Mcguffeys eclectic spelling book by william mcguffey. Ford republished all six readers from the 1867 edition and distributed complete sets of them, at his own expense, to. Embracing a progressive course of instruction in english orthography and orthoepy, including dictation exercises alexander hamilton mcguffey january 1, 1865. Using stories, word lists, phonics charts, and 19thcentury illustrations, it is a timeless teaching tool. Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of mcguffeys first eclectic reader revised edition. Book is 144 pages long and has a lot of information on the alphabet, sounding, and pronouncing, spelling words in the english language with lessons text book. Jun 29, 2005 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Book, mcguffeys eclectic primer, revised edition 1881. Copy 2 was used in franklin, indiana and was held by the indianapolismarion county public library. The project gutenberg ebook of mcguffeys fifth eclectic reader by william holmes. Mcguffey s eclectic spelling book by mcguffey edition. The plan of the book enables the teacher to pursue the phonic method, the word method, the alphabet method, or. Two new features of the revised sixth deserve especial attention the explanatory notes.
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This is probably about the easiest set of books to teach a kid how to read with. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read mcguffey s third eclectic reader. More than 6 million copies in 450 editions of the new england primer were printed between 1681 and 1830 and were a part of nearly every childs life. Mcguffeys eclectic spelling bookthe english alphabet. From his book, fifty years and over of akron and summit county. The museum building features a series of changing exhibits, gift. Containing progressive lessons in reading and spelling 1853. Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. Among the most successful of these was william holmes mcguffey s series of eclectic readers which were produced from the 1830s until after the turn of the twentieth century. Oct 06, 2007 i have a mcguffeys electic spelling book 1896. Mcguffey s eclectic spelling book by mcguffey, alexander h.
Mcguffey s eclectic spellingbook by mcguffey, william holmes, 18001873. Publication date 1879 publisher boston, ginn collection cdl. Embracing a progressive course of instruction in english orthography and orthoepy, including dictation exercises alexander hamilton mcguffey van antwerp. Mcguffeys eclectic spelling book the original classic. The project gutenberg ebook of mcguffeys eclectic primer. George arnold, 18841865, was born in new york city. The delivery date is not guaranteed until you have checked out using an instant payment method. Oct, 2012 the mcguffey readers and the mcguffey spelling book are free for your kindle or kindle app. This is an online version of a 19th century spelling textbook, and therefore any reference is used to serve for historical purposes only.
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