ERRATA: Essentials Corrections
This page lists corrections to errors we have found in the current edition of Essentials that may affect instruction or the clarity of our materials. Some of the errors listed have already been corrected in subsequent printings. If you would like to report a needed correction not seen here, please fill out our feedback form!
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Essentials Teacher's Guide, Units 1-7
(Current version: 3rd edition, 2018)
| Page(s) | Unit | Notes | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-7 |
Changed "Lesson" to "Unit" throughout the book. |
3rd printing (2019) |
Essentials Teacher's Guide, Units 8-15
(Current version: 3rd edition, 2018)
| Page(s) | Unit | Notes | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-15 | Changed "Lesson" to "Unit" throughout the book. | 3rd printing (2020) | |
| 131 | 10 | The instructions to review the Grammar Flash Cards listed an extra card, 22, which does not exist. Please review Grammar Flash Cards 1.7, 1.8, 3.2, and 12.1 only. | 2nd printing (2019) |
| 167/169 | 11 | The instructions to review the Grammar Flash Cards listed an extra card, 22, which does not exist. Please review Grammar Flash Cards 1.7, 1.8, 3.2, and 12.1 only. |
3rd printing (2020) |
Essentials Teacher's Guide, Units 16-22
(Current version: 2nd edition, 2018)
| Page(s) | Unit | Notes | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16-22 | Changed "Lesson" to "Unit" throughout the book | 3rd printing (2021) | |
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34 |
16.3 | Edited student response text: There are usually two consonant sounds **after** the long vowel. | 3rd printing (2021) |
| 219 | 20.8C | Identifying Parts of Speech Level C #1: marked "and" as C (conjunction). | 3rd printing (2021) |
| 230 | 20 | Grammar sentence #9: the word frogs is not an adjective and should not be highlighted in the teacher answer key. | 2nd printing (2019) |
| 233 | 21 | The second sound of the phonogram GU is missing on this page. It has two sounds, not one: /g - gw/ as in guess and language. The Basic Phonogram Flash Card is correct. |
2nd printing (2019) |
| 238 | 21 | Teacher Tip "Secondary Stress" should say: In words with more than two syllables, one will have the primary stress and another will often have a secondary stress. |
3rd printing (2021) |
| 313 | 22.7 | Materials list: Grammar Flash Card 2.5, rather than 2.7. | 3rd printing (2021) |
| 322 | 22.8B | Identifying Parts of Speech Level B #2: marked "is" as LV (linking verb). | 3rd printing (2021) |
Essentials Teacher's Guide, Units 23-30
(Current version: 3rd edition, 2019)
| Page(s) | Unit | Notes | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23-30 | Changed "Lesson" to "Unit" throughout the book |
2nd printing (2021) |
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| 49 or 55 | 23.8B | For Level B, Identifying Parts of Speech, 2nd sentence, mark the subject-predicate division between instructor / excused, underline the subject, instructor, and double-underline the predicate, excused. |
2nd printing (2019) |
| 62 | 23.11B | When adding the suffix -age to the word mile, the silent E is not dropped. This is a true exception to the spelling rule. |
2nd printing (2021) |
| 101 | 24.9 | Dictation Level B #1 corrected typo: perfect |
2nd printing (2021) |
| 117 | 25.1-2 | In 1776 the American colonies declared independence from England. Then they fought the American Revolutionary War and established the United States as a country that is independent from England. |
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| 149 | 25.8C | Identifying Parts of Speech, Level C #3: marked "led" as TV (transitive verb). |
2nd printing (2021) |
| 318 | 29.9 | Dictation Level A #2: added comma before "please". |
2nd printing (2021) |
| 350 | 30.7 | Morpheme Flash Cards in materials list: ord (Unit 17, Level C), sub- (Unit 2, Level C). |
2nd printing (2021) |
Essentials Student Workbook, Units 1-7
(Current version: 3rd edition, 2018)
| Page(s) | Unit | Notes | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|
| No current corrections |
Essentials Student Workbook, Units 8-15
(Current version: 3rd edition, 2018)
| Page(s) | Unit | Notes | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 |
10 |
Check Your Understanding - Reading: Changed "hide" to "fight" and changed "skate" to "crack up" because silent final E has not been taught yet. page 75 | 3rd printing (2019) |
| 99 |
12.1 |
Removed "gnome" from activity because silent final E has not been taught yet. page 99 | 3rd printing (2019) |
Essentials Student Workbook, Units 16-22
(Current version: 2nd edition, 2018)
| Page(s) | Unit | Notes | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 17 | Sentence #6 should read "Hazel disliked the high pitched sound." The object should be bolded, not the subject. | 3rd printing (2019) |
| 55 | 17 | Grammar section: errors in sentences #1 and #4 corrected. Page 55 | 2nd printing (2018) |
| 186 | 22 |
#2 and #3: If needed, provide support for adding -ly to words ending in -le using the Teacher Tip in the |
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| 195 | 22 | Editing activity: Sentence 3 has five mistakes, not four as indicated in the instructions. |
Essentials Student Workbook, Units 23-30
(Current version: 2nd edition, 2018)
| Page(s) | Unit | Notes | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|
| No current corrections |
We are aware of other typographical errors that do not affect teaching the lessons. These have been or will be corrected in future printings as well. If you find an error or just have a question, please feel free to contact us.