McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader, William Holmes McGuffey
McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader
William Holmes McGuffey
Category: Children
Genres: Reader,Non-fiction
Level 1.050:43 h35.9 mb
Reading is such an essential skill that it is the subject of many books and is taught daily in school. Early readers need the right material to grab their interest and teach them how to read correctly at the proper pace but adequately. McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader uses the identification of letters and the way they are arranged into words as the basis of this learning. The book is part of a series of books successfully used as texts for young readers since the mid-19th century.

McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader

Revised Edition

by
William Holmes McGuffey

McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader

The Alphabet

Printed Alphabet

A a
B b
C c
D d
E e

F f
G g
H h
I i
J j

K k
L l
M m
N n
O o

P p
Q q
R r
S s
T t

U u
V v
W w
X x
Y y
Z z

Script Figures

1
2
3
4
5

6
7
8
9
0

McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader

Lesson I

McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader

dog      the       ran

a   o    n    d    g    r    th

The dog.

The dog ran.

Lesson II

McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader

cat         mat           is           on

e         t          i          m          s

The cat. The mat.

Is the cat on the mat?

The cat is on the mat.

Lesson III

it          his           pen           hand
a           in           has           man

McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader

The man. A pen.

The man has a pen.

Is the pen in his hand?

It is in his hand.

Lesson IV

McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader

hen          fat           rat           box
big           run           from           can

f         b          x          u

A fat hen. A big rat.

The fat hen is on the box.

The rat ran from the box.

Can the hen run?

Lesson V

McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader

Rab          Ann           hat           catch           see

e         ch          s

See Rab! See Ann!

See! Rab has the hat.

Can Ann catch Rab?

Lesson VI

McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader

she          pat           too           now           let           me

sh         oo          ow          l

Ann can catch Rab.

See! She has the hat.

Now Ann can pat Rab.

Let me pat Rab, too.

Lesson VII

Ned          eggs           black           left
fed           nest           them           get

McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader

will          a black hen           the nest

w         ck

Ned has fed the hen.

She is a black hen.

She has left the nest.

See the eggs in the nest!

Will the hen let Ned get them?

Lesson VIII

McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader

head          he           Nat
come           with           and

o

Let me get the black hat. Now Ned has it on his head, and he is a big man.

Come, Nat, see the big man with his black hat.

Lesson IX. Review

pat          catch           has           left           hat           can
black           eggs           Rab           Ann           fed           get

Ned is on the box. He has a pen in his hand. A big rat is in the box. Can the dog catch the rat?

Come with me, Ann, and see the man with a black hat on his head.

The fat hen has left the nest. Run, Nat, and get the eggs.

SLATE WORK

McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader

The cat ran. Ann ran.
The man has a hat.

Lesson X

McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader

Nell          some
pan           him
yes           do
you           have
I           to


i         y          v          o

Do you see Nell?

Yes; she has a pan with some eggs in it.

Let me have the pan and the eggs, will you, Nell?

Has the black hen left the nest?

I will now run to catch Rab. Will you run, too?

Lesson XI

McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader

O          whip           Ben
up           still           sit
if           stand           Jip


o         wh          j

O Ben! Let me get in, will you?

Yes, if you will sit still.

Stand still, Jip, and let Ann get in.

Now, Ben, hand me the whip.

Get up, Jip!

Lesson XII

McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader

Kit’ty          nice           sweet           sing           just           hang
cage           then           song           pet           put           not


k         g          c          a          y          ng          u

Kitty has a nice pet. It can sing a sweet song.

She has just fed it.

She will now put it in the cage, and hang the cage up. Then the cat can not catch it.