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prek12 Comprehensive Curriculum Open Court Reading <p><span class="text-white"><b><span class="fs-5">Grades K–5</span></b></span></p> <h1><span class="text-white"><span class="fw-light">Comprehensive Core Curriculum</span></span></h1> Open Court Reading <p><span class="text-white"><b><span class="fs-5">Grades K–5</span></b></span></p> <h1><span class="text-white"><span class="fw-light">Comprehensive Core Curriculum</span></span></h1> Open Court Reading Evidence for Science of Reading brochure <p><a href="https://www.mheducation.com/unitas/school/explore/sites/ocr/open-court-reading-science-brochure.pdf" target="_blank" title="Read what the Science of Reading tells us, then see how Open Court Reading makes the research actionable">Read what the Science of Reading tells us, then see how <em>Open Court Reading</em> makes the research actionable.</a></p> <h2>Welcome to <i>Open Court Reading</i></h2> Open Court Reading Evidence for Science of Reading brochure <p><a href="https://www.mheducation.com/unitas/school/explore/sites/ocr/open-court-reading-science-brochure.pdf" target="_blank">Read what the Science of Reading tells us, then see how <i>Open Court Reading</i> makes the research actionable.</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.mheducation.com/unitas/school/explore/sites/ocr/open-court-reading-science-brochure.pdf" target="_blank">Read what the Science of Reading tells us, then see how <i>Open Court Reading</i> makes the research actionable.</a></p> <p><span class="fs-5"><span class="fw-semibold">Built on the Science of Reading, Validated by Research<br> </span></span>For more than 60 years, research has been the mainstay of <i style="font-size: 0.8125rem;">Open Court Reading</i>. Built upon findings from original learning theory and cognitive science, and balanced with teacher input and modern research on literacy development, <i style="font-size: 0.8125rem;">Open Court Reading</i> delivers undeniable results for learners at every level.</p> <p><span class="fs-5"><span class="fw-semibold">Instruction that Turns Research into Action<br> </span></span>The Science of Reading is only a body of research unless it's made actionable. Through systematic, explicit instruction and a scope and sequence that follows a purposeful progression of skills—first build a strong foundation, then build upon that foundation—<i> Open Court Reading </i>empowers teachers to turn research into action every day.</p> <p><span class="fs-5"><span class="fw-semibold">Foundations for Lifelong Literacy<br> </span></span>Literacy research consistently shows that complex learning cannot take place without strong foundational skills.<i> Open Court Reading</i> provides students the building blocks needed to read and comprehend texts across genres, synthesize information to develop and discuss complex thoughts and ideas, and become fluent storytellers themselves.</p> <h2>Components for <i>Open Court Reading</i><br> </h2> <p>All components, except for Kits, available in print and digital formats</p> View Open Court Reading Kit Components Grade K Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 <h3>Grade K</h3> <p><span class="h4">Instructional Resources</span></p> <p><a href="https://mheducation.com/unitas/school/explore/sites/ocr/open-court-scope-sequence.pdf" target="_blank" title="Grade K Instructional Resources Scope and Sequence">Scope and Sequence</a></p> <p><a title="View Grade K CCSS Correlation" href="http://www.mheducation.com/unitas/school/explore/sites/ocr/ccss-correlations-grade-k.pdf" target="_blank">CCSS Correlation</a></p> <p><a title="Grade K Literature List" href="http://www.mheducation.com/unitas/school/explore/sites/ocr/literature-lists-grade-k.pdf" target="_blank">Literature List</a></p> <p><span class="h4">Student Readers</span></p> Student reader resources Helps students transition from teacher-led instruction to independent reading. Soft cover for small hands. Open Court Reading First Reader First Reader 16 books: 12 units, 1 science, 1 social studies, 1 Alphabet, 1 rhyming. Available in both sizes. Open Court Reading Off to School Big Books/Little Books 14 core pre-decodable 28 core decodable stories Quin and the Jets Pre-Decodable and Decodable Stories <p><span class="h4">Teacher's Edition and Guides</span></p> Teachers editions and guides Every lesson provides differentiated instruction and EL support. Two units in six volumes. Open Court Reading Grade K Teacher's Edition, Units 1-2 Teacher's Edition Features