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us: Readers


  • Here are entered works containing material for instruction and practice in reading English. Readers in other languages are entered under the name of the language with subdivision [Readers.]
  • Works containing reading material in a particular subject field or literary genre are entered under headings illustrated by the following examples: [For English] [Readers--Agriculture, [Art, Geography, etc.]; Readers--Drama, [Fairy tales, Love stories, etc.]] [For other languages] [French language--Readers--Science; French language--Readers--Science fiction.]
  • Works containing reading material limited to a specific age level are entered under [Readers (Primary), [(Elementary), etc.]]
  • Material designed exclusively or predominantly for oral presentation is entered under [Recitations.]
  • Selections of reading material in the English language, literary as well as non-literary, compiled for training college students in reading comprehension, rhetoric and related topics are entered under [College readers.] Works containing literary selections for general use as well as for the study of literature are entered under appropriate literary headings, e.g. [American literature; English literature--18th century.]

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  • Variants

    • us: Chrestomathies
    • us: English language--Chrestomathies
    • us: English language--Readers
    • us: Preschool readers

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  • LC Classification

    • PE1117-PE1130
    • PE1417

  • General Notes

    • Here are entered works containing material for instruction and practice in reading English. Readers in other languages are entered under the name of the language with subdivision [Readers.]
    • Works containing reading material in a particular subject field or literary genre are entered under headings illustrated by the following examples: [For English] [Readers--Agriculture, [Art, Geography, etc.]; Readers--Drama, [Fairy tales, Love stories, etc.]] [For other languages] [French language--Readers--Science; French language--Readers--Science fiction.]
    • Works containing reading material limited to a specific age level are entered under [Readers (Primary), [(Elementary), etc.]]
    • Material designed exclusively or predominantly for oral presentation is entered under [Recitations.]
    • Selections of reading material in the English language, literary as well as non-literary, compiled for training college students in reading comprehension, rhetoric and related topics are entered under [College readers.] Works containing literary selections for general use as well as for the study of literature are entered under appropriate literary headings, e.g. [American literature; English literature--18th century.]

  • Change Notes

    • 1999-12-27: new
    • 2000-02-25: revised

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