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HANDBOOK OF IRISH TEACHING.
SUMMARY OF THE METHOD OF TEACHING.
- Announce and teach the title of the series.
- Create a mental picture of the incident to be taught by a brief description of the circumstances.
- Give the sentences in English.
- Repeat the verbs in English.
- Teach the verbs in Irish with a few brief illustrations of their use.
- Conversation.
- Teach the verbs again in Irish.
- Conversation.
- Teach the verbs again in Irish.
- Examine pupils on verbs.
- Teach sentences.
- Conversation.
- Teach sentences again.
- Conversation.
- Repeat sentences in Irish.
- Examine pupils in sentences.
- Deliver copy of lesson to pupil.
This is the order of teaching a simple lesson without extras. The method of dealing with the latter I need not summarise.
Mental Visualisation.
The subject of mental pictures or visualisation should, perhaps, have been dealt with sooner, but i ndiaiḋ a ċéile deantar an caisleán, and the teacher may read these remarks in connection with the foregoing instructions. The aim of the series is to make
