The work of each book begins with a story intended to impress the
children with the importance of _seeing_ the word exactly, _hearing_ the
word correctly, and _pronouncing_ the word accurately. “The Efficient
Guide” emphasizes these points together with the necessity of learning
to spell the word correctly the first time. The right use of the story
will help to impress upon the children the fact that in spelling, as in
the industrial world, there is no second chance. A thing is right or it
is wrong.