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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Noah Webster |
| ISBN: | 192924116X 9781929241163 |
| OCLC Number: | 55881007 |
| Notes: | Previously published: Rev. impression, with the latest corrections. Brattleborough, Vt. : Holbrook and Fessenden, 1824. |
| Description: | 168 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. |
| Other Titles: | Original blue back speller |
| Responsibility: | by Noah Webster. |
Abstract:
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 American, Christ-centered approach to training children. Little did he know that this remarkable gem would become the staple for parents and educators for more than a century and would help to build the most literate nation in the history of the West. Many of the Founding Fathers used this book to home school their children, including Benjamin Franklin who taught his granddaughter to read, spell, and pronounce words using "Old Blue Back."
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