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100 1 _aParker, Richard Green,
_d1798-1869
245 1 0 _aParker's Second Reader :
_bNational Series of Selections for Reading, Designed For The Younger Classes In Schools, Academies, &C.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2005-10-25
508 _aProduced by PM Children's Library, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The University of Florida, The Internet Archive/Children's Library)
520 _a"Parker's Second Reader" by Richard Green Parker is an educational reading textbook written in the mid-19th century. The book is designed for young students in schools, aiming to help them develop reading skills through a variety of lessons and stories. It focuses on making reading engaging and accessible for children, featuring tales, fables, and lessons that encourage understanding and comprehension rather than rote memorization. The opening of the book introduces the author’s address to the pupil, where he emphasizes the importance of active listening and engagement in the learning process. Parker draws analogies between learning and nature, using examples like a mother bird feeding her chicks to illustrate how children should open their minds to absorb knowledge. He also discusses techniques for deciphering difficult words by breaking them down into manageable parts, reinforcing the idea that perseverance and active participation are key to becoming a competent reader. Overall, the beginning establishes a nurturing and practical approach to education, setting the tone for a reader-friendly learning experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aReaders (Elementary)
653 _aRecitations -- Juvenile literature
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16936
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