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2008 Catalog Errors

2008 Catalog Information

Catalog Label Codes: (4.4.08)

  • CATR0408 - Catomatic requests, code changes every month
  • OCUCA608 - Postcard code
  • Q1CAT08 - Multiple catalog response from marketing's email
  • PRMCAT08 - Random multiple catalog request

Catalog Ship Date: 3/17/08. Expected to arrive in homes between 3/26-3/29. Printer located in Wisconsin. (2.22.08)

Quoting price changes - if customers request pricing information on 2008 products, please be sure to respond as follows ...

  • If you are quoting currently effective pricing ... please say "order by 3/31/08 to get the current price of $..."
  • If you are quoting pricing from the new catalog ... please say "Beginning 4/1 the price will be $..." and be sure to note that these prices are guaranteed until 7/15/08. (3.24.08)

3.19.08 Catalog Update - Catalogs shipped standard mail from the printer on 3.17. The list of customers included those that had ordered since January 2006 and propsects since January 2007.

  • First class catalogs will ship out on 3.24 (including those who requested a catalog back to 2.19, postcard responders, customer service lists).
  • The extra catalog request list will ship standard.
  • International catalog requests back to 2.19 will be shipped tomorrow via airmail using XPO (delivery time approx 2-4 weeks).
  • We will not include new catalogs in orders until April 1st.

2008 Catalog Pages (updated 2.29.08)

  • Pages 1-44.pdf
    • Cover
    • Sarita's Letter
    • Table of Contents
    • Newcomer P3/4 - 6 packages
    • Articles
    • Club Benefits
    • Articles
    • Core packages P3/4 - 2
  • Pages 45-90.pdf
    • Core packages 3-300
  • Pages_ 91-135.pdf
    • Core packages 400 - 530
    • Economics
    • Career Planning
    • Language Arts
    • Handwriting
    • Science
    • Math
  • Pages 136-170.pdf
    • Electives
    • Resources
    • Articles
    • Scholarship Winners
    • Articles
    • Policies & Procedures
    • Index
    • Burst
    • Love to Learn Guarantee on back cover

Online catalog will be uploaded for April 1st roll-over, not before. (3.5.08)

Product Updates/New Product Descriptions

Product Changes List for 2008 Catalog

NewProductsList2008_Ver9.xls

  • Updated 1.14.08
  • Updated 1.18.08
  • Updated 1.21.08 (error correction: last item on spreadsheet - Human Body CD - should be 550-20, not 550-15)
  • Updated 1.22.08
  • Updated 1.25.08
  • Updated 1.31.08
  • Updated 2.7.08
  • Updated 2.22.08

Approved Nomenclature for 2008 Catalog

  • CoreUltra packages will now become Sonlight Newcomer 1, Sonlight Newcomer 2, etc.
    • We will have Sonlight Newcomer packages up through Sonlight Newcomer 6:
      • Sonlight Newcomer P3/4 (includes current Core A)
      • Sonlight Newcomer P4/5 (includes current Core B)
      • Sonlight Newcomer K (includes current Core C)
      • Sonlight Newcomer 1 (includes Core 1)
      • Sonlight Newcomer 2 (includes Core 1+2)
      • Sonlight Newcomer 3 (includes Core 3)
      • Sonlight Newcomer 4 (includes Core 3+4)
      • Sonlight Newcomer 5 (includes Core 5)
      • Sonlight Newcomer 6 (includes Core 6)
  • CorePlus packages will no longer exist
  • The title Grade will not be used for any package or product.
  • The title Level will not be used for any package or product.
  • The term Recommended will be changed to Usually used by (to indicated the target age/reading ability/grade). Example ... Core K is usually used by grades K-2. This empowers the customer to make their decision based on this information, without our making a specific recommendation.
  • The title Core will continue to be used as in the past. Three Cores have been re-named:
    • Core A will now be called Core P 3/4 meaning Preschool for 3-4 year olds.
    • Core B will now be called Core P4/5 meaning Preschool for 4-5 year olds.
    • Core C will now be called Core K meaning Kindergarten.
    • Cores 1 through 530 will remain the same.
  • All numeric designations will come after the subject (subject first, number last). Example ... Core 5, Language Arts 3, Readers 3, Science 2, etc...
  • Reader packages will be as follows:
    • Readers K usually used by early elementary students with an average Kindergarten reading capability (students are not yet familiar with letters and sounds).
    • Readers 1 usually used by early elementary students with an average Grade 1 reading capability (students know basic letter sounds and are ready to learn to decode three-letter short-vowel words).
    • Readers 2 usually used by early elementary students with an average Grade 2 reading capability (students read long-vowel, 5- and 6-letter words with moderate fluency. They benefit from extra white space between sentences and fewer words on a page in books with short chapters; relatively numerous illustrations; an easy-to-hold size).
    • Readers 2 Intermediate usually used by early elementary students who need more reading practice before moving on to more difficult books (students read long-vowel, 5- and 6-letter words fluently, but benefit from relatively shorter chapters, more illustrations, and somewhat controlled vocabulary).
    • Readers 2 Advanced usually used by early elementary students with a Grade 3 through 5 reading capability ("gentle" readers for students who are able to read pretty much anything you might think of handing them but you want to protect them from the grittier "realities of life" that more advanced books often deal with).
  • Catalog will be formatted in two sections ... the front section for Newcomers and the back section for Veterans.

Approved Instructor's Guide Title List

2008 Approved IG Titles.xls