observing-speaking-writing

Updated: August 24, 2026

One child said with pathos one day, "May we spell as we like to-day, for I've got such a lot to say?" The phonic method dates back to about 1530. It is called the "Observing-Speaking-Writing and Reading Method." Froebel's own adaptation was simpler; it was his principle to begin with a desire on the part of the child, and he gives his method in story form, "How Lina learned to write and read."

E. R. (Elsie Riach) Murray - The Child under Eight