- McGuffey Eclectic Readers
- nounreaders that combined lessons in reading with moralistic messages• Hypernyms: ↑reader
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McGuffey Eclectic Readers
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McGuffey — noun United States educator who compiled the McGuffey Eclectic Readers (1800 1873) • Syn: ↑William Holmes McGuffey • Instance Hypernyms: ↑educator, ↑pedagogue, ↑pedagog … Useful english dictionary
McGuffey,William Holmes — Mc·Guf·fey (mə gŭfʹē), William Holmes. 1800 1873. American educator who compiled the McGuffey Eclectic Readers (1836 1857), schoolbooks that combined reading lessons with moralistic teachings. * * * … Universalium
McGuffey Readers — Cover of McGuffey s First Reader McGuffey Readers were a series of graded primers that were widely used as textbooks in American schools from the mid 19th century to the mid 20th century, and are still used today in some private schools and in… … Wikipedia
McGuffey, William Holmes — born Sept. 23, 1800, Pennsylvania, U.S. died May 4, 1873, Charlottesville, Va. U.S. educator remembered chiefly for his series of elementary readers. McGuffey taught in the Ohio frontier schools and then at Miami University (1826–36). His… … Universalium
McGuffey — /meuh guf ee/, n. William Holmes, 1800 73, U.S. educator: editor of the Eclectic Readers, a series of school readers. * * * … Universalium
William Holmes McGuffey — noun United States educator who compiled the McGuffey Eclectic Readers (1800 1873) • Syn: ↑McGuffey • Instance Hypernyms: ↑educator, ↑pedagogue, ↑pedagog … Useful english dictionary
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