All editions of the Foundations A books and materials are compatible with each other. Some materials are in a new edition, but the changes do not affect compatibility. If you are considering upgrading to a more recent version, this article provides an overview of changes we have made over the years. 

Foundations A Edition History

• Foundations A Teacher’s Manual
• Foundations A Student Workbook
• Foundations A Readers
• Core Materials With Minor Changes
• Materials With No Relevant Changes

Foundations A Teacher’s Manual

Second Edition (Current Edition) published in 2019. 248 pages.

• No significant changes or additions to lesson content.
• The expanded Scope & Sequence table in the introduction now includes all the skills covered in each lesson.
• The relabeled section headers within each lesson more clearly highlight the specific skills students are learning.
• New callouts suggest playing phonogram songs from Doodling Dragons ABC Songs as students learn each new phonogram.

First Edition published in 2013. 231 pages.

Foundations A Student Workbook

First Edition (Cursive and Manuscript) published in 2013.

• • Only minor corrections.

Foundations A Readers

The set of six Foundations A Readers are located in the back of the Foundations A Student Workbook. For more information, see our article about the Foundations A Readers.

Core Materials With Minor Changes

The following items have had minor changes. The revisions to these Core Materials do not impact Foundations A lessons since the updated materials do not come into the lessons until Foundations B-C. 

• Basic Phonogram Flash Cards 
• Phonogram Game Cards
• Phonogram Game Tiles

Materials With No Relevant Changes

The following items have had no relevant changes that affect use with Foundations A:

• Doodling Dragons: An ABC Book of Sounds
• Rhythm of Handwriting Tactile Cards
• Rhythm of Handwriting Quick Reference
• Spelling Analysis Quick Reference
• Student Whiteboard