Spainhour, Bernice Palmer2017-07-222017-07-2219521952b14707974https://hdl.handle.net/2144/23060Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston UniversityThis study is an attempt to determine the specific experiences needed by children in the first grade for beginning reading. It is generally agreed that children make more rapid progress and build better reading habits if they are provided in the beginning with interesting material which contains a desirable minimum of vocabulary difficultiesen-USBased on investigation of the BU Libraries' staff, this work is free of known copyright restrictions.Basal readingBeginning readersAn analysis of first grade basal reading series for words that require real life experiences for meaningful beginning readingThesis/Dissertation