Dick and Jane Readers

Does anyone remember the Dick and Jane readers? Although I'd learned to read before I started school (Mother had been a one-room school teacher before motherhood), I remember how I enjoyed reading about Dick, Jane, Sally, Spot and Puff.

Nowadays, children usually don't have standard readers. They use a variety of little books at grade level. They might read in groups or individually when they start out. Do they miss the fun we (or at least I) had with our progression of Dick and Jane readers?

I was delighted a few years ago, when I found a compilation and history of these books. Also, I've collected some of these readers, along with others from one-room schooldays.

Contacting Former Schoolmates

I'm contacting my former schoolmates, who attended the one-room school at Poughquag, oh, so many years ago. I'd love to have them add their memories to the comments. We probably all recall something different about our years there.

Some only attended for a year or two, while others spent their first four years at the white school house within sight of Poughquag village.

Do you have one-room school memories of a different school you attended? I'd enjoy hearing from you, too.