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Reading Curriculum

We've said it elsewhere, but it bears repeating: the foundation of a good education is the ability to read well. This isn't just reading for content, though that's certainly part of it; reading well entails the ability to read for information, analyze that information, and connect it with other knowledge and texts to form original ideas. This doesn't just come, it requires lots of practice and plenty of guidance, but the rewards are tangible.

Young students aren't ready for the more advanced levels of reading right off. They need to have time to master the basics, like identifying the plot in a story, understanding characters' emotions, remembering details, and even simply retaining facts. The only way to help them toward this goal is to have them read, and then quiz and test them on what they read.

The Charlotte Mason approach to education is really built on this principle. At first, students simply copy texts word-for-word, then they take dictation, then they learn to compose their own essays, at each stage proving they've retained the original material by answering questions about it. While there aren't a lot of "Charlotte Mason reading programs" out there, many of the ones we carry follow generally this same process, though without the copywork and dictation.

Here is a quick summary of the Reading curricula we offer, in alphabetical order:

A Beka Reading Grades K-6

A Beka Reading includes readers and teacher guides/answer keys. Timed Read & Think worksheets are also available: students read a short text and answer comprehension questions against a stopwatch. Like the CLP series, these are very focused on Christian virtue and morality.

BJU Reading Grades K-8

BJU Reading uses textbooks rather than readers, along with workbooks, flipcharts, etc. The teacher's guides act as answer keys, with plenty of information for presenting concepts and relating stories to real life. These books are a bridge from the phonics curriculum to BJU Literature.

CLE Reading to Learn Series Grades K-8

Most reading courses are straightforward, with a basic "read, reflect, respond" pattern. The CLE Reading to Learn Series is an exception. Less thorough but just as good as comparable programs, the CLE readers are fairly lengthy and include full-color illustrations, with character-building stories.

CLP Readers Grades K-8

The CLP Readers aren't a unified reading course. Rather, they're a number of independent readers, all designed to encourage reading practice and comprehension while promoting Christian virtue. The Nature Readers are a customer favorite, though all of them have strengths and weaknesses.

McGuffey's Readers Grades K-12

You can't really go wrong with McGuffey's Readers & Workbooks. The readers are standards of character-building, instructive material. Sections are short and illustrated, and the workbooks (a newer addition) include two-page lessons with comprehension questions.

Pathway Readers Grades K-8

The ever-popular Pathway Readers series offers solidly Christian virtue-centered readers with slim workbooks to teach comprehension. Pathway Readers are easy to get through, but somewhat bland with sparse black and white illustration and repetitive exercises.

Rod & Staff Phonics & Reading Grades K-9

Rod & Staff Phonics & Reading is similar to the Pathway Readers, but more thorough. Each level consists of a number of readers and workbooks, along with a teacher's guide. Stories are character- and Bible-based, illustrations are black and white, and the course is largely student-directed.

A lot of folks simply have their kids read books and then discuss what they've read afterwards. This is a fine approach, one which we actually encourage in later grades, but these reading programs are designed for younger students and probably better suited to elementary kids, in a lot of instances at least. Some kids don't need the structure; others do.

Remember that the point isn't for them to get a good grade or even pass a standardized test. The goal of reading instruction is to form young people who can think and connect knowledge received from disparate sources. These programs are just one step in that process, albeit a very important one that cannot be skipped. Peruse our reviews to find the one that best fits your needs and those of your students.

