A classic reading curriculum that keeps students engaged McGuffey's Eclectic Readers: Primer Through the Sixth, Revised Edition, 7 Volume Set provides a classic approach to learning reading, with short, engaging lessons. Using phonics and memorization techniques to develop reading ability helps cultivate a wide vocabulary, and the reading selections are selected to help students develop a broad variety of literary tastes. Cursive is introduced slowly, beginning with letters that are easily recognized by children familiar with printing, and vocabulary presented in context facilitate deeper internalization without rote memorization.