Spell the first word very softly and write it on the blackboard as you
pronounce each letter. The children look at the written form on the
board, and copy the word, saying to themselves each letter as they
write. Do the same with other words.
It is not necessary to copy each word more than once. The common part or
family name—the combination of letters that requires special drill—is
repeated in each word.
As pupils gain facility in written letter forms, they should copy their
lessons once in script from the printed lesson in the book. For the
first ten lessons, however, the teacher may well take the time to have
the work copied from the board.