Fact · Dictation
In Mason's dictation lesson, the teacher writes each doubtful word on the blackboard, lets the child look at it until they have a picture, and then rubs the word out.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“These she puts, one by one, on the blackboard, letting the child look till he has a picture, and then rubbing the word out”
Home Education (Home Education Series, Volume 1), Charlotte M. Mason, Project Gutenberg, eBook 71087, 1886, Chapter XII, Steps of a Dictation Lesson.
Open the original- What it measures
- The preparation step in Mason's dictation lesson, before the teacher gives out the passage.
- What it does not show
- Describes Mason's own lessons for the children she taught. It is her method, not a controlled comparison.