The Beacon First Reader
by James H. Fassett
Description: The "Beacon First Reader" differs from other first readers in that all the material has been carefully arranged with reference to its phonetic difficulties. In selecting material the plan has been to present only stories that have stood the test of time, stories which the child delights to hear repeated again and again. Since our language is so richly endowed with these masterpieces, it seems absurd to give to children made-up stories which are in no sense comparable, as examples of literature, to the old folklore. The interest with which the child reads the classic tales he loves proves a most effective stimulus to his reading power. He does not need to be urged to master them, sentence by sentence, but seizes upon them with avidity. The power which this element of interest lends cannot be emphasized too strongly.
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Table of Contents
PART I
The Pancake
The Old Woman and Her Pig
The House that Jack Built
This Little Pig Went to Market
Chicken Licken
Old Mother Hubbard
Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse
Nursery Jingle
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
PART II
The Little Red Hen
Little Pussy
The Goat Boy
Which Way Does the Wind Blow?
Little Half-Chick
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
The Gingerbread Boy
The Party
Silver Locks and the Three Bears
The Swing
Little Red Riding Hood
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Careful Hans
The Crab and the Fox
The Cow
PHONETIC TABLES
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