McGuffeys First Eclectic Reader (Illustrated) (McGuffeys Eclectic Readers Book 1)

McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader

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We didn't read the whole thing, skipped some passages and then took a break from it entirely as it progressed a bit too quickly for my This was okay, forgot to mark it read earlier in the year. We didn't read the whole thing, skipped some passages and then took a break from it entirely as it progressed a bit too quickly for my daughter about midway through. By the time we made it back to the book a few months later she was past the reading level of this. I would still recommend it if you are tired of buying or borrowing reading level appropriate EZ reader type material.

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However, what worked better for my daughter was a subscription to ReadingA-Z. I absolutely loved that site and it was worth every penny. We used it from K-1st and discontinued our subscription when she was reading past 5th grade level.

If you can't afford a subscription to that site, than this book was better than a lot of easy readers. We were reading this as part of our homeschool Curriculum for helping my son learn to read and he didn't like it. I guess it was too outdated, in his opinion. Grandmother had this as a child and kept the reader right up until death.

This was how America was taught back in the latter 's. Now with another member of the family. This version is a little heavier in Christian content than the latter as used by Grandmother. Nov 04, Don Heiman rated it it was amazing. McGuffey's "First Eclectic Reader Revised" was the phonics, handwriting, and word recognition student text used by my grandparents' living in the rural Midwest.

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The book story lines are wonderful and reflect the cultural values of my grandparents times. The book was fun to read. Jul 04, Jennifer rated it really liked it Shelves: The content in this is deeper and more interesting than the primer. Isabel could read most of it to me.

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Kata finished reading this soon after starting kindergarten. This is such an excellent set. I love to tutor by them. Cydamarie Pedersen rated it liked it Jan 05, Lee rated it really liked it Sep 01, Deanna rated it really liked it May 21, Karen rated it really liked it Nov 01, James Aaron rated it did not like it Jan 11, Carrie rated it it was amazing Aug 14, Rebecca Frisch rated it liked it Sep 24, Anthonypoff rated it it was amazing Apr 07, Jim rated it liked it Jun 29, Jane rated it did not like it May 10, Melissa rated it really liked it May 13, Me rated it it was ok Sep 18, Share your thoughts with other customers.

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There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. As a brand new homeschooling mom I was terrified of trying to teach my 6 year old daughter how to read.

I tried phonics books, which helped with sounding words out, but didn't really allow her to read beyond one or two words. I'm a very big believer in doing things the old fashioned way and I stumbled upon this book and thought I'd try it. The lessons start very simply and allow the student to build their confidence in reading as they progress. My daughter is reading very well and loves working through this book. It has taken much stress off of me as I worried about teaching her to love reading as much as we do.

You will not be disappointed with this book! Printing quality was excellent. When I was a child at a private school back in the s they used the original McGuffey's.

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Even then I wanted one I thought they were so great. Children love the stories. I love the "slate work" showing the time period from where it came. To me this looks almost identical to the original except the front cover was printed ever so slightly crooked, not very noticeable though and there is a barcode on the back, not surprising for out time. I highly recommend these great books for children today.

Overall a great price and a quality product. One person found this helpful. Book is reformatted from original text making reading impossible. The original pictures are missing and replaced by crude descriptions. Supposed to be used for teaching reading but in the form is is useless. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. I am only going to review this one book for all of the McGuffey readers, so I can withhold from writing 6 different reviews. My readers came pretty quickly and I ordered the box set of 7 books. I home school my children and they use these for reading, phonics and copywork.

The pictures are in black and white but still beautiful.

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The level of reading goes up to high school, however, I imagine that a lot of adults could not read what is in the last reader with understanding. It has timeless quotes from our forefathers, Shakespeare, prose, many forms of poetry. I highly recommend these if you want your children to become great readers or if they love to read already. My 8 year old son, like many boys, is not a "natural" reader.

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So we have tried many different book styles to improve his ability and confidence. The McGuffy series was recommended by a schoolmate's mom so I ordered a couple to see if they could help. Because the lessons all start with a review of words and word sounds, the reading is smoother.

The lessons are also quite short, often without an ending of an event being described, so it provides an opportunity to have the child create an ending which helps develop descriptive writing skills. We will soon be moving to the McGuffy Second Reader which builds nicely on the foundations set by this book.

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This reader also has many essays and stories that show our country's accomplishments and fundamental strengths. I doubt that many students today ever have a chance to read them.

I use these as part of my homeschool curriculum, McGuffy has so much content and they teach moral lessons. It's neat to observe the historical differences between then and now. We go slow and re-read the stories and talk through through comprehending the content. It's a great value.

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