lesson-by-lesson intervention support at point of use. Intervention Teacher's Guide Intervention Teacher's Guide Guidance and practice with phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and grammar skills. English Learner Teacher's Guide EL Support Guide Practice alphabetic knowledge, phonemic awareness, and phonics. Skills Practice Blackline Masters with Answer Key Skills Practice <p><span class="h4">Assessments</span></p> Reading Assessments Measure alphabetic knowledge, phonemic awareness, and phonics. Lesson and Unit Assessment Blackline Master with Answer Key, Unit 1 Teacher Edition Lesson & Unit Assessments Covers foundational skills, comprehension, grammar, usage, and mechanics. Benchmark Assessment Benchmark Assessments <p><span class="h4">Skills Kits</span></p> Learn More about Open Court Reading Foundational Skills Kits Provides research-based instruction and classroom-tested tools to help every student master essential skills. Foundational Skills Kit Foundational Skills Kit <h3>Grade 1</h3> <p><span class="h4">Instructional Resources</span></p> <p><a href="https://mheducation.com/unitas/school/explore/sites/ocr/open-court-scope-sequence.pdf" target="_blank" title="Grade 1 Instructional Resources Scope and Sequence">Scope and Sequence</a></p> <p><a title="View Grade 1 CCSS Correlation" href="http://www.mheducation.com/unitas/school/explore/sites/ocr/ccss-correlations-grade-1.pdf" target="_blank">CCSS Correlation</a></p> <p><a title="Grade 1 Literature List" href="http://www.mheducation.com/unitas/school/explore/sites/ocr/literature-lists-grade-1.pdf" target="_blank">Literature List</a></p> <p><span class="h4">Student Readers</span></p> Narrative and informative texts highlight key ideas and details; writing as a craft, and background knowledge and ideas. Open Court Reading Student Anthology Book 1 Student Anthology 16 books: 12 units, 1 science, 1 social studies, 1 Alphabet, 1 rhyming. Available in both sizes. Open Court Reading Back to School Big Books/Little Books Five pre-decodable stories and 109 decodable stories Max the Grouch Pre-Decodable and Decodable Stories <p><span class="h4">Teacher's Edition and Guides</span></p> Every lesson provides differentiated instruction and EL support. Two units in six volumes. Open Court Reading Grade 1 Teacher's Edition, Units 1-2 Teacher's Edition Features lesson-by-lesson intervention support at point of use. Intervention Teacher's Guide Intervention Teacher's Guide Guidance and practice with phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and grammar skills. English Learner Teacher's Guide EL Support Guide Practice phonemic awareness, phonics, and fluency Skills Practice Blackline Masters with Answer Key Skills Practice <p><span class="h4">Assessments</span></p> Measure phonemic awareness, phonics, and fluency. Lesson and Unit Assessment Blackline Master with Answer Key, Unit 1 Teacher Edition Lesson & Unit Assessments Covers foundational skills, comprehension, grammar, usage, and mechanics. Benchmark Assessment Benchmark Assessments <p><span class="h4">Skills Kits</span></p> Learn More about Open Court Reading Foundational Skills Kits Provides research-based instruction and classroom-tested tools to help every student master essential skills. Foundational Skills Kit Foundational Skills Kit <h3>Grade 2</h3> <p><span class="h4">Instructional Resources</span></p> <p><a href="https://mheducation.com/unitas/school/explore/sites/ocr/open-court-scope-sequence.pdf" target="_blank">Scope and Sequence</a></p> <p><a title="View Grade 2 CCSS Correlation" href="http://www.mheducation.com/unitas/school/explore/sites/ocr/ccss-correlations-grade-2.pdf" target="_blank">CCSS Correlation</a></p> <p><a title="Grade 2 Literature List" href="http://www.mheducation.com/unitas/school/explore/sites/ocr/literature-lists-grade-2.pdf" target="_blank">Literature List</a></p> <h3>Grade 2</h3> <p><span class="h4">Instructional Resources</span></p> <p><a href="https://mheducation.com/unitas/school/explore/sites/ocr/open-court-scope-sequence.pdf" target="_blank" title="Grade 2 Instructional Resources Scope and Sequence">Scope and Sequence</a></p> <p><a title="View Grade 2 CCSS Correlation" href="http://www.mheducation.com/unitas/school/explore/sites/ocr/ccss-correlations-grade-2.pdf" target="_blank">CCSS Correlation</a></p> <p><a title="Grade 2 Literature List" href="http://www.mheducation.com/unitas/school/explore/sites/ocr/literature-lists-grade-2.pdf" target="_blank">Literature List</a></p> <p><span class="h4">Student Readers</span></p> Narrative