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Two of the best known school books in the history of American education were the 18th century New England Primer and the 19th century McGuffey Readers. Of the two, McGuffey's was more popular and widely used. 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. This is your chance to own the complete library - The Primer, 6 Readers, Speller and a special bonus the 92 page book "History of McGuffey Readers".
This is the 1879 version of the reading instruction series of books that were used by most schools in America for well over 50 years. Gauranteed to ensure your child acquires the basic fundamentals, to read and write well!!
The McGuffey educational course begins in the Primer. Here your child will learn the letters of the alphabet. They will progress step-by-step to use the building blocks of the English language to form and begin to pronounce words. Each lesson begins with a study of words used in the reading exercise. The words also show markings to help with correct pronunciation.
The McGuffey Eclectic Readers, from the first to the Sixth each provide lessons from the basics of punctuation, word definition, articulation of words, vocal inflections and accents. Included is a collection of 90 selections written by many authors such as Louisa May Alcott (remember "Little Men" and "Little Women"?).
The Fifth Reader continues to teach articulation, Accent, Emphasis, Modualtion, Poetic Pauses, and includes 117 writings from a wide range of sources including the Holy Bible, Dickens, Lowell, Cooper, and many more.
Reader number six continues from the previous reader, and includes additional selected reading by such greats as Longfellow, Tennyson, Blackstone, Poe, Byron, Shakespeare, Jefferson, Bacon, Scott, a wonderful samplings of the world's greatest literature for your child to enjoy.
Also included is the the McGuffey's Spelling Book. It is divided up into 248 lessons. It teaches your child how to spell phonetically. Why pay hundreds for similiar courses, when this CD will teach the same for only pennies!! It contains more than 12,000 words, with rules and examples for the formation of derivatives.
The McGuffey Eclectic Reader is also included, three hundred exercises for reading or declamation. This book may be used as either a reader or speaker.
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