Rollo Learning to Read

Chapter 1: ROLLO LEARNING TO READ.

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About This Book

A collection of short, child-centered episodes follows a young boy's gradual progress in learning to read under family guidance. Chapters mix simple instructional sequences with practical advice about habits, perseverance, and the method of teaching letters and words. Repetition, staged lessons, and regular practice underline the pedagogical approach, while brief moral and amusing tales illustrate vocabulary and everyday concepts. Interspersed scenes of play, chores, small mishaps, and animal anecdotes provide context for reading exercises. The overall tone blends firm instruction with gentle encouragement to make early reading disciplined yet engaging.

ROLLO LEARNING TO READ.

THE ROLLO SERIES

IS COMPOSED OF FOURTEEN VOLUMES, VIZ.:

Rollo Learning to Talk.	Rollo’s Museum.
Rollo Learning to Read.	Rollo’s Travels.
Rollo at Work.	Rollo’s Correspondence.
Rollo at Play.	Rollo’s Philosophy—Water.
Rollo at School.	Rollo’s Philosophy—Air.
Rollo’s Vacation.	Rollo’s Philosophy—Fire.
Rollo’s Experiments.	Rollo’s Philosophy—Sky.

A NEW EDITION, REVISED BY THE AUTHOR.

NEW YORK
THOMAS Y. CROWELL & CO.
PUBLISHERS

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by
PHILLIPS, SAMPSON & CO.,
In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.