Republication of the 1830's McGuffey Readers. Most words are phonetically regular. A few have silent letters. The words get as hard as "would" and "stalked" and "engaged." Includes stories of children who want to please God and who love to learn.
This is the revised 1879 edition. The McGuffey Readers are among the best known schoolbooks in the history of American education, having sold more than 120 million copies since the time of their first publication in 1836.
The Moore McGuffey Readers, 1836-43: First Reader for Young Children
Revised primer to precede the readers, introducing about six new words to be mastered in each lesson. Can be used with the phonic method, the word method, the alphabet method...
McGuffey Readers, formally McGuffey's Eclectic Readers, series of elementary school reading books that were widely used in American schools beginning in the 1830s.
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 is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.
Seventy-one lessons use short stories to teach meaning, spelling, pronunciation, and punctuation. Each lesson highlights 8 to 20 new words and charming 19th-century illustrations accompany the text. This is the revised 1879 edition.
Learning to read the McGuffey way offers a phonics foundation, moral growth, and a rich vocabulary.
A traditional reader including stories, poems, and new word drills.
LESSON XXXV. fin'ished bon'net les'son saved white a way' I've am work scam'per read'y gar'den [Illustration: White kitten lapping milk from a bowl.] THE WHITE KITTEN. [Illustration: Script Exercise: Kitty, my pretty, white kitty.
The revised 1879 edition of the popular speller includes a pictorial alphabet plus 248 individual lessons on grammar, pronunciation, abbreviation, usage, and more.