io8 Education through Nature 



PROGRAM FOR STEP X (Reading). 



Motto: "A man cannot have the power of language 

 without things to apply it to; but his fulness of ex- 

 pression may be out of proportion to his knowledge of 

 the things expressed." Bain. 



Analysis reading 



1. PREPARATION: (a) Provide supplementary read- 

 ing poetry, prose bearing on the subject, to relieve 

 the monotony of the reading exercise. 



2. TIME: One to several periods. 



3. METHOD: Reading. 



4. AIMS : (a) To allow pupils to compare their own 

 work with that of others; (b) to relieve the teacher of 

 of the task of so much reading; (c) drill in pronouncia- 

 tion of scientific terms; (d) to correlate with reading; 

 (e) to provide for a beneficial emulation in the class; 

 (/) to gi ye the teacher an opportunity to estimate the 

 quality and quantity of the work done, and to give 

 due credit for merit arising from carefulness, diligence, 

 neatness, etc. 



5. POINT: In reading their own composition, pupils 

 should be able to read with an intelligent expression. 



6. PRESENTATION: (a) Ask pupil to read his paper; 

 (b) note arrangement of subject-matter, use of terms, 

 expression, etc.; (c) ask other members of the class 

 to criticise the facts; (d) give criticisms and sugges- 

 tions; (e) to break the monotony of the exercise, let 

 a member read the library selection quoted, or any 



