Ahhh the famous McGuffy Readers! Oh, how we love them so. These are a big hit in our family. Our kids get a kick out of reading these quaint little stories from pioneer days. I enjoy the morals and characters that most little stories try to present. Our kids enjoy looking at the picture that goes along with each story. We have never had a problem getting our kids to read them when we suggested it.
These readers start out at the most basic level however your child will need to be familiar with the alphabet as well as basic sounds. The readers progress fairly quickly. If you child is having a hard time learning to read I would suggest a couple months off and them coming back to them. This method as worked for our home. The words are repeated in the various stories as you keep going so the harder words will start sticking in your child's mind.
I do find that while I like the "sweet" little stories I found that some of the morals were presented in a somewhat passive aggressive way. While some behavior may be slightly outdated we did enjoy talking about how things were different back "in the olden days." There are also some words that are not commonly used now or have different meanings.
A definite score with our family.
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