and informative texts highlight key ideas and details; writing as a craft, and background knowledge and ideas. Open Court Reading Student Anthology Book 1 Student Anthology 55 core decodable stories in seven books Open Court Reading Decodable Takehomes BLM Pre-Decodable and Decodable Stories Provides models and acts as reference book for writing, revising, and editing skills. Open Court Reading Language Arts Handbook Language Arts Handbook <p><span class="h4">Teacher's Edition and Guides</span></p> Every lesson provides differentiated instruction and EL support. Two units in six volumes. Open Court Reading Grade 1 Teacher's Edition, Units 1-2 Teacher's Edition Features lesson-by-lesson intervention support at point of use. Intervention Teacher's Guide Intervention Teacher's Guide Guidance and practice with phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and grammar skills. English Learner Teacher's Guide EL Support Guide Practice phonics, spelling, accessing complex texts, writing, grammar, usage, and mechanics. Skills Practice Blackline Masters with Answer Key Skills Practice <p><span class="h4">Assessments</span></p> Measure phonics, spelling, accessing complex texts, writing, grammar, usage, and mechanics. Lesson and Unit Assessment Blackline Master with Answer Key, Unit 1 Teacher Edition Lesson & Unit Assessments Covers foundational skills, comprehension, grammar, usage, and mechanics. Benchmark Assessment Benchmark Assessments <p><span class="h4">Skills Kits</span></p> Learn More about Open Court Reading Foundational Skills Kits Provides research-based instruction and classroom-tested tools to help every student master essential skills. Foundational Skills Kit Foundational Skills Kit <h3>Grade 3</h3> <p><span class="h4">Instructional Resources</span></p> <p><a href="https://mheducation.com/unitas/school/explore/sites/ocr/open-court-scope-sequence.pdf" target="_blank" title="Grade 3 Instructional Resources Scope and Sequence">Scope and Sequence</a></p> <p><a title="View Grade 3 CCSS Correlation" href="http://www.mheducation.com/unitas/school/explore/sites/ocr/ccss-correlations-grade-3.pdf" target="_blank">CCSS Correlation</a></p> <p><a title="Grade 3 Literature List" href="http://www.mheducation.com/unitas/school/explore/sites/ocr/literature-lists-grade-3.pdf" target="_blank">Literature List</a></p> <p><span class="h4">Student Readers</span></p> Narrative and informative texts highlight key ideas and details; writing as a craft, and background knowledge and ideas. Open Court Reading Student Anthology Book 1 Student Anthology 23 Core Decodable stories available in four books Open Court Reading Decodable Takehomes BLM Pre-Decodable and Decodable Stories Provides models and acts as reference book for writing, revising, and editing skills. Open Court Reading Language Arts Handbook Language Arts Handbook <p><span class="h4">Teacher's Edition and Guides</span></p> Every lesson provides differentiated instruction and EL support. Two units in six volumes. Open Court Reading Grade 3 Teacher's Edition, Unit 1 Teacher's Edition Features lesson-by-lesson intervention support at point of use. Intervention Teacher's Guide Intervention Teacher's Guide Guidance and practice with phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and grammar skills. English Learner Teacher's Guide EL Support Guide Practice word analysis, vocabulary, accessing complex texts, spelling, fluency writing, grammar, usage, and mechanics. Skills Practice Blackline Masters with Answer Key Skills Practice <p><span class="h4">Assessments</span></p> Measure word analysis, vocabulary, accessing complex texts, spelling, fluency writing, grammar, usage, and mechanics. Lesson and Unit Assessment Blackline Master with Answer Key, Unit 1 Teacher Edition Lesson & Unit Assessments Covers foundational skills, comprehension, grammar, usage, and mechanics. Benchmark Assessment Benchmark Assessments <p><span class="h4">Skills Kits</span></p> Learn More about Open Court Reading Foundational Skills Kits Provides research-based instruction and classroom-tested tools to help every student master essential skills. Foundational Skills Kit Foundational Skills Kit <h3>Grade 4</h3> <p><span class="h4">Instructional Resources</span></p> <p><a href="https://mheducation.com/unitas/school/explore/sites/ocr/open-court-scope-sequence.pdf" target="_blank" title="Grade 4 Instructional Resources Scope and Sequence">Scope and Sequence</a></p> <p><a title="View Grade 4 CCSS