Download or read book The Ideal Catholic Readers Fourth Reader (Classic Reprint) written by A. Sister of St. Joseph and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-10 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Ideal Catholic Readers Fourth Reader The teacher of reading distinguishes two periods in the elementary grades; the period of learning to read, and the period of reading to learn. During the first three years of school life, the greater part of the time is spent in learning to read, that is, in endeavoring to master the mechanics of reading, and, at the same time, storing up mental pictures which tend to develop the faculties of the child gradually and systematically. But when the children take up the Fourth Reader, a more varied and interesting field of literature is opened to them. Gradually they leave the realm of childhood and fancy and enter into a more realistic world. It may be said, then, that the Fourth Reader serves as a transition from the work of the Primary to that of the Grammar grades. The Fourth Reader of The Ideal Catholic Series is arranged according to the ideas and principles of the best educators in this country. While keeping the religious feature in the foreground, the author has succeeded in introducing selections of real literary value which cannot help appealing to the true, the beautiful, and the good in the nature of the child. The numerous narratives from the Bible, the historical accounts of the first settlers of our continent, the stories telling of the heroic work performed by the early Catholic missionaries, the interesting biographical sketches, the lessons inculcating true love of country, the admirable nature studies, the engrossing and thrilling stories, and the exquisite selection of poetry, make this reader comprehensive, literary, aesthetic, and religious. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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."