The Beacon Second Reader

November 8, 2023

Updated on November 25, 2023

James Hiram Fassett (1869 - 1930)

In the “Beacon Second Reader” the author has chosen for his stories only those of recognized literary merit; and while it has been necessary to rearrange and sometimes rewrite them for the purpose of simplification, yet he has endeavored to retain the spirit which has served to endear these ancient tales to the children of all ages. The fairy story appeals particularly to children who are in the second school year. - Summary from the Preface

This school reader is an excellent resource for anyone learning to read English, children and adults alike. Reading along while listening is a great way to develop reading skills. The tables at the end of the reader provide lists of common word patterns to promote both reading and writing skills. Reading along is especially helpful for this part of the book.

Genre(s): Children's Fiction, Short works

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Author	Source	Reader	Time	Language
Play 00	Preface	James Hiram Fassett	Etext	Evan Smith	00:02:23	en
Play 01	The Shoemaker and the Elves	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Etext	Evan Smith	00:03:39	en
Play 02	The Ship		Etext	Evan Smith	00:00:51	en
Play 03	The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Etext	Evan Smith	00:05:00	en
Play 04	They Didn't Think	Phoeby Carey	Etext	Evan Smith	00:01:23	en
Play 05	Tom Thumb		Etext	Evan Smith	00:06:15	en
Play 06	Suppose	Alice Cary	Etext	Evan Smith	00:01:11	en
Play 07	Cinderella	Charles Perrault	Etext	Evan Smith	00:04:37	en
Play 08	Raindrops	Ann Hawkshaw	Etext	Evan Smith	00:00:48	en
Play 09	The Four Friends	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Etext	Evan Smith	00:06:32	en
Play 10	Little Birdie	Alfred, Lord Tennyson	Etext	Evan Smith	00:00:54	en
Play 11	Mother Frost	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Etext	Evan Smith	00:06:25	en
Play 12	If Ever I See	Lydia Maria Child	Etext	Evan Smith	00:00:55	en
Play 13	Why the Bear's Tail Is Short	Peter Christen Asbjørnsen	Etext	Evan Smith	00:02:47	en
Play 14	Rumpelstiltskin	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Etext	Evan Smith	00:08:33	en
Play 15	Bed in Summer	Robert Louis Stevenson	Etext	Evan Smith	00:00:49	en
Play 16	The Golden Touch		Etext	Evan Smith	00:04:52	en
Play 17	Over in the Meadow	Olive A. Wadsworth	Etext	Evan Smith	00:01:47	en
Play 18	The Bell of Atri		Etext	Evan Smith	00:03:15	en
Play 19	The Baby	Hugh Miller	Etext	Evan Smith	00:00:49	en
Play 20	Bruce and the Spider		Etext	Evan Smith	00:02:22	en
Play 21	The Wise Little Pig		Etext	Evan Smith	00:01:23	en
Play 22	An Indian Story		Etext	Evan Smith	00:06:44	en
Play 23	A Good Play		Etext	Evan Smith	00:00:55
Play 24	Dick Whittington	Thomas Heywood	Etext	Evan Smith	00:06:55	en
Play 25	The New Moon	Eliza Lee Cabot Follen	Etext	Evan Smith	00:01:11	en
Play 26	Briar Rose	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Etext	Evan Smith	00:06:40	en
Play 27	All Things Beautiful	Cecil F. Alexander	Etext	Evan Smith	00:00:57	en
Play 28	The Baker Boys and the Bees		Etext	Evan Smith	00:04:15	en
Play 29	Falling Snow		Etext	Evan Smith	00:00:51	en
Play 30	Little Goody Two Shoes	Oliver Goldsmith	Etext	Evan Smith	00:10:48	en
Play 31	One Step and Then Another		Etext	Evan Smith	00:00:39	en
Play 32	Good Night and Good Morning	Richard Monckton Milnes	Etext	Evan Smith	00:01:37	en
Play 33	David and Goliath	Updated King James Bible	Etext	Evan Smith	00:04:54	en
Play 34	Phonetic Tables – Introduction		Etext	Evan Smith	00:00:51
Play 35	Table 1 – Review of Short Vowels		Etext	Evan Smith	00:01:20
Play 36	Table 2 - Two Consonants Following a Vowel		Etext	Evan Smith	00:02:42
Play 37	Table 3 - Two Consonants Preceding a Vowel		Etext	Evan Smith	00:02:50
Play 38	Table 4 – Words with “wh” and Review of Tables 2 & 3		Etext	Evan Smith	00:02:51
Play 39	Table 5 – Final “e” (Long Vowel Sound)		Etext	Evan Smith	00:03:11
Play 40	Table 6 – Long and Short Vowels; Words Ending in “se”		Etext	Evan Smith	00:02:58
Play 41	Table 7 – Effect of “r” and “re” on Preceding Vowel Sound		Etext	Evan Smith	00:03:04
Play 42	Table 8 – Words with “ea” / “ee” (Long “e” Sound)		Etext	Evan Smith	00:03:09
Play 43	Table 9 – Words with “ai” / “ay” (Long “a” Sound)		Etext	Evan Smith	00:01:52
Play 44	Table 10 - Words with “oa” / “oe” (Long “o” Sound)		Etext	Evan Smith	00:01:27
Play 45	Table 11 - Words with “ie” / “y” (Long “i” Sound)		Etext	Evan Smith	00:01:23
Play 46	Table 12 - Words with “ew” / “ue” (Long “u” Sound)		Etext	Evan Smith	00:01:08
Play 47	Table 13 - Words with “oi” / “oy”		Etext	Evan Smith	00:01:22
Play 48	Table 14 - Words with “au” / “aw”		Etext	Evan Smith	00:01:27
Play 49	Table 15 - Words with “ou” / “ow”		Etext	Evan Smith	00:01:56
Play 50	Table 16 - Words with “oo”		Etext	Evan Smith	00:02:02
Play 51	Table 17 - Words with “qu”		Etext	Evan Smith	00:01:20
Play 52	Table 18 - Review		Etext	Evan Smith	00:05:46
Play 53	Table 19 - Soft “c” Sound		Etext	Evan Smith	00:01:47
Play 54	Table 20 - Words with “g” / “dg”		Etext	Evan Smith	00:01:42
Play 55	Table 21 - Words with “k” / “ck”		Etext	Evan Smith	00:03:03
Play 56	Table 22 - Words with “ch” / “tch”		Etext	Evan Smith	00:01:54
Play 57	Table 23 - Words with “th”		Etext	Evan Smith	00:01:39
Play 58	Table 24 - Words with “ie” (Long “e” Sound)		Etext	Evan Smith	00:00:56
Play 59	Table 25 - Words with “o” (Short “o” Sound)		Etext	Evan Smith	00:00:58
Play 60	Table 26 - Words with “a” (Short “o” Sound)		Etext	Evan Smith	00:00:54
Play 61	Table 27 - Two Vowels Sounded Separately		Etext	Evan Smith	00:00:53
Play 62	Table 28 - Words Ending in “tion” / “sion”		Etext	Evan Smith	00:00:55
Play 63	Table 29 – Review		Etext	Evan Smith	00:03:17
Play 64	Table 30 - Common Suffixes		Etext	Evan Smith	00:06:40
Play 65	Table 31 - Common Prefixes		Etext	Evan Smith	00:05:24
Play 66	Table 32 - Single Consonant (Long Vowel Sound); Double Consonants (Short Vowel Sound)		Etext	Evan Smith	00:03:25
Play 67	Table 33 - Silent Letters		Etext	Evan Smith	00:03:25