Religious names also stand the test of time. Research compiled for this book shows that in the last 100 years, in both the UK and the US, names with a religious background were 50 per cent more likely than other names to have remained in the top 100 charts.
Christian christian names come from two main sources: the Bible and the saints through church history. This compilation gives the background to these names. It lists some well-known names from the Bible: David, Noah, Ruth and Sarah alongside the less familiar Chloe and Susannah. The names of saints such as Anthony, Bernadette, George and Martin and many others are also included, as are Christian virtues such as Joy and Faith.
Each pupil has his own difficulties in spelling. Teach himto make private lists of the words which he finds especiallyhard to spell and have him use extra effort to conquer thesetrouble makers. These may be listed in the back of histextbook or in his individual notebook. Occasional lessonsmay be devoted entirely to this kind of exercise, and theyshould be individual and painstaking. Such words shouldbe watched for in the other written work and misspellingprevented rather than corrected. Besides making the misspelledwords the basis of a lesson they may well be correctlyand carefully written on the board with the difficulty shownin colored crayon. If possible leave them in sight forseveral days.
In the first grade the child should be taught to spell hisown name. In the second grade he should be taught themost common names of other children in the room, the nameof the teacher, of the city or town, and of the state. Heshould be taught that these names always begin with acapital letter. Other local names of special importancemay be presented at the discretion of the teacher.
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