The Tract Primer

Frances Manwaring 1795-1869 Calkins

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Hutson Street Press
22 May 2025

Literacy; Primary & middle schools; Teaching skills & techniques

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""The Tract Primer"" offers a window into 19th-century elementary education. Designed for young learners, this primer likely employed a didactic approach, common for its time, using simple stories or ""tracts"" to impart both reading skills and moral lessons. This approach was often intertwined with religious teachings, aiming to shape not just literacy but also character.

Frances Manwaring Calkins, as the author, offers insight into the educational practices and materials used in the past. Modern educators and historians can appreciate the historical context and compare teaching methodologies across time. It serves as a reminder of the evolution in pedagogical techniques and the values prioritized in earlier educational systems.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.

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As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

By: Frances Manwaring 1795-1869 Calkins
Imprint: Hutson Street Press
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 172g
ISBN: 9781024114218
ISBN 10: 102411421X
Pages: 114
Publication Date: 22 May 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active