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  2. Dick and Jane - Wikipedia

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    Dick and Jane are the two main characters created by Zerna Sharp for a series of basal readers written by William S. Gray to teach children to read. The characters first appeared in the Elson-Gray Readers in 1930 and continued in a subsequent series of books through the final version in 1965. These readers were used in classrooms in the United ...

  3. Janet and John - Wikipedia

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    Reading. Janet and John is a series of early reading books for children, originally published in the UK by James Nisbet and Co in four volumes in 1949–50, and one of the first to make use of the "look and say" approach. Further volumes appeared later, and the series became a sales success in the 1950s and 60s, both in the UK and in New Zealand.

  4. Key Words Reading Scheme - Wikipedia

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    The Key Words Reading Scheme is a series of 36 English language early readers children's books, published by the British publishing company, Ladybird Books. The series are also often referred to as Peter and Jane, the names of the main characters. Peter and Jane Book 1a Play with Us. Peter and Jane Book 1a Play with Us, ISBN 1-84422-360-4.

  5. Basal reader - Wikipedia

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    During the 1970s and early 1980s, the pendulum did swing back toward a more phonics-based approach. During the latter part of the 1980s, basal usage declined as reading programs began to turn to whole language and so-called balanced reading programs that relied more heavily on trade books, rather than textbooks. The 1990s and early years of the ...

  6. Elementary and Secondary Education Act - Wikipedia

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    The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was passed by the 89th United States Congress and signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 11, 1965. Part of Johnson's "War on Poverty", the act has been one of the most far-reaching pieces of federal legislation affecting education ever passed by the United States Congress, and was further emphasized by the revised No Child Left ...

  7. Textbook - Wikipedia

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    Textbook. A textbook is a book containing a comprehensive compilation of content in a branch of study with the intention of explaining it. Textbooks are produced to meet the needs of educators, usually at educational institutions. Schoolbooks are textbooks and other books used in schools.

  8. History of education in England - Wikipedia

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    The history of education in England is documented from Saxon settlement of England, and the setting up of the first cathedral schools in 597 and 604.. Education in England remained closely linked to religious institutions until the nineteenth century, although charity schools and "free grammar schools", which were open to children of any religious beliefs, became more common in the early ...

  9. Category:1980 children's books - Wikipedia

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    A Walk in Wolf Wood. Winter Story (Brambly Hedge) The Worst Witch Strikes Again. Categories: 1980 books. Children's books by year. 1980s children's books. Hidden categories: Navseasoncats year and decade.

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