The third reader in the set continues spelling exercises in the first half and introduces definitions in the latter half of the book.

Provides thorough and frequent drills on the elementary sounds to improve pronunciation and reading skills.

A traditional reader including stories, poems, and new word drills

The tried and true McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader develops basic reading comprehension skills for children as young as five all the way to adults learning to read. Using stories, word lists, phonics charts, and 19th-century illustrations, it is a timeless teaching tool. This is the revised 1879 edition. The McGuffey Readers are among the best known schoolbooks in the history of American education, having sold more than 120 million copies since the time of their first publication in 1836.

Revised primer to precede the readers, introducing about six new words to be mastered in each lesson. Can be used with the phonic method, the word method, the alphabet method of any combination of these methods.

This parent-teacher guide has been written expressly for Mott Media's republication of the 1830's McGuffey Readers. For the first time ever - a comprehensive guide for using the McGuffey readers. Includes general helps for teaching reading and specific ideas for each lesson. Not too little, not too much, but just right.

The McGuffey Readers were America's primary school books for over a century. This edition of the Third Eclectic Reader features the complete original text from the 1879 edition, including dramatic stories, vintage illustrations, phonics-based reading instruction, and more.