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[[File:Phyllis Schlafly speaking at CPAC 1988 and William Rusher.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Phyllis Schlafly]] speaking at CPAC in 1988]]
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[[File:Phyllis Schlafly speaking at CPAC 1988 and William Rusher.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[Phyllis Schlafly]] speaking at CPAC in 1988]]
'''First Reader''' is a book written by [[Phyllis Schlafly]] to teach children how to read using [[phonics]].<ref>https://store.phyllisschlafly.com/product/first-reader/</ref>  This inexpensive textbook has been remarkably successful at teaching 4 generations of students, many of whom went on to top colleges and graduate schools.
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'''First Reader''' is a book written by [[Phyllis Schlafly]] to teach children how to read using [[phonics]].<ref>https://store.phyllisschlafly.com/product/first-reader/</ref>  This inexpensive, 165-page book has successfully taught 4 generations, many of whom went on to top colleges and professions (link below).
    
Its advantages include:
 
Its advantages include:
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*sop (SAHP - a conciliatory gift) (p. 9)
 
*sop (SAHP - a conciliatory gift) (p. 9)
 
*pod (päd - a protective container in nature or in transportation vehicles such as planes or ships) (p. 13)
 
*pod (päd - a protective container in nature or in transportation vehicles such as planes or ships) (p. 13)
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*bower (ˈbou-(ə)r) - a nice little dwelling, or a cool place in the shade sheltered by tree branches or large plants/vines) (p. 84)
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*cadge (kaj) - "to obtain (something) for free often by persuading or imposing on another : sponge"<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cadge</ref> (p. 109)
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*fledge (flej) - "of a young bird : to acquire the feathers necessary for flight or independent activity"<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fledge</ref> (p. 109)
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*stile (stīl) - a few steps that allow people but typically not animals to climb over a wall or fence
 
*trough (trȯf - a long and shallow container or ditch for animals to feed from, for food or water) (pp. 142-43)
 
*trough (trȯf - a long and shallow container or ditch for animals to feed from, for food or water) (pp. 142-43)
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[[category:education]]
 
[[category:education]]
 
[[category:phonics]]
 
[[category:phonics]]
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[[category:vocabulary]]
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