• Note: This is the reading portion of The McGuffey Primer and Getting Ready 2. There is no need to take this course along with those courses. This course is intended for older children who need to work on learning to read. 
• • Note: Your child should know all of the letter sounds before beginning this page.
  • Now we are going to start reading our first book! You will need to have your child go over the lesson’s words three times a day–maybe after breakfast, after lunch and after dinner. It will only take two minutes. After the third time then your child will read the page for that lesson. 
  • We have an EP McGuffey Primer App available. It has all of these word practices and stories in one place. It works offline.  Google Play   Apple Store

  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 1. The program will show your child each word three times. That means a word may repeat. It changes its appearance slightly to show that you can click it again. A check mark will appear when the practice is over. That’s how you end the lesson. Feel free to end this first lesson before they know all the words perfectly.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 1.
  3. Look at your words. Choose lesson 1. When you are ready, read lesson 1. Your child should be able to recognize the words before reading the lesson. You or an older sibling needs to listen to your child read the lesson out loud from the online book each day. The app reading has the same font as the words, a sans-serif font, without the little feet. The linked story has it in a serif font, with the little feet. That has the different kind of a and g. You can try reading it in both fonts. You may also find your child finds one is easier than the other. For instance, if you child doesn’t like capital “I” looking like lowercase “l”, you can use the serif font stories. But you can also use both or mix and match on different days to practice the different ways the letters are written. 
  4. Congratulations on reading your first story!
  5. Your child is learning to read by sight. You are not teaching your child phonics. You don’t have to teach your child to sound out the words. Your child is to learn to identify a word by looking at it. That’s how you are reading this right now. You don’t sound it out. You just know what it says. Your child will learn phonics later in this course (Lesson 112). Doing it this way will give your child more speed and fluency.

   

  Lesson 2
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 2.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 2.
  3. Put the starting sound on the word. Even though we aren’t learning phonics right now, your child did learn the phonetic sounds of the alphabet. If your child is stuck on a word, the first thing to try is to ask your child what letter does the word start with and what sound does it make. Maybe making that sound will trigger the memory of what the word is.
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  4. Look at the lesson 2 words and read lesson II.

   

  Lesson 3
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 3.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 3.
  3. Look at your lesson 3 words and read lesson III.

   

  Lesson 4
  

  • Remember that 1, 2 and 3 need to take place at three different times during the day.   

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 4.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 4.
  3. Put the starting sound on the word.
  4. Look at your lesson 4 words and read lesson IV.
  5. You are learning to read! That’s wonderful!

   

  Lesson 5

  1. Today is review, lesson V. Don’t worry about the cursive. Just skip over it.

   

  Lesson 6
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 6.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 6.
  3. Look at your lesson 6 words and read lesson VI. If your child is stuck on a word, another way to help is to remind your child that the story matches the picture. Maybe the picture has a clue as to what the word is.

   

  Lesson 7
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 7.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 7.
  3. Put the starting sound on the word.
  4. Look at your lesson 7 words and read lesson VII.

   

  Lesson 8
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 8.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 8.
  3. Look at your lesson 8 words and read lesson VIII. Another help in reading the right word is to ask your child if what he just read makes sense. If he said a word that doesn’t make sense, then that can’t be the right word. What would make sense?

   

  Lesson 9
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 9.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 9.
  3. Look at your lesson 9 words and read lesson IX.

   

  Lesson 10
  

  1. Review with lesson 10 and read lesson X. Choose one sentence to read again fast!
  2. Put together this puzzle. First you have to make the pieces right-side up! To turn the pieces, click on them and then click on an arrow key.
  3. Play this counting game. Choose Counting and then “Counting Out” on the right, numbers 1 – 10.

   

  Lesson 11
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 11.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 11.
  3. Look at your lesson 11 words and read lesson XI.

   

  Lesson 12
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 12.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 12.
  3. Look at your level 12 words and read lesson XII.

   

  Lesson 13
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 13.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 13.
  3. Look at your level 13 words and read lesson XIII.

   

  Lesson 14
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 14.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 14.
  3. Look at your level 14 words and read lesson XIV.

   

  Lesson 15
  

  1. Review with lesson 15 and read Lesson XV. Choose one sentence to read again fast!

   

  Lesson 16
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 16.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 16.
  3. Put the starting sound on the word.
  4. Look at your lesson 16 words and read lesson XVI.
  Lesson 17
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 17.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 17.
  3. Look at your lesson 17 words and read lesson XVII.

   

  Lesson 18
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 18.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 18.
  3. Look at your lesson 18 words and read lesson XVIII.

   

  Lesson 19
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 19.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 19.
  3. Look at your lesson 19 words and read lesson XIX.

   

  Lesson 20
  

  1. Review with lesson 20 and lesson XX. Choose one sentence to read again fast!  (Parent: If you are having to tell your child many words, please consider stopping and going back to the last lesson he can read confidently and start from there. It’s fine to have to point out a wrong word or to have to remind them by asking, “What letter does it start with?” to help them figure it out. You can also encourage your child to use the picture for clues.)
  2. Watch this counting video.

   

  Lesson 21
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 21.
     
