The New England Primer was the first reading primer designed for the American colonies. It became the most successful educational textbook published in 17th-century colonial United States and it became the foundation of most schooling before the 1790s.
The New England Primer
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Reading is the process of taking in the sense or meaning of letters, symbols, etc., especially by sight or touch.
A reading muse
There is a growing body of evidence which illustrates the importance of reading for pleasure for both educational purposes as well as personal development. Photo: Reading a newspaper in Catania, Sicily.
Volunteer reads to a girl at the Casa Hogar de las Niñas in Mexico City
Woman reading on a train ride to pass the time, Oklahoma, U.S., June 1974