McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader, Revised Edition

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McGuffey, William Holmes, 1800-1873

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader, Revised Edition" by William Holmes McGuffey is an educational textbook written in the late 19th century. This book serves as a foundational reading primer designed primarily for young children who are just beginning to learn how to read. It combines phonics and sight word instruction with moral lessons and simple narratives to help children develop literacy skills. The book consists of a series of lessons that introduce vocabulary through short passages accompanied by illustrations. Each lesson focuses on different aspects of language, from phonics to vocabulary building, and often includes questions to encourage comprehension and discussion. Throughout the text, there are moral themes such as kindness and respect, illustrated through various characters and scenarios, helping to instill values alongside reading proficiency. As students progress, the lessons become incrementally more complex, reinforcing their learning experience and preparing them for more advanced reading materials. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Don Kostuch

Notes:

Reading ease score: 93.5 (5th grade). Very easy to read.

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGuffey_Readers

Release date is 2005-06-29