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McGuffey Primer - HB Hardcover – August 2, 1982

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4.7 out of 5 stars 225 ratings
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Mott Media has Republished the 1830's Version of the McGuffey Readers with the Original Christian Content! Begins with the alphabet. Moves to simple one-syllable words such as cat and fox, then on to more difficult one-syllable words such as horse and spring. Illustrated with the charming original drawings.
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    60 pages
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    5.39 x 0.39 x 8.5 inches
  5. Publisher
    Mott Media
  6. Publication date
    August 2, 1982
  7. ISBN-10
    0880620188
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0880620185
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William Holmes McGuffey (1800-1873) was a "born" educator. Beginning by teaching his younger brothers and sisters, William McGuffey accepted his first teaching position at 13 in a one-room school with 48 students. After graduating from Washington College and being ordained as a Presbyterian minister, he taught moral philosophy at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio for almost ten years. It was during this period that McGuffey wrote and compiled the Readers that made him famous. Later McGuffey rose to the rank of university president, serving Cincinnati College and Ohio University. He spent the final third of his life teaching moral philosophy at the University of Virginia.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mott Media (August 2, 1982)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 60 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0880620188
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0880620185
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 7 years, from customers
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.39 x 0.39 x 8.5 inches
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Customers find this book an excellent tool for teaching reading, with one mentioning it helped them learn well. Moreover, they appreciate the vocabulary development, with one customer noting the inclusion of challenging spellings and another highlighting the use of proper sentence inflections. Additionally, the book features cute pictures, and one customer specifically mentions the use of farm animals as illustrations. They also value the phonics approach, with one describing it as a classical addition to phonics instruction.

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17 customers mention "Reading level"17 positive0 negative

Customers find this book excellent for teaching reading, describing it as a superb early reader that serves as a wonderful introduction to literacy.

"...It's such a great tool for teaching the basics of writing and reading. Just as an idea, this is how our daily lessons go......" Read more

"...it has about 5 sentences of very small words, very easy for children trying to learn to read...." Read more

"A classical addition to phonics and basic reading principles. Highly recommended." Read more

"Loved this reader. Was such a great gift for my daughter who is a teacher." Read more

10 customers mention "Vocabulary"10 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the vocabulary development in the book, with one customer noting the inclusion of challenging spellings with each lesson and another mentioning the use of proper sentence inflections.

"...confidence at the end of each lesson because she's mastered some previously learned words and persevered through the newer challenging words as well..." Read more

"...He was able to guess any sentence perfectly based on the pictures and beginning sounds of each word...." Read more

"...Then it goes to short stories where it has about 5 sentences of very small words, very easy for children trying to learn to read...." Read more

"The lessons progress very quickly in this primer. It begins with CVC words and a small mix of sight words...." Read more

8 customers mention "Picture quality"8 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the pictures in the book, with one customer noting the use of farm animals as illustrations.

"...It’s a beautiful book and has quick stories that engage both my 5 year old and 9 year old...." Read more

"...The black and white is great and she is making steady progress...." Read more

"...They are nice quality and the covers are beautiful but if the lessons cant be used pretty does me no good." Read more

"...This book does NOT do that. Also, the high-quality illustrations lauded by this edition's publishers look to me like blurry clip art...." Read more

3 customers mention "Phonics"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the phonics approach of the book, with one noting its genuine synthesis method and another describing it as a classical addition to phonics instruction.

"All of the stories had morality and sound principles." Read more

"A classical addition to phonics and basic reading principles. Highly recommended." Read more

"...of 19th century readers is that they use tried and true, genuine synthesis phonics..." Read more

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I love this, and so does my struggling reader! The simplicity of the two letter words in the beginning are really helping to build courage in sounding out words. The lessons get progressively more difficult as you go along- much better than buying a box set of early reader books like wentried last year. I wish I had found this sooner!
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  • shoppingmama
    5.0 out of 5 stars Steady progress in writing and reading with this Primer!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2016
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    I am using this Primer to teach my four year old to read and write in conjunction with the methodology of The Writing Road to Reading (the Spalding method). We both enjoy working through this book! I love that it progresses with enough repetition of previously learned words, interspersed with more newly learned words, and adding a few challenging spellings with each lesson. And my daughter beams with confidence at the end of each lesson because she's mastered some previously learned words and persevered through the newer challenging words as well as new concepts like commas. We usually celebrate with a sticker and lots of high fives!

    Overall, I'm really enjoying the simplicity and timelessness of this Primer. I'm looking forward to working all the way through this "challenge" book, as we call it, and then to the others in this series! It's such a great tool for teaching the basics of writing and reading.