Correlation" href="https://www.mheducation.com/unitas/school/explore/sites/ocr/ocr_grade-4_ccss-correlations.pdf" target="_blank">CCSS Correlation</a></p> <p><a title="Grade 4 Literature List" href="http://www.mheducation.com/unitas/school/explore/sites/ocr/literature-lists-grade-4.pdf" target="_blank">Literature List</a></p> <p><span class="h4">Student Readers</span></p> Narrative and informative texts highlight key ideas and details; writing as a craft, and background knowledge and ideas. Open Court Reading Student Anthology Student Anthology Provides models and acts as reference book for writing, revising, and editing skills. Open Court Reading Language Arts Handbook Language Arts Handbook <p><span class="h4">Teacher's Edition and Guides</span></p> Every lesson provides differentiated instruction and EL support. Two units in six volumes. Open Court Reading Grade 4 Teacher's Edition, Unit 1 Teacher's Edition Features lesson-by-lesson intervention support at point of use. Intervention Teacher's Guide Intervention Teacher's Guide Guidance and practice with phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and grammar skills. English Learner Teacher's Guide EL Support Guide Practice word analysis, vocabulary, accessing complex texts, spelling, fluency writing, grammar, usage, and mechanics. Skills Practice Blackline Masters with Answer Key Skills Practice <p><span class="h4">Assessments</span></p> Measure word analysis, vocabulary, accessing complex texts, spelling, fluency writing, grammar, usage, and mechanics. Lesson and Unit Assessment Blackline Master with Answer Key, Unit 1 Teacher Edition Lesson & Unit Assessments Covers foundational skills, comprehension, grammar, usage, and mechanics. Benchmark Assessment Benchmark Assessments <p><span class="h4">Skills Kits</span></p> Learn More about Open Court Reading Word Analysis Resources to develop critical reading skills that enable students to approach new words and more complex texts. Word Analysis Kit Word Analysis Kit <h3>Grade 5</h3> <p><span class="h4">Instructional Resources</span></p> <p><a href="https://mheducation.com/unitas/school/explore/sites/ocr/open-court-scope-sequence.pdf" target="_blank" title="Grade 5 Instructional Resources Scope and Sequence">Scope and Sequence</a></p> <p><a title="View Grade 5 CCSS Correlation" href="https://www.mheducation.com/unitas/school/explore/sites/ocr/ocr_grade-5_ccss-correlations.pdf" target="_blank">CCSS Correlation</a></p> <p><a title="Grade 5 Literature List" href="http://www.mheducation.com/unitas/school/explore/sites/ocr/literature-lists-grade-5.pdf" target="_blank">Literature List</a></p> <p><span class="h4">Student Readers</span></p> Narrative and informative texts highlight key ideas and details; writing as a craft, and background knowledge and ideas. Open Court Reading Student Anthology Book 1 Student Anthology Provides models and acts as reference book for writing, revising, and editing skills. Open Court Reading Language Arts Handbook Language Arts Handbook <p><span class="h4">Teacher's Edition and Guides</span></p> Every lesson provides differentiated instruction and EL support. Two units in six volumes. Open Court Reading Grade 5 Teacher's Edition, Unit 1 Teacher's Edition Features lesson-by-lesson intervention support at point of use. Intervention Teacher's Guide Intervention Teacher's Guide Guidance and practice with phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and grammar skills. English Learner Teacher's Guide EL Support Guide Practice word analysis, vocabulary, accessing complex texts, spelling, fluency writing, grammar, usage, and mechanics. Skills Practice Blackline Masters with Answer Key Skills Practice <p><span class="h4">Assessments</span></p> Measure word analysis, vocabulary, accessing complex texts, spelling, fluency writing, grammar, usage, and mechanics. Lesson and Unit Assessment Blackline Master with Answer Key, Unit 1 Teacher Edition Lesson & Unit Assessments Covers foundational skills, comprehension, grammar, usage, and mechanics. Benchmark Assessment Benchmark Assessments <p><span class="h4">Skills Kits</span></p> Learn More about Open Court Reading Word Analysis Word Analysis Kit Resources to develop critical reading skills that enable students to approach new words and more complex texts. Word Analysis Kit Word Analysis Kit <h2><span class="text-white">Experience <i>Open Court Reading</i></span></h2> <p><span class="text-white">Explore how<i> Open Court Reading</i> can deliver literacy success to your classroom.</span></p> Sample Open Court Reading Program Online Sample Program Online