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 21.
  3. Put the starting sound on the word.
  4. Look at your lesson 21 words and read lesson XXI.

   

  Lesson 22
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 22.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 22.
  3. Put the starting sound on the word.
  4. Look at your lesson 22 words and read lesson XXII.

   

  Lesson 23
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 23.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 23.
  3. Look at your lesson 23 words and read lesson XXIII.

   

  Lesson 24
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 24.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 24.
  3. Look at your lesson 24 words and read lesson XXIV.

   

  Lesson 25
  

  1. Review with with lesson 25 and read lesson XXV.  Choose one sentence to read again fast!

   

  Lesson 26
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 26.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 26.
  3. Look at your lesson 26 words and read lesson XXVI.

   

  Lesson 27
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 27.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 27.
  3. Look at your lesson 27 words and read lesson XXVII.

   

  Lesson 28
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 28
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 28.
  3. Look at your lesson 28 words and read lesson XXVIII.

   

  Lesson 29
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 29.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 29.
  3. Look at your lesson 29 words and read lesson XXIX.

   

  Lesson 30
  

  1. Review with lesson 30 and read lesson XXX.  Choose one sentence to read again fast! (Parent: If you are having to tell your child several words, please consider stopping and going back to the last lesson he can read confidently and start from there. It’s fine to have to point out a wrong word or to have to remind them by asking, “What letter does it start with?” to help them figure it out. You can also encourage your child to use the picture for clues.)

   

  Lesson 31
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 31.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 31.
  3. Look at your lesson 31 words and read lesson XXXI.

   

  Lesson 32
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 32.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 32.
  3. Look at your lesson 32 words and read lesson XXXII.

   

  Lesson 33
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 33.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 33.
  3. Look at your lesson 33 words and read lesson XXXIII.

   

  Lesson 34
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 34.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 34.
  3. Look at your lesson 34 words and read lesson XXXIV.

   

  Lesson 35
  

  1. Review with lesson 35 and read lesson XXXV.  Choose one sentence to read again fast!
  2. Listen to the story. Click on the first page.

   

  Lesson 36
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 36.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 36.
  3. Look at your lesson 36 words and read lesson XXXVI.

   

  Lesson 37
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 37.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 37.
  3. Look at your lesson 37 words and read lesson XXXVII.

   

  Lesson 38
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 38.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 38.
  3. Look at your lesson 38 words and read lesson XXXVIII.

   

  Lesson 39
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 39. This is missing a word, Kate. It always starts with a capital letter because it’s a name. It rhymes with 8. Write it with your finger on the floor or table.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 39. Practice Kate.
  3. Look at your lesson 39 words and read lesson XXXIX.
  Lesson 40
  

  1. Review with lesson 40 and read lesson XL. Choose a sentence to read again fast!  (Parent: If you are having to tell your child words, please consider stopping and going back to the last lesson he can read perfectly and start from there. It’s fine to have to point out a wrong word or to have to remind them by asking, “What letter does it start with?” as long as they can figure it out eventually. You can also encourage your child to use the picture for clues.)

   

  Lesson 41
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 41.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 41.
  3. Look at your lesson 41 words and read lesson XLI.

   

  Lesson 42
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 42.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 42.
  3. Look at your lesson 42 words and read lesson XLII.

   

  Lesson 43
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 43.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 43.
  3. Look at your lesson 43 words and read lesson XLIII.

   

  Lesson 44
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 44.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 44.
  3. Look at your lesson 44 words and read lesson XLIV.

   

  Lesson 45
  

  1. Review with lesson 45 and read lesson XVLV.
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  3. Play this word game.

   

  Lesson 46
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 46.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 46.
  3. Look at your lesson 46 words and read lesson XLVI.

   

  Lesson 47
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 47.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 47.
  3. Look at your lesson 47 words and read lesson XLVII.

   

  Lesson 48
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 48.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 48.
  3. Look at your lesson 48 words and read lesson XLVIII.

   

  Lesson 49
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 49.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 49.
  3. Look at your lesson 49 words and read lesson XLIX.

   

  Lesson 50
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 50.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 50.
  3. Look at your lesson 50 words. read lesson L.

   

  Lesson 51
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 51.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 51.
  3. Look at your lesson 51 words and read lesson LI.

   

  Lesson 52
  

  1. Look at your words. Choose lesson 52.
  2. Look at your words. Choose lesson 52.
  3. Look at your lesson 52 words (mute the audio and read it to the child) and read lesson LII
  4. Listen to a rhyme.
  5. Congratulations! You read a whole book!

1. Read lesson 7 in your reader.

1. Read lesson 19 in your reader.

1. Read lesson 24 in your reader.

1. Read lesson 29 in your reader.

Lesson 80

1. Read lesson 30 in your reader.

Lesson 81

1. Read lesson 31 in your reader.

Lesson 82

1. Read lesson 32 in your reader.

Lesson 83

1. Read lesson 33 in your reader. (review)

Lesson 84

Lesson 85

1. Read lesson 35 in your reader. Have someone show you the words and then read you the story.

Lesson 86

1. Read lesson 36 in your reader.

Lesson 87

1. Read lesson 37 in your reader.

Lesson 88

1. Read lesson 38 in your reader.

Lesson 89