1890 Programme of Study - Overview
 

READING

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Prescribed Learning Outcomes - General
Every youth, whether in town or country, should be able so to read that reading will be a pleasure and not a labour, otherwise his little knowledge of reading will be seldom, if ever, used to acquire information.

 

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 Recommended Learning Resources 
Prose: From Primer to Fifth Reader, inclusive.

Verse: Poems that can easily be memorized and recited for the edification of pupils.  *The following works are especially recommended:

Excelsior! "The shades of night were falling fast...."
Casabianca "The boy stood on the burning deck...."
Wreck of the Hesperus "It was the schooner Hesperus, That sailed the wintry sea...."
Woodman, Spare That Tree! "Woodman, spare that tree! Touch not a single bough!"

 

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 Suggested Instructional Strategies 
Special attention should be given to correct pronunciation, distinct articulation, and proper expression.

Declamation of selections from prose and poetry committed to memory tends to awaken a taste for good language, as well as aids in the development of a natural and easy delivery.

 

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 Suggested Assessment Strategies 
The teacher should call on each pupil in the class to read aloud a passage of prose and to recite a selection of poetry.  When reading or reciting, pupils should stand erectly in the aisle to the right of their desks and should look directly at the teacher.   Public examinations may be held twice a year, at which time pupils should turn towards the visitors. 

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