I've been obsessed with locating more information about Open Court basal readers-the older versions. The trick is locating them and deciphering which book goes with each grade.
This post has the titles for three of the older Open Court series. Paul Wigowsky has put together some of the original resources from Open Court's phonic program,
including excerpts from the teacher's guide to Phonics.
Here are the original stories! Now, I'm a huge fan of technology and inquiry-based instruction. I'm also old school and believe core English instruction should include an anthology of literature tied to a specific period of History and augmented with rigorous instruction in grammar and composition. I think kids should memorize poems, write dictations, and craft reports. If the literature coincides with a period of History, the kids can use the stories to locate places on maps. For example, they can read stories about Lewis and Clark while tracing their journey on a map, or variety of maps: topographical, modern, and historic. At the same time, the kids can create time-lines of events. See what I mean by old school?
I've done some research to locate more information about the older series below.
Open Court
This site looks as though it has a few support materials for the 2002 edition of Readers?
RISE and Headway Series
Rainbow Bridge: 1989 1st Grade
A Shiny Golden Path 1989 1:2
Slide Down the Sky: 1989 2nd Grade
Time for Dreams: 1989 3rd grade
Sound of the Sea: 5th Grade
Across the World
From Sea to Shining Sea
What Joy Awaits You
The Blue Pillowed Sky: 1989 1st Grade
Promises to Keep: 1989
Across the World: Grade 3 1989
Open Court Phonics
Writing prompts
Vocabulary Activities
First Grade Reading Connections 2002
Grade Three
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