abecedarium
abecedary
alphabet
and arithmetic
basics
elementary education
elements
essentials
first principles
first steps
fundamentals
grammar
hornbook
induction
initiation
introduction
outlines
primer
principia
principles
propaedeutic
reading
writing
fact
advancement
annals
axiom
beginning
destitute
dictate
diffusion
germ
intricacy
mastery
nicety
rudiment
semblance
smattering
text-book
vestige