The NPCR is the successor series to the "Practical Chinese Reader" series that had been around since 1981 and had been quite popular as a college textbook but was beginning to sound outdated given the changes and progress of the last quarter century. The new series is in fact a whole new set of books and not a simple update. It reflects philosophical changes made in how to teach Chinese as a foreign language. The complete series is expected to encompass six volumes.
