Open Court Phonics

Once upon a Time, schools used Open Court Phonics to teach kids how to read.  The program used Phonics Cue Cards and stories, such as Millie and the Cowboy, to teach vowels and constants.  This program’s resources are here.  If you want more background on Open Court basal readers, try Let’s Kill Dick and Jane.  I recommend using the older Open Court basal readers for primary students, such as The Headway Program.  (Scroll down through the testimonials for a list of titles in the series with tables of contents and titles.). These books contain a variety of fiction, fables, poems, etc.  Fabulous!  I’m old enough to remember reading all of the stories in my readers—probably when I should have been paying more attention to math!