The Alberta Public School Speller

Download or read book The Alberta Public School Speller written by Anonymous and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-06-02 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Alberta Public School Speller" is an academic book. The contents included are: 1. Choice of Words. There has been a careful selection of those words best suited for the various grades or years in school. 2. Grouping of Words. These words have been so grouped as to favor their being taught economically. 3. Dictation Exercises. These are so constructed as to give in the briefest space an adequate test of the words taught. 4. Reviews. There are regular reviews at short intervals. 5. Seat Exercises. These exercises are intended to lead the pupil to make lists of words having a phonic element in common. 6. Homonyms. There has been a systematic use of these throughout the book. 7. Spelling Rules. There are numerous and varied exercises to lead, inductively, to a knowledge of the most useful rules for spelling. 8. Authority. The authority usually followed for spelling and pronunciation is The Concise Imperial Dictionary.