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The Original Blue Back Speller (Vocabulary of a Warrior) |  | Author: Noah Webster
Publisher: Vision Forum
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 124422
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 168
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7 x 4.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 192924116X
Dewey Decimal Number: 371
EAN: 9781929241163
ASIN: 192924116X
Publication Date: October 2003
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Product Description
The great American educator Noah Webster first published A Grammatical Institute of the English Language, otherwise known as the Blue Back Speller, in 1783. His goal was to provide a uniquely Ameri
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 Excellent February 24, 2010
FaithHopeLove
This book is excellent to use for home education to teach a child to read or to help any age that needs some remedial help. I have been using this book since the late 1990's. Definitely recommend it!
Terrific historical tool... February 15, 2010
Kevin J. Bergman (New London, IA)
The blue back speller is a terrific historical look at what people were taught when our country was young. The words and lessons in this book suprised and amazed me. I am going use this with my children.
 Poor printing July 2, 2008
Diane Hariel (Perkinston, MS United States)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I was excited about getting this book. I realize it is a reprint, but the print quality is poor making it hard to read. It was probably done to make the book look old, but I expected better quality.
Teach children to read simply and efficiently! May 6, 2007
Rosemary Thornton (Norfolk, VA)
20 out of 22 found this review helpful
This is a reprint of a book that America used for 150 years to teach school children how to read. It is an excellent resource for homeschooled kids and for any parent who wants to teach their own child how to read.
I taught my first grade daughter how to read, using this book and McGuffey's Readers. When we finished Noah Webster's Blue Backed Speller, she could read anything - from the KJV Bible to the local newspaper with extraordinary comprehension, accuracy and speed.
Quite frankly, I was amazed at how easy it was to teach my little girl how to read. And it became a real precious time - spending 45-60 minutes each day with her for about 6 weeks, reviewing the lessons in this book.
After our incredible success, I ordered extra copies of this book and gave them away to friends who were frustrated with public schools and teachers explaining why kids weren't reading by 2nd grade.
My friends also had good results with this book and they bought their own copies to give away to more friends.
My little girl is now a a sophomore in college (honor student!) and she has remained a voracious reader throughout her life. I highly recommend this book.
I bristle when I hear tales of the rampant illiteracy in our schools. Teaching our little ones to read does not require massive federal spending or enormous budgets. It requires love, patience, parental involvement and Noah Webster's Blue Backed Speller.
It really is just that simple.
The Original Blue Back Speller March 19, 2007
Linda M. Foster
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I really like this book because it sheds light on how a part of the English language was initially taught in American schools during Noah Webster's era and for numerous years, thereafter. I believe that one can benefit most from this book with the help of a tutor/teacher and/or a dictionary, so that the correct pronunciation of words will be learned. I appreciate having this historical document in my own library even though some of the faded and broken text is sometimes difficult or impossible to read: I suppose this loss of legibility is a result of the aging of the work.
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