The english instructor: or, the art of spelling improved. Being a more Plain, Easy, and Regular Method of Teaching Young Children, than any extant. In two parts. The First, - Containing Monosyllables, expressing the most natural and easy Things to the Apprehensions of Children; with Common Words, and Scripture Proper Names, alphabetically ranged, with their proper Accent, and divided according to the Rules of Orthography. The Second, - Being an Instruction more particularly designed for Children of an higher Class, such as have not only made some Advances in their Reading, but are capable of understanding and applying the Rules there given; and contains Observations on the Sound of Letters, with the Use of true Pointing, and other Things necessary for an English Scholar. To which is added, A Method of Instruction, Out of the Sacred Writings and the Catechism of our Church. The Whole being intermixed with Variety of Exercises in Prose and Verse, adapted to the Capacities of Children, an

People / Organizations

• Henry Dixon (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for C. Hitch, S. Crowder and Co. B. Dod, J. Fuller, C. and R. Ware, T. Caslon; J. Leake at Bath; and R. Raikes at Gloucester, 1760.

Publication year

1760-1760

ESTC No.

T145364

Grub Street ID

192105

Description

144p.,plates ; 12⁰

Note

With an engraved frontispiece in the form of a half-title.Citation/references Alston, IV.331