Books with author William Holmes McGuffey

McGuffey Readers were a series of graded primers for grade levels 1-6. They were widely used as textbooks in American schools from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century, and are still used today in some private schools and in homeschooling.It is estimated that at least 120 million copies of McGuffey's Readers were sold between 1836 and 1960, placing its sales in a category with the Bible and Webster's Dictionary. Since 1961, they have continued to sell at a rate of some 30,000 copies a year. Only the Ray's Arithmetic series (1834-1913) matched it in popularity, written by a colleague of McGuffey's and begun in 1834.

A classic reading curriculum that keeps students engagedMcGuffey's Eclectic Readers: Primer Through the Sixth, Revised Edition, 7 Volume Set provides a classic approach to learning reading, with short, engaging lessons. Using phonics and memorization techniques to develop reading ability helps cultivate a wide vocabulary, and the reading selections are selected to help students develop a broad variety of literary tastes. Cursive is introduced slowly, beginning with letters that are easily recognized by children familiar with printing, and vocabulary presented in context facilitate deeper internalization without rote memorization.

Note - this Kindle version of McGuffey's First Reader contains all of the original illustrations that are in the printed books. Comments below which may say otherwise are referring to a different Kindle edition of this book.Filled with happy tales, good morals, and a systematic approach to teaching reading, it is clear why McGuffey's Readers have been among the most loved and most used books in American history. McGuffey's First Reader starts out with the basics of the alphabet and gradually builds up the phonics skills and sight word recognition until the child is reading full paragraphs and narratives. The strength of this Reader is in its sequential gradation of skills. Its beauty is in its timeless stories.

Note - this Kindle version of McGuffey's Primer contains all of the original illustrations and formatting that are in the printed books. Comments below that say otherwise are referring to a different Kindle edition of this book.Filled with happy tales, good morals, and a systematic approach to teaching reading, it is clear why McGuffey's Readers have been among the most loved and most used books in American history. McGuffey's Primer starts out with the basics of the alphabet and gradually builds up the phonics skills and sight word recognition until the child is reading full paragraphs and narratives. The strength of this Primer is in its sequential gradation of skills. Its beauty is in its timeless stories.

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