Excerpt from A Modern Phonic Primer, Vol. 2<br><br>Experiments conducted by the authors showed them that the most interesting subjects Of reading lessons for children in Part II grade are, first, stories about familiar animals and domestic pets; second, stories of children in action, - games, adventures, etc.; and third, the standard nursery or Mother Goose stories. Myths and fairy stories were less strongly attractive than in the junior second classes. This book is made up of a judicious apportionment Of matter from the first three groups Of subjects.<br><br>Every lesson, from multiplied proof-copies, has been tested and perfected in the class room. Not a picture was made for any lesson before the suitability Of the latter had been deter mined by the test of critical teaching in one or more large classes, and the improvements discovered by such test had been incorporated.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.