    Just as an idea, this is how our daily lessons go...
    I start by reading the word/sentence (the book starts with isolated words then builds to sentences) to my daughter so that she can identify the phonograms (sounds) she hears and write them down. After she sounds out and writes the word, I have her read her written word, and we do this until she finishes the sentence.Then she reads her sentence. We continue this way until she finishes the set of sentences (right now at Lesson 8 we're at five sentences). She then gets to read the same sentences from the Primer and look at the picture. I usually try to have her read through the set three times. By the third time through, her reading fluency improves so that she hesitates less and uses proper inflections for the various sentence types - statement, question, and exclamation, and even pauses for commas! Hooray!
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  • Krista Davis
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2024
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    I was introduced to McGuffey’s through Sherry Hayes of Mom Delights on You Tube. (We use her workbooks with these.)

    These books were also in my Robinson Curriculum book list to download but we prefer the hands on aspect.

    It’s a beautiful book and has quick stories that engage both my 5 year old and 9 year old.

    My 9 year old actually started over using this and Reading Reflex last year because he had me tricked on his reading ability due to the use of picture books. He was able to guess any sentence perfectly based on the pictures and beginning sounds of each word.

    McGuffey’s books have cute pictures but they don’t naturally tell what is happening.

    Between these books, Reading Reflex, Mrs. Hayes writing journals, and Spelling You See my boys are making amazing progress. I swear, besides staying disciplined, the hardest part of homeschooling is finding what curriculum works for your individual child.
    6 people found this helpful
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  • Tireman
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for learning to read.
    Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2013
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    I bought this for my 5 year old so we could practice on reading before he starts Kindergarten. This book was perfect. At the beginning it had pictures with the word beside them, it is great because some of the pictures you can't guess what they are and you have to really sound them out. Then it goes to short stories where it has about 5 sentences of very small words, very easy for children trying to learn to read. We haven't made it very far in the book as we just bought it recently, but as you go farther into the book the pictures have sentences beside them not just one word. Again this is the perfect book for trying to teach a child to read, highly recommend to everyone.
    4 people found this helpful
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  • Richard michael
    5.0 out of 5 stars Granddaughter loves it.
    Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2024
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    All of the stories had morality and sound principles.
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  • Rivkah Smith
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great for beginning readers
    Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2022
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    A classical addition to phonics and basic reading principles. Highly recommended.
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  • Amazon Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Wholesome and sweet reader
    Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2019
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    The lessons progress very quickly in this primer. It begins with CVC words and a small mix of sight words. It quickly progresses on with words that rhyme with the first few lessons CVC words and more sentences. A few lessons later, and it moves onto entire passages.

    Unless you feel confident designing your own phonics and grammar lessons, I think this is best used as a supplement to a more comprehensive reading program.
    2 people found this helpful
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  • Rhonda Davis
    5.0 out of 5 stars Reader
    Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2021
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    Loved this reader. Was such a great gift for my daughter who is a teacher.
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  • Sarah B.
    5.0 out of 5 stars For Special needs readers, a great tool
    Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2014
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    My daughter with Down syndrome and autism finally found a reading resource she likes that doesn't distract her as much on each page. The black and white is great and she is making steady progress. Nothing seems too racist or gender horrible yet so I hope that we don't find anything like that (some older books one does at times but so far so good). Wish I would have found these earlier.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent condition
    Reviewed in Canada on January 15, 2020
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    This book arrived a teenie bit late but I'm well pleased with it. Thought it was lost in the mail. It is in almost excellent condition. I'm well pleased with the company. ☺
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  • 書斎
    5.0 out of 5 stars 19世紀アメリカの挿画付きアルファベット教本
    Reviewed in Japan on March 23, 2018
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    1849年に発行された初等アルファベット教本の復刻版である（原本を持っていないのでどこまで忠実に復刻されたのかは不明）。19世紀の挿画が好きなので購入した。たこ揚げの少年とかステッキをついて歩く老人とかほのぼのとした感じがたまらなくいい。単語もquail, urn, wren, yoke など当時身近に存在していたと思われる鳥、道具などが出てくる。私はurnという単語は大学の教養課程でキーツのOde on a Grecian Urn を読まされて始めて知った。文化の違いを感じる。同じシリーズのMcGuffery’s Eclectic Primer の復刻版と合わせて読むとよいだろう。
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  • Stacey-lee phillips
    5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended for learning to read!
    Reviewed in Australia on June 27, 2021
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    Product is very good quality. Very good for beginners.
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  • Nathan Sawatzky
    3.0 out of 5 stars Not a strong phonics approach.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 3, 2019
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    While I love the nostalgia of these books, the primer in particular does not have a strong phonics base. Might be difficult for children who need the stronger phonics approach. There are also words which are all in capitals, which I am not a fan of in beginning readers.
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