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Cover of McGuffey's First Reader. The Eclectic Readers (commonly, but informally known as the McGuffey Readers) were a series of graded primers for grade levels 1–6. They were widely used as textbooks in American schools from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century, and are still used today in some private schools and homeschooling.
William Holmes McGuffey (September 23, 1800 – May 4, 1873) was an American college professor and president who is best known for writing the McGuffey Readers, the first widely used series of elementary school-level textbooks.
Science Research Associates Inc. was founded in 1938 [1] with a trade and occupational focus. In 1957, it moved into individualized classroom instruction with the iconic SRA Reading Laboratory Kit, a format that they translated to mathematics, science, and social studies [1] commonly called SRA cards. [2]
Poor readers with prior knowledge utilize the semantic aspects of the word, whereas proficient readers rely on only graphic information for word recognition. [24] However, practice and improved proficiency tend to lead to a more efficient use of combining reading ability and background knowledge for effective word recognition.
Designer Christopher Roosen, a loyal reader who owned all 33 issues, eulogised Smith Journal in 2019: "Unashamedly thick and full of long-form articles sandwiched between heavy card covers, it covered an eclectic range of topics from the past, present and future, inclusive of all types of people, places, things and ideas." [24]
An IBM 80-column punched card of the type most widely used in the 20th century IBM 1442 card reader/punch for 80 column cards. A computer punched card reader or just computer card reader is a computer input device used to read computer programs in either source or executable form and data from punched cards.
An illustration of the "Blind men and elephant", from the Holton-Curry Reader (by Martha Adelaide Holton & Charles Madison Curry, 1914). [1]The Holton-Curry Reader is a basal reader in 8 volumes for the elementary grades, which was published by Rand McNally in 1914, compiled by Martha Adelaide Holton and Charles Madison Curry.
number9dream is the second novel by English author David Mitchell. Set in Japan , the 2001 novel narrates 19-year-old Eiji Miyake's search for his father, whom he has never met. Told in the first person by Eiji, it is a coming of age and perception story that breaks convention by juxtaposing Eiji Miyake's actual journey toward identity and ...