McGuffey First Eclectic Reader 1857: With Instructions for Use with Charlotte Mason Teaching Methods: Volume 1 (McGuffey's New Eclectic Readers) - Softcover

McGuffey, William Holmes

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1613220022 ISBN 13: 9781613220023

Publisher: Everyday Education, LLC, 2017

Synopsis

McGuffey's First Reader: This charming little reader begins with the alphabet, presented in upper- and lower-case formats. Carefully chosen engravings provide memorable clues to letter sounds, making the illustrated alphabet useful for quick reference. From the very first lesson, students practice spelling short words, then reading the resulting sentences. These simple first sentences begin by using two-letter words to form questions and answers, allowing the student to learn in context right from the beginning. As a result, they begin to see how word order can change meaning. An introduction has been added with instructions for using Charlotte Mason teaching methods with the readers. Focus: Reading and Spelling Grade level: Pre-K-1 or as needed 57 lessons

About this title

About the Author:

William Holmes McGuffey (1800-1873) McGuffey was an American theologian and Professor of Moral Philosophy, Greek, and Latin who believed that education should include spiritual and moral training. He was mindful of the practical and budgetary issues of teaching in the one-room schoolhouses of the American frontier, and his goal was to create a curriculum that even untrained teachers could use to provide practical instruction in communication skills through memorable stories and poems. His Readers were often the only books that children had access to, and according to an article in the History and Culture newsletter of the National Park Service, "Most prominent post-Civil War and turn-of-the-century American figures credited their initial success in learning to the Readers" (NPS).

About this edition

• Publisher: Everyday Education, LLC
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1613220022
• ISBN 13: 9781613220023
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112