Superior Textbooks

Science

High School — All three major publishers' 2004 Biology I books censored scientific weaknesses in evolutionary theories.

5^th grade — The 2000 editions of Scott Foresman Science and Harcourt Science were clearly superior.

Biology resources from other organizations.

Elementary Math — last up for local Texas adoption in 2008.

3^rd grade — SRA Real Math (2009) excelled in most areas, followed by Saxon Math (2008).

6^th grade — Saxon Math – Course 1 dominated

Social Studies — last up for local Texas adoption in 2003.

5^th grade — Harcourt Horizons: U.S. History ranked best out of three 2003 American History surveys.

High School — Glencoe's The American Republic Since 1877 was far better.

Reading

1^st grade — SRA Imagine It! bested the other four California programs in the '09 adoption.

 

Phonics

Good Phonics Programs

Also see:

Handbook A54 — Phonics II  (PDF - table of contents only)

Handbook 9 — Phonics  (PDF - table of contents only)

Handbook 27 — Recommended Reading  (PDF - table of contents only)

(The complete handbooks may be ordered online).

English/Grammar

English Success Standards:* Course standards for grades Pre-K–12  Free!
(English/ Language Arts/ Reading)
Texas veteran classroom teachers and reading experts led by Donna Garner originally wrote this in 1996-97 to counter the miseducation establishment's vague, fragmented, non-grade level specific proposals on the subject. She reworked these in February 2008, and has since removed the Texas-specific nomenclature. For a whole ready-made new curriculum guide — or for a checklist against which to measure your present one — this definitive benchmark syllabus meets your needs.

English Grammar Study Packets  Free!
By Texas veteran teacher Donna Garner, prime mover of the "Texas Alternative Document," this 10-module, 115-total page study guide encapsulates what your teenager must know about English grammar. Email us for info on obtaining these. We can refer you to the source.

Research Paper Packets*  Free!
Also by Texas veteran teacher Donna Garner

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