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Van Nostrand Reinhold (2007), Edition: Revised Edition, 96 pages
Description
Since 1836, children have been delighted by these volumes filled with exotic adventures, exciting tales, beautiful poems, and funny fables. The First Eclectic Reader includes stories, word lists, and phonics charts.
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LibraryThing member the1butterfly
As with the McGuffey's Primer, this is a reproduction of an old school book. It follows a basic phonics instruction pattern, and gets progressively more difficult. I do not think, however, that it provides enough practice, and I wonder how teachers would instruct students in one room schools.
LibraryThing member lilygirl
The first couple lessons cover the same ground found in the primer, but by the middle of the book the characters are conversing with each other. The final two sentences are: "Be kind to all, and do not waste your time in school. When you go home, you may ask your parents to get you a Second Reader."
LibraryThing member DarthDeverell
These reproductions of McGuffey's readers are useful volumes for those interested in the history of education in America. The content is faithful to the original and the binding is sturdy. I work at a living history museum and we use these in our 19th century schoolhouse to demonstrate how children
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learned to read. This volume works well in demonstrating pre-Kindergarten/early-elementary school reading and visitors to the museum often find it interesting that students learned cursive at such a young age. Show Less
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96 p.; 7.5 inches
ISBN
0442235615 / 9780442235611