His bluebacked speller books taught five generations of american children how to spell. American spelling bookblue back speller noah webster, blue back, english language arts. This book is great tool to use to teach anyone how to read and spell the english language properly. Noah webster wrote the first american textbooks for spelling and grammar.
Koch when the widder biled the taters, cowcumbers and yerbs raly stiddily on yender fire by the chimbly, she left them unkivered. Noah webster might never have published his bluebacked speller if it werent for setbacks in his career and disappointment in love. The first person to write a dictionary of american english and permanently alter the spelling of american english, noah webster through his spelling book taught millions of american children to read for the first halfcentury of the republic and millions more to spell for the following halfcentury. The bluebacked speller forgotten intellectual legacy of. The original blue back speller by noah webster goodreads. His first spelling book became known as the blue backed speller. October 16, 1758 may 28, 1843 was an american lexicographer, textbook. The bluebacked speller forgotten intellectual legacy of the. The elementary spelling book 1908 nice frontispiece. Better living through spelling national endowment for the. In 1786 the first volumes official title changed from the first part of the grammatical institute of the english language to the american spelling book.
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 bluebacked speller books taught five generations of american children how to spell and read. In 1783, he published volume one of a grammatical institute of the english language, also known as the american spelling book, or the bluebacked speller. Using this method there is no guess and say as with the whole language methodology used in the public schools. October 16, 1758 may 28, 1843, was a lexicographer, textbook pioneer, englishlanguage spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and prolific author. His goal was to provide a uniquely american, christcentered approach to training children. Patriotic textbook series by noah webster online at alibris. Editions of the original blue back speller by noah webster. Simple lessons and activities to teach yourself over. However, generations of school children referred to it as the bluebacked speller, because it usually was sold in a blue binding.
The elementary spelling book 1908 nice frontispiece noah webster on. His bluebacked speller books taught five generations of american children how to spell and read, secularizing their education. Noah webster cures the blues with a spelling book new england. October 16, 1758 may 28, 1843 was an american lexicographer, textbook pioneer, englishlanguage spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and prolific author. Websters mother spent long hours teaching her children spelling, mathematics, and music. Elementary spelling book blueback speller webster, noah on. We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions. He has been called the father of american scholarship and education.