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100 1 _aBarnes, Charles J.
_q(Charles Joseph),
_d1837-1921
245 1 0 _aNew National Fourth Reader
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2005-05-14
508 _aJuliet Sutherland, David Gundry, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"New National Fourth Reader" by Charles J. Barnes and J. Marshall Hawkes is an educational reading textbook written in the late 19th century. This reader is designed for students in the fourth grade and features a diverse collection of prose and poetry aimed at enhancing reading skills, comprehension, and articulation. The content is structured to provide gradual complexity and engage students with a variety of interesting topics, stories, and lessons applicable to their learning journey. The opening of the textbook provides valuable information about its structure and teaching philosophy. It emphasizes descriptive reading over conversational style, with the intent that students develop strong articulation and comprehension after progressing through prior levels in the series. The chapter outlines various teaching strategies aimed at fostering a love for reading while gradually introducing new vocabulary and concepts. The first lessons include a story about a boy named Johnny who struggles with procrastination, personified by whimsical characters, and a description of the lessons that focus on moral development, critical thinking, and language skills, setting a foundational framework for the readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aReaders (Secondary)
700 1 _aHawkes, J. Marshall
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15825
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