Pearson Education gave our family a copy of their Second Grade Language Arts, student texts, Reading Street 2.1 and 2.2 by Scott Foresman as apart of the of the TOS Homeschool Crew. If you have spent any of your childhood in a public elementary school you would be familiar with the format and layout. The two student volumes we received consist of living books that have been republished and broken up into units that each have a theme. The story is first introduced by giving high frequency words and an introduction to the genre of the literature. Reading comprehension questions are also included at the end with the stories.
Mikayla and I really enjoyed these books. I was pleasantly taken back to my elementary school days with the format and layout. The stories were engaging and kept Mikayla reading. Some of my favorite things include the wide range of literary choices in the volumes (poetry, fiction, non-fiction, & folk tales), grammar reinforcement, and organized units with colorful pages.
While the pricing for the textbooks are comparable the teacher’s manuals are quite expensive. However, one does not really need the teacher’s manual to get the job done in the home school classroom. Weekly tests are also available but I think that would be more for a school classroom.
Each Textbook costs $43.47, or a two book set is $86.97
DVD-ROM Version of the texts $86.97
Weekly Tests Student edition $ 7.97
Weekly Test Teacher Manual $41.47
Unit Teacher Manual $38.47 each (12 volumes in set)
Check out what my crew mates had to say by clicking HERE.
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