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PRIMARY SCHOOL METHODS.

Miss Brown.

The courses offered in primary work are for teachers of grades I to IV inclusive.
A general survey of the theory and practice of teaching in the primary school will
be given. A detailed study of the subject matter of each grade, with discussions
of the aim of each subject, its relative value, and of plans and methods for its
development, will be included. Courses of study, programs and bibilographies will be
presented. In addition, there will be discussions on the following topics: The
teacher—preparation, equipment and requirement; the school—organization, management
and relation to the community; the pupil—physical, mental and moral development.

1. Primary Methods for First and Second Grade Teachers.—The following
subjects will be taken up: Reading and language—oral composition, stories,
dramatization, phonics and spelling; number—sense training, games, counting and
ratio; manual training—paper cutting, cardboard construction, clay modeling, etc.,
the connection of manual training with seat work; history—simple lessons showing
the relation of the child to social and institutional life.

Daily, from 9:30 to 10:30. Cabell Hall, Room 3.

2. Primary Methods for Third and Fourth Grade Teachers.—The
following subjects will be taken up: Reading and language—oral and written English
based on literature, nature study, history and geography, simple treatment
of grammatical forms, spelling and pronunciation; arithmetic—fundamental processes,
multiplication tables, simple fractions, problems and construction work; history and
civics; nature study and the school garden; geography—home geography and world
relations; hygiene—practical school room problems.

Daily, from 10:30 to 11:30. Cabell Hall, Room 3.