monkeymama07 Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Can anyone tell me about Open Court Readers? Like? Dislike? Im looking at private schools for this fall and this is being used at one Im leaning towards... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyofsixreboot Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I love them but use the vintage set from the '60's. I'm not sure what the current ones are like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegirlwhopaintedtrees Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Pre-kids I taught at a private school that used them and I loved them. They use real literature. The stories were all good and held the interest of the third grade students. Lots of classics. In fact, I discovered some classics I didn't know - like Roxaboxen for one - from Open Court Readers. They are themed based, grouping fiction, non fiction and poetry pieces around a theme (like friendship, nature, etc). The teacher's guide has questions throughout, vocabulary, and other stuff - it's been too long so I don't remember more. I didn't care for the Language Arts aspect of it (a separate workbook) because it didn't fit my teaching style and was a bit more busy-workish. The readers, though, were good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 They're decent. My son's private school used them for 1st and 2nd grade at least. They also used Scott Foresman readers in 1st grade, and those were well liked by parents and students alike. Most parents didn't care for the Open Court readers. I thought they were ok. They had Frog and Toad and other such things in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrixieB Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 I love them but use the vintage set from the '60's. I'm not sure what the current ones are like. I have the 4th through 6th grade books with copyright dates in the late '60's. I love 'em! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 I found a few after I saw them in the 60 Minutes story on Marva Collins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 The old ones are great. Talking to people who have seen both, the new ones are nowhere near as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenbrdsly Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Here is a very long-winded musing about what it was like teaching with Open Court for two years. I think there are better things out there for homeschoolers, but if you happened to find a good deal on all of the Open Court readers, then maybe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc26 Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 The private school my children attend uses Open Court one grade level ahead. I think it is a great program! About 90% of the selections are good. It incorporates literature, spelling and writing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nart Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 I don't like Open Court for kindergarten because there is an emphasis on learning sight words over sounding out words. Open Court k does teach letter sounds and blending in K but the weekly decodables that are used are filled with sight words. Open court gets better in first and the anthology text book has some nice themes. If it is for kinder for next year, start teaching phonics now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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