McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader, Revised Edition (edition 1997)

by William Holmes McGuffey

Series: McGuffey's Readers (2)

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DarthDeverell's review

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 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. (

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DarthDeverell | Nov 8, 2014 |

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DarthDeverell | Nov 8, 2014 |

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provinceoftheheart | Jul 21, 2009 |

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."

lilygirl | Sep 11, 2008 |

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. (

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the1butterfly | Feb 4, 2008 |

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