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Adventures in Nature
A Beka Reading 5
5th edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
Beyond the Horizon
A Beka Reading 5b
3rd edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
Building a New Nation - Reader
from Christian Liberty Press
for 5th grade
in CLP Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-CLP)
$17.85 $9.50 (1 in stock)
Building a New Nation - Student Exercises
from Christian Liberty Press
for 5th grade
in CLP Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-CLP)
$5.30 $2.75 (1 in stock)
Building a New Nation - Teacher's Manual
from Christian Liberty Press
for 5th grade
in CLP Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-CLP)
$5.30
Building a New Nation - Test Packet
from Christian Liberty Press
for 5th grade
in CLP Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-CLP)
$5.30
Children of the Covered Wagon
by Mary Jane Carr
2nd edition from Christian Liberty Press
Historical Fiction for 3rd-5th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$16.75
Christian Liberty Nature Reader Book 5
by Wendy Kramer
4th edition from Christian Liberty Press
for 5th grade
in CLP Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-CLP)
$13.35
Christian Liberty Nature Reader Book 5 - Answer Key
4th edition from Christian Liberty Press
for 5th grade
in CLP Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-CLP)
$5.30
Christian Liberty Nature Reader set
2nd edition from Christian Liberty Press
for Kindergarten-5th grade
in CLP Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-CLP)
Christian Liberty Nature Reader set
3rd edition from Christian Liberty Press
for Kindergarten-5th grade
in CLP Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-CLP)
$62.28
Christian Light Reading - LightUnit 501-505 Answer Key
Sunrise 2nd Edition from Christian Light Education
for 5th grade
in Christian Light Reading (Location: REA-CLE)
$5.50 (1 in stock)
Christian Light Reading - LightUnit 501-505 Quizzes and Tests Answer Key
Sunrise 2nd Edition from Christian Light Education
for 5th grade
in Christian Light Reading (Location: REA-CLE)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
Clues to Comprehension, Grades 5-6
from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
for 5th-6th grade
in Evan-Moor Reading Comprehension (Location: ZCLE-EM)
Critical Conditioning
by Kathryn Stout
from Design-A-Study
for All grades
in Design-A-Study (Location: HSR-DAS)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Daily Reading Comprehension, Grade 5
from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
for 5th grade
in Evan-Moor Reading Comprehension (Location: ZCLE-EM)
Developing Better Reading - Pupil's Workbook
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for Middle Grades and Above
in Rod & Staff Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-R&S)
Eclectic Third Reader
Original McGuffey's
by William McGuffey
from Mott Media
for 3rd-5th grade
in McGuffey's Readers & Workbooks (Location: REA-MCG)
$8.00 (2 in stock)
Harvey's Elementary Grammar and Composition
Harvey's Language Course
by Thos. W. Harvey
from Mott Media
for 4th-8th- grade
in McGuffey's Readers & Workbooks (Location: REA-MCG)
$15.00 $8.00 (1 in stock)
Harvey's Elementary Grammar and Composition - Answer Key
Harvey's Language Course
by Thos. W. Harvey
from Mott Media
for 4th-8th grade
in McGuffey's Readers & Workbooks (Location: REA-MCG)
$4.00 (2 in stock)
Harvey's Revised English Grammar
Harvey's Language Course
by Thos. W. Harvey
from Mott Media
for 4th-8th grade
in McGuffey's Readers & Workbooks (Location: REA-MCG)
$17.50 $10.00 (2 in stock)
Harvey's Revised English Grammar - Answer Key
Harvey's Language Course
by Thos. W. Harvey
from Mott Media
for 4th-8th grade
in McGuffey's Readers & Workbooks (Location: REA-MCG)
$4.50 $3.00 (1 in stock)
How to Report on Books Grades 5-6
by Jill Norris
from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
for 4th-6th grade
in Evan-Moor Literature & Poetry (Location: ZCLE-EM)
$16.99
In Character
A Beka Reading 5A
1st edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
In Character - Teacher Edition
A Beka Reading 5A
1st edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
Iron Scouts of the Confederacy
by Lee McGiffin
2nd edition from Christian Liberty Press
Historical Fiction for 5th-8th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$4.50 (1 in stock)
Iron Scouts of the Confederacy
by Lee McGiffin
2nd edition from Christian Liberty Press
Historical Fiction for 5th-8th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$10.50
Living Together
by Pathway
from Pathway Publishers
for 5th grade
in Pathway Readers (Location: REA-PATH)
$11.00
Living Together - Teacher Edition
by Pathway
from Pathway Publishers
for 5th grade
in Pathway Readers (Location: REA-PATH)
$6.50 $3.50 (4 in stock)
Living Together - Workbook
by Pathway
from Pathway Publishers
