Being an improvement on the american spelling book by noah webster. Teacher a supplement to the elementary spelling book by. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a dictionary of the english language. This syllabary is based on noah websters 1908 elementary spelling book. Noah webster, ne le 16 octobre 1758 a west hartford et mort le 28 mai 1843 a new haven, est.
He also helped to establish a standard american spelling of english with the elementary spelling book 1783. Known by its colored cover, websters bluebacked speller remained popular for more than 100 years. The elementary spelling book by webster noah webster. Childrens juvenile education history elementary spelling. The brainchild of noah webster, the differences in spelling between the two dialects are essentially based upon benjamin franklins idea that people spell best who do not know how to spell, meaning the more phonetic and logical, the better the spelling. Webster believed that the fledgling country needed its own textbooks and a codified language around which to unite. Websters basic textbook, first called the first part of the grammatical institute of the english language and later the american spelling book, became, in 1829, the elementary spelling book. The elementary spelling book being an improvement on the american spelling book 3rd southern ed by noah webster. The elementary spelling book by noah webster, robert. May 28, 2019 in 1783, webster published volume 1 of a grammatical institute of the english language a. The elementary spellingbook by noah webster alibris.
Ageappropriate lessons taught schoolchildren to read. Noah websters speller offered simple guidelines for spelling and pronouncing american english words. The elementary spelling book, being an imnprovement on the american spelling book by webster, noah covid19 update may 12, 2020. Noah webster webster, noah, 17581843 the online books page. The elementary spelling book new edition by noah webster. A supplement to the elementary spelling book by noah webster paperback teacher. The elementary spelling book 1908 nice frontispiece. Most people called it the bluebacked speller because of its blue cover and, for the next one hundred years, webster s book taught children how to read, spell, and pronounce words. Buy the elementary spellingbook by noah webster online at alibris.
The elementary spelling book 1865 edition open library. In 1783, webster first published his suggestion for changing certain spellings in. Noah was one of five children and grew up on his fathers farm. I have seen these books sell for between 3545 in good condition with minor staining and some small tears in the pages. Noah websters spelling book method for teaching reading and. I have taken the liberty to make a few minor changes to the syllabary. Though the book went through hundreds of editions, this replica edition represents the last, greatest, and arguably the most influential one. Feb 27, 2019 the national standard elementary spelling book by noah webster. The webster spelling book, commonly called the bluebacked speller, was originally published in 1788, revised as the american spelling book in 1829, and revised by webster again in 1841 as the elementary spelling book. Noah webster webster, noah, 17581843 the online books. Known by its colored cover, webster s bluebacked speller remained popular for more than 100 years.
Noah websters spelling book method for teaching reading. Being an improvement on the american spelling book noah webster full view 1846. The elementary spelling book the portal to texas history. I have a revised edition of the elementary spelling book webster. To which is added, by way of appendix, an essay on a reformed mode of spelling, with dr. Students who complete websters american spelling book method of teaching reading and spelling will gain a command english reading, vocabulary, and spelling that is available in no other single book. Being an improvement on the american spelling book noah webster full view 1839. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner.
The american spelling book, containing an easy standard of pronunciation. What you have is a later edition, early 20th century, but for many of these books, used by children as text books, they did not survive the. Oct 07, 2014 the brainchild of noah webster, the differences in spelling between the two dialects are essentially based upon benjamin franklins idea that people spell best who do not know how to spell, meaning the more phonetic and logical, the better the spelling. The revised edition of the elementary spelling book webster, by noah webster, l. Noah websters book is fascinating reading for todays students and teachers alike, as well as for the average citizen, as there is much to learn from it.
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Being an improvement on the american spelling book. Over the course of 385 editions in his lifetime, the title was changed in 1786 to the american spelling book, and again in 1829 to the elementary spelling book. His name is now used on many dictionaries published by different us companies. Teacher a supplement to the elementary spelling book by noah. This thin volume contains lists and lists and lists of words for spelling lessons. Noah webster s book is fascinating reading for todays students and teachers alike, as well as for the average citizen, as there is much to learn from it. The great american educator noah webster first publishe. Prior to his works coming into wide use in the late 18th century, colonial and american students learned from primers imported from england. I have a revised edition of the elementary spelling book. By 1859, according to appleton and company of new york, the firm was printing the speller at the rate of a million and onehalf copies per year. This form of websters spelling book was first published in 1829.
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Star of the republic museum objects and was provided by star of the republic museum to the portal to texas history, a digital repository hosted by the unt libraries. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Being an improvement on the american spelling book noah webster full view 1833. A supplement to the elementary spelling book by noah webster paperback. Yet the sales of webster s elementary spelling book, now dubbed affectionately the blueback speller or just ole blueback, continued to increase. Ageappropriate lessons taught schoolchildren to read and write, helping to define and unify american language. Noah webster and the dream of a common language connecticut. Websters spelling book method for teaching reading and spelling.
Being an improvement on the father of american scholarship and education, american lexicographer noah webster 17581843 was an author whose astonishingly prolific career included numerous textbooks for elementary education. Donald potters noah websters spelling book method for teaching reading and spelling. Noah webster produced his spelling book, in 1783, as a precursor to the first edition 1828 of his american dictionary of the english language. By 1859, according to appleton and company of new york, the firm was printing the speller at the rate of. The elementary spelling book by webster, noah and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In the 1822 edition of his american spelling book, webster informs us.
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