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'''First Reader''' is a book written by [[Phyllis Schlafly]] to teach children how to read using [[phonics]].  After ''[[Why Johnny Can't Read]]'' (1955) shocked [[American]]s at how [[liberal]]s were failing to teach children how to read in school, particularly [[public school]], Phyllis Schlafly embarked on a phonics-based approach and used its successfully for 60 years.

'''First Reader''' is a book written by [[Phyllis Schlafly]] to teach children how to read using [[phonics]].  This inexpensive textbook has been remarkably successful at teaching 4 generations of students, many of whom went on to top colleges and graduate schools.

 

After ''[[Why Johnny Can't Read]]'' (1955) shocked [[American]]s at how [[liberal]]s were failing to teach children how to read in school, particularly [[public school]], Phyllis Schlafly embarked on a phonics-based approach and used its successfully for 60 years.

If kids fail to learn how to read -- as tens of millions fail to learn today -- then they will never be able to read the [[Bible]].

If kids fail to learn how to read -- as tens of millions fail to learn today -- then they will never be able to read the [[Bible]].

Boys who grow up in an illiterate-dominant region has a life expectancy in [[England]] that is 26 years shorter than a boy who grow up in a highly literate area.<ref>https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/staggering-link-between-literacy-and-life-expectancy-revealed-1763333</ref>

Boys who grow up in an illiterate-dominant region has a life expectancy in [[England]] that is 26 years shorter than a boy who grow up in a highly literate area.<ref>https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/staggering-link-between-literacy-and-life-expectancy-revealed-1763333</ref>

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