for 5th grade
in Pathway Readers (Location: REA-PATH)
$3.50 $2.00 (1 in stock)
McCall-Crabbs Books A-E - Teacher's Guide & Answer Key
by William A. McCall & Lelah Mae Crabbs
from Back Home Industries
for 1st-9th grade
in McCall-Crabbs Reading Comprehension (Location: REACOM-MC)
McCall-Crabbs Comprehension Connection Book 2
from Spalding Education International
for 1st-9th grade
in McCall-Crabbs Reading Comprehension (Location: REACOM-MC)
McCall-Crabbs Comprehension Connection Book 2
from Spalding Education International
for 1st-9th grade
in McCall-Crabbs Reading Comprehension (Location: REACOM-MC)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
McCall-Crabbs Standard Test Lessons in Reading
by William A. McCall & Lelah Mae Crabbs
from Back Home Industries
for 1st-9th grade
in McCall-Crabbs Reading Comprehension (Location: REACOM-MC)
McGuffey Readers - Boxed Set
by William McGuffey & Ruth Beechick
from Mott Media
for Kindergarten-10th grade
in McGuffey's Readers & Workbooks (Location: REA-MCG)
McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader
by William Holmes McGuffey
Revised from American Book Co.
for 5th-6th grade
in McGuffey's Readers & Workbooks (Location: REA-MCG)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Megawords 1
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$18.49
Megawords 1 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69
Megawords 2 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 5th-6th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69 $12.00 (1 in stock)
Megawords 3 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69
Megawords 4
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$18.49
Megawords 4 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69
Megawords 5
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$18.49
Megawords 5 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69
Megawords 6
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$18.49
Megawords 6 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69
Megawords 7
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$18.49 $9.00 (1 in stock)
Megawords 7 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69
Megawords 8
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$18.49
Megawords 8 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
121st edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69
Message of the Mountain
A Beka Reading 5B
from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
Message of the Mountain - Teacher Edition
A Beka Reading 5B
from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
More Than Conquerors
A Beka Reading 5E
1st edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
More Than Conquerors - Teacher Edition
A Beka Reading 5E
1st edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
Mosdos Press Literature Coral - Set
from Mosdos Press
for 5th grade
in Mosdos Press Literature (Location: LITCUR-MOS)
Mosdos Press Literature Coral - Student Activity Workbook
from Mosdos Press
for 5th grade
in Mosdos Press Literature (Location: LITCUR-MOS)
Mosdos Press Literature Coral - Teacher's Edition (2 Volumes)
from Mosdos Press
for 5th grade
in Mosdos Press Literature (Location: LITCUR-MOS)
$40.00 (1 in stock)
Mosdos Press Literature Coral - Textbook
from Mosdos Press
for 5th grade
in Mosdos Press Literature (Location: LITCUR-MOS)
$25.00 (2 in stock)
Noah Webster: A Man Who Loved Words
by Elaine Cunningham
from A Beka Books
for 5th-6th grade
in A Beka Book Report books (Location: REA-ABK)
$9.50 (10 in stock)
Noah Webster: A Man Who Loved Words
A Beka Reading 5C
3rd edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
Noah Webster: A Man Who Loved Words - Teacher Edition
A Beka Reading 5C
2nd edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
Of America 1
5th edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
$18.00 (1 in stock)
Of America: Hometown Tales
A Beka Reading 5F
6th edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
Of America: Hometown Tales - Teacher Edition
A Beka Reading 5F
6th edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
Open Windows
CLE Reading to Learn
by Ruth K. Hobbs
from Christian Light Education
for 5th grade
in Christian Light Reading (Location: REA-CLE)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Parent Teacher Guide for Original McGuffey Readers
from Mott Media
for k-4
in McGuffey's Readers & Workbooks (Location: REA-MCG)
Read & Comprehend 5 Skill Sheets
by Matilda Nordtvedt
from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
Read & Understand with Leveled Texts, Grade 5
from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
for 5th grade
in Evan-Moor Reading Comprehension (Location: ZCLE-EM)
Readers in Residence Volume 1
by Debra Bell
from Apologia Educational Ministries
for 4th-6th grade
in Miscellaneous Literature Curriculum (Location: LITCUR-MISC)
$64.00
Readers in Residence Volume 1 - Answer Key
by Debra Bell
from Apologia Educational Ministries
for 4th-6th grade
in Miscellaneous Literature Curriculum (Location: LITCUR-MISC)
$12.00
Reading 5 - Answer Key with Literary Development and Enrichment Activities
2nd edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
Reading 5 - Assessments
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 5th grade
in BJU Reading (Location: REA-BJU)
$19.66 $11.00 (1 in stock)
Reading 5 - Assessments Answer Key
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 5th grade
in BJU Reading (Location: REA-BJU)
$14.17 $8.50 (2 in stock)
Reading 5 - BJU Subject Kit
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 5th grade
in BJU Subject Kits (Location: WH-BJUK)
$217.30
Reading 5 - BJU Subject Kit (old)
2nd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 5th grade
in BJU Reading (Old Editions) (Location: OBJU-REA)
$95.00 $50.00 (2 in stock)
Reading 5 - Student Activities
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 5th grade
in BJU Reading (Location: REA-BJU)
$43.33
Reading 5 - Student Activities Teacher Edition
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 5th grade
in BJU Reading (Location: REA-BJU)
$43.33 $24.00 (2 in stock)
Reading 5 - Student Textbook
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 5th grade
in BJU Reading (Location: REA-BJU)
$75.56
Reading 5 - Student Textbook (old)
2nd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 5th grade
in BJU Reading (Location: REA-BJU)
$10.00 (3 in stock)
Reading 5 - Teacher Edition
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 5th grade
in BJU Reading (Location: REA-BJU)
$106.67 $65.00 (1 in stock)
Reading Comprehension 5 - Skill Sheets
by Matilda Nordtvedt
3rd edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
Reading Comprehension 5 - Skill Sheets Parent Edition
by Matilda Nordtvedt
3rd edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
Reading Comprehension 5 - Skill Sheets Teacher Edition
by Matilda Nordtvedt
3rd edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
Reading Comprehension in Varied Subject Matter Book 2
by Jane Ervin
from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-5th grade
$17.29
Reading Comprehension in Varied Subject Matter Book 2 - Answer Key
by Jane Ervin
from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-5th grade
$5.19
Reading Comprehension in Varied Subject Matter Book 3
by Jane Ervin
from Educators Publishing Service
for 5th-6th grade
$17.29
Reading Comprehension in Varied Subject Matter Book 3 - Answer Key
by Jane Ervin
from Educators Publishing Service
for 5th-6th grade
$5.19
Reading Detective A1
from Critical Thinking Books
for 5th-6th grade
in Reading Detective (Location: REACOM-RD)
$24.99 $16.50 (1 in stock)
Reading Grade 5
from Kumon Publishing
for 5th grade
in Kumon Reading & Writing (Location: WRI-KUM)
$6.76 $5.00 (1 in stock)
Ready Readers - Children's Literature Volume 1
by Missy Andrews
2nd edition from Center for Literary Education
for 1st-6th grade
in Teaching the Classics (Location: LITCUR-TTC)
$29.00
Ready Readers - Elementary Literature Volume 1
by Missy Andrews
2nd edition from Center for Literary Education
for 3rd-8th grade
in Teaching the Classics (Location: LITCUR-TTC)
$29.00
Ready Readers 1 (old)
by Missy Andrews
from Center for Literary Education
for 1st-6th grade
in Clearance: English & Language Arts (Location: ZCLE-LAN)
$19.00
Reasoning & Reading 1
by Joanne Carlisle
from Educators Publishing Service
for 5th-6th grade
in EPS Reasoning & Reading (Location: REACOM-EPS)
$23.49
Reasoning & Reading 1 - Teacher's Guide / Answer Key
by Joanne Carlisle
from Educators Publishing Service
for 5th-6th grade
in EPS Reasoning & Reading (Location: REACOM-EPS)
$23.89
Rod & Staff Reading 5 - Reader
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 5th Grade
in Rod & Staff Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-R&S)
Rod & Staff Reading 5 - Teacher's Guide
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 5th grade
in Rod & Staff Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-R&S)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Rod & Staff Reading 5 - Tests
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 5th Grade
in Rod & Staff Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-R&S)
$1.00 (1 in stock)
Rod & Staff Reading 5 - Workbook
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 5th Grade
in Rod & Staff Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-R&S)
Rod & Staff Reading 5 - Workbook Teacher's Guide
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 5th Grade
in Rod & Staff Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-R&S)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Stories of the Pilgrims (old)
by Margaret Pumphrey
Revised Edition from Christian Liberty Press
for 2nd-5th grade
in Old Edition Reading (Location: OREAD)
$3.50 (2 in stock)
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