This manual for teachers sets forth in some detail the direct method of teaching children to read. It has proved successful to a very large degree in the hands of teachers with no experience or teaching preparation. This manual includes: (1) History of the Method; (2) The Method Explained; (3) Principles Underlying the Method; (4) Material Needed and Suggested; (5) Selections and Work for September-June; (6) Phonic Chart; (7) Words for Spelling; (8) List of Words Found in the Thirty-Seven Selections; and (9) Method for Teaching Grade I to Read as Applied to Selection XVI, The Wind.