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Basal readers have been in use in the United States since the mid-1860s, beginning with a series called the McGuffey Readers. [citation needed] In the McGuffey Readers, the first book focused on teaching Phonics thoroughly, while later readers introduced other vocabulary, including non-phonetic “sight words”. This was the first reader ...
Dick and Jane are the two protagonists created by Zerna Sharp for a series of basal readers written by William S. Gray to teach children to read. The characters first appeared in the Elson-Gray Readers in 1930 and continued in a subsequent series of books through the final version in 1965. These readers were used in classrooms in the United ...
Alice and Jerry was a basal reader educational series published and used in classrooms from the mid-1930s to the 1960s. The books sold nearly 100 million copies worldwide. This series competed at the time with the Dick and Jane educational seri
Mabel O'Donnell (1890–1985) was an author of popular children's literature, mostly basal readers that helped young readers build stamina and endurance. O'Donnell is best known for the Alice and Jerry and Janet and John series. Books by O'Donnell sold more than 100 million copies around the world.
Pages in category "Basal readers" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Ellen M. Cyr was born in Montreal, Canada. [1] She was the daughter of Ellen S. (née Howard) and Narcisse Cyr, [7] a clergyman and professor of French at Boston University.[8] [9] She had at least four siblings, including a sister named Lucy E. Cyr. [9] [10] Her grandfather was Leland Howard, a reverend from Rutland, Vermont.
Open Court Reading; name changed to "Imagine It!" in 2008; Orton-Gillingham; Phono-graphix (1993) – developed by Carmen and Geoffrey McGuinness; Preventing Academic Failure (PAF) program (1978) Reading Mastery by SRA/McGraw-Hill, previously known as DISTAR; Smart Way Reading and Spelling (2001) Spalding Method
A primer (in this sense usually pronounced / ˈ p r ɪ m ər /, [1] sometimes / ˈ p r aɪ m ər /, usually the latter in modern British English [2]) is a first textbook for teaching of reading, such as an alphabet book or basal reader. The word also is used more broadly to refer to any book that presents the most basic elements of any subject. [3]