The American Instructor; Calculated to Succeed the English and Other Spelling-books

<p>The American Instructor; Calculated to Succeed the English and Other Spelling-books by Rensselaer Bentley originally published in 1829 is a fascinating window into early 19th-century American education. This volume aims to provide a comprehensive selection of commonly used words carefully divided accented defined and with their pronunciation accurately indicated. Adapted for classroom use the book reflects the pedagogical approaches of its time focusing on rote learning and precise articulation. It offers a valuable resource for understanding the development of American English and the methods used to instill literacy in a burgeoning nation. For scholars of education linguistics and American history this work provides invaluable insights into the historical foundations of language instruction.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>