DIRECTIONS TO SECOND GRADE TEACHERS
Reading edition
The second grade list of words contains 340 new words in addition to the review lessons, which include 80 of the most difficult first grade words, and 60 of the homonyms which give the most trouble. The new words are all words frequently used, are words which second grade children can learn easily and, for the most part, are frequently found in the second readers most commonly used. You will find that the method outlined below will enable you to teach these words so that your classes will make very nearly a perfect score on them.
Directions for Teaching.—Read again the directions for teaching as given on pages vii to xvi. You will find it advisable to take some time at the beginning of the term to teach pupils how to study. You will still find it necessary to correct the papers yourself. You may follow the same schedule as that outlined in the general directions. Watch particularly for improper methods of study.
Second grade pupils should write their tests without hesitation and with fair speed. Explain to the pupils with great care that letters which are not made plainly will be counted wrong.
Remember that the lessons are arranged by weeks rather than by days. The work for each week consists of one advance column and one review column. The review column in each case is the fourth column preceding the advance work. That is, it is made up of a week's work one month old. For example, column 5 contains 20 new words to be learned in one week. During the same week, column 1 should be reviewed. The lesson for the first week consists of column 1, which is the advance lesson, and of column R 1, which is the review.
R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4
dearsattopmake
fatbeeplayingmilk
cowbabycameher
gethaspigapple
somehomegivewith
welookinghadwhen
waylovefromdown
runredfarsix
goldlikecallsend
catgoingiceschool
coldcornthanklive
orboxputgave
themamfastsnow
girlthenbywhat
thiseatmademother
threethingnightafter
ringmuchonejust
cannottimebedhard
windoversunwood
hattheymustfive
Standard Number of Errors
I. ( )I. ( )I. ( )I. ( )
II. 5II. 6II. 7II. 8
III. 3III. 3III. 3III. 4
1 2 3 4
askforgetearyear
backfundaysago
bestgrasssingdoor
billhappydollgot
blackhayhopeMay
blowhillgrowbad
bringhimboysball
butterhotflybank
cakeinsidehandsbell
capitspinkend
childjoydryfoot
cupkeeptimesfree
cutkindstringking
everkissbreadletter
facelateneedsmost
farmlayrisesame
feetleftskinship
filllight crytill
fishlowstoryyet
foodmeattallabout
Standard Number of Errors
I. ( )I. ( )I. ( )I. ( )
II. 8II. 8II. 7II 6
III. 4III. 4III. 3III. 3
5 6 7 8
moresaidverybeside
morningsandwallbetter
Mr.sentwantbird
namesidewarblue
neversisterweekbrother
ninesmallwellcalling
nowstandwestmild
offstandingwherecare
oncestatewhycity
papastaywincook
partsweetwishcover
pentakeworkcream
placetellingyesdark
poorthereafternoondeep
raintoanydinner
readtoldarounddrive
resttookbarndrop
richtownbeardust
ridetwobecameeast
roomunderbecomeeven
Standard Number of Errors
I. ( )I. ( )I. ( )I. ( )
II. 8II. 8II. 9II. 10
III. 4III. 4III. 5III. 5
9 10 11 12
eyelargepicksold
falllifepineson
felllivedplansong
feltlivesriversoon
findlongroadspring
finelongerrockstep
flatlookedrosestop
foundminesadstore
fourMisssawsuch
gatemudsayingsummer
gladmyselfseedsupper
gonenearseentable
graynowsellthin
headnicesetthinking
hearnoonsheepto-night
helpohshoptoo
hereoldershowtrust
holdopensleepupon
houseourslowwalk
huntoutsidesoftwater
Standard Number of Errors
I. ( )I. ( )I. ( )I. ( )
II. 10II. 10II. 10II. 10
III. 5III. 5III. 5III. 5
13 14 15 16
wentbrightfellowmarket
werebringingfiremaster
whilebuyfirstmeal
whochildrenflowermeet
wideclearfrostmet
wifeclockgathermight
windowclosegivenmind
wintercomingglassmove
withoutcoolgroundnap
aircouldhangneck
alivedanceheldnext
alsodiehorsenorth
asleepdoneJunenothing
atepaleknowother
beendressladypass
behindeveryleavegoats
bidfairlegright
bitfarmerliftround
boatfatherlovedrush
bothfeedmanyseven
Standard Number of Errors
I. ( )I. ( )I. ( )I. ( )
II. 12II. 12II. 12II. 12
III. 6III. 7III. 7III. 7
17 18 19 20
shalltoseenoh
shortwayhimwood
shutwehayblue
sickdearrainhear
sitsomecan'tfair
somethingringheremight
soundballtherenew
southbeesonbuy
startMaytooknow
stickbadbearmeet
stillredtworight
stoodonelowroad
streetbyselldie
takenmadeatedone
takingsunveryflower
teachfeetreadair
thenMissourbe
thesedofourbread
truesentgrayneeds
tryweekmeatnot
Standard Number of Errors
I. ( )I. ( )I. ( )I. ( )
II. 12II. 6II. 9II. 12
III. 7III. 3III. 5III. 7