on attention. Forced attention may accomplish something, but what is done with interest leaves the more lasting impression. The lessons, therefore, introduce great variety into the necessary drill in order to make it attractive to the children. All sentences intended for dictation are printed in the larger type. The directions for study are printed in smaller type. Train the children from the outset to read these directions and to follow them. They are intended to stimulate and develop the self-activity of the pupils, and will gradually train them to attack a lesson without hesitation and learn it in the most economical way. The vocabulary has been selected with a view to meeting the Vocabulary demands of actual life. This vocabulary is most effectively enlarged by exercises requiring the pupils to give plurals, to change verbs to the forms ending in ed and Mg, to build long words from shorter ones, to use prefixes, to formulate rules, and the like. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.