Educational Research Analysts
1993 Basal Reading program ratings

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.

New Dimensions in the World of Reading, Silver Burdett Ginn (1993)
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HBJ Treasury of Literature, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (1993)
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A New View, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill (1993)
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Celebrate Reading! Scott Foresman (1993)
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The Literature Experience, Houghton Mifflin (1993)

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.