Texas approved five basal reader series for local use beginning in 1993. All contain occultic, supernatural stories, for example, shamanism (witch doctor techniques) and irrational manipulation of nature. One series describes communication with the dead. None uses genuine phonics.
They rank here in descending order from best to worst, based upon the proportion of occult to wholesome stories.
We recommend none of these readers. Since Texas schools must choose one of these series, we suggest New Dimensions in the World of Reading, Silver Burdett Ginn (1993). This series has the most wholesome stories and least occult content.