ENGLISH CURRICULUM, Grades K-5

TRADITIONAL TEXTBOOKS
These curricula are the California state-adopted, standards-aligned programs. They are the easiest way to insure that your child is covering the state standards for their grade level. These curricula have components that address the needs of children with visual, auditory, and often kinesthetic learning styles.
GRADE
CURRICULUM

PUBLISHER
(Vendor)
COPYRIGHT
MEETS CA STANDARDS
K - 6 Houghton Mifflin California Reading: Medallion Edition (Program 1)
CDE Ordering and Pricing		 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (formerly Houghton Mifflin Company)
2010
Yes
K - 6 HSP California Excursions (Program 1)
CDE Ordering and Pricing		 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (formerly Harcourt Brace Jovanovich)
2010
Yes
K - 6 Macmillan McGraw-Hill California Treasures (Program 1)
CDE Ordering and Pricing		 Macmillan Mcgraw-Hill School Division
2010

Yes
K - 6 Imagine It! California Editon (Program 1)
CDE Ordering and Pricing		 SRA/McGraw-Hill
2009
Yes
K - 8 Pearson California Reading and Language Arts (Program 1)
CDE Ordering and Pricing		 Pearson Scott Foresman and Prentice Hall
2010
Yes
         
HOMESCHOOL FAVORITES
These curricula are often written by subject or needs-specific publishers, single item publishers, or by homeschooling families who know the needs of homeschoolers. The curricula are typically not aligned to the California state standards. They tend to be homeschool user-friendly in that more of the content is in the student edition and less in the teacher edition, there may be fewer teacher manuals, and tests with answer keys are often included in the curriculum package, not in a separate, teacher resource book.
K - 1 Sing Spell Read Write
http://www.rainbowresource.com/		 Rainbow Resource Center  
No
K - 2 Go Phonics
Homeschool user-friendly. Orton-Gillingham compatible, multi-sensory phonics approach to reading, spelling, handwriting with strategies to prevent reversals, K-2 language arts, and creative writing. Great for all types of learning styles. 50 games, phonics readers and songs CD. Some items are sold separately from the basic program. Complete language arts program for grades K-2. Because this program is not California standards-aligned, it may need supplementing after first grade.
http://www.gophonics.com 		Go Phonics  
No
         
HANDS-ON
Items in this column are here because they have a "more than most" emphasis on being hands-on, which helps our kinesthetic learners. These materials are also often "homeschool favorites" because a hands-on emphasis engages and improves learning for most students.
Pre - K Zoo-Phonics
A whole-brain, kinesthetic approach to learning to read. A complete language arts program, Zoo-phonics teaches through a cast of 26 Animal/Letter characters.
http://www.zoophonics.com/ 		Zoo-Phonics  
No
K - 1 Sing Spell Read Write
http://www.rainbowresource.com/		 Rainbow Resource Center  
No
K - 2 Go Phonics
Homeschool user-friendly. Orton-Gillingham based, multi-sensory phonics approach to reading, spelling, handwriting with strategies to prevent reversals, K-2 language arts, and creative writing. Great for all types of learning styles. 50 games, phonics readers and songs CD. Some items are sold separately from the basic program. Complete language arts program for grades K-2. Because this program is not California standards-aligned, it may need supplementing after first grade.
http://www.gophonics.com 		Go Phonics  
No