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It is a little known fact that reading was taught by means of spelling for over 200 years. Today the impact of spelling on reading achievement is not as well appreciated as it once was. The late Dr. Ronald P. Carver did extensive research into the causal relationships between spelling instruction and reading ability. Carver concluded, "One very important way to learn how to pronounce more words accurately is sometimes overlooked, that is, learning to spell more words accurately." (Causes of High and Low Reading Achievement, p. 178). He also notes that "spelling was used to teach reading for almost 200 years, but by the beginning of the 20th century, the tide had so turned that learning to sp...
Excerpt from A Bibliography of the Writings of Noah Webster Rebecca Greenleaf Webster, nor making my obeisance to that tiny mer curial one of my great-grandmothers. Coming from an opulent and vivacious milieu in Boston, she became the chief ministrant to her labor ious husband, living harmoniously, effectively, and lovingly with a mate (j no humor, finding an escape in old age through novel reading, once abhorred and condemned in his writings as a temptation of the evil one. Not in vain did she spring from Gallic blood tempered by that of the serious Huguenots. Had she quailed at her post Webster's life and career must have been quite other than they proved. In taking leave of her husband as...
This erudite Handbook demonstrates how multiple approaches have been used to conceptualize, measure, and model the complex issue of quality of life (QOL) and individual well-being, emphasizing place and space as critical factors in a meaningful QOL experience among diverse populations including special attention given to older adults.
The author brings together the voices of citizens and workers and the power dynamics of civic leaders including James J. Hill and Archbishop John Ireland.
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Medical theory and practice of the 1700s developed rapidly, as is evidenced by the extensive collection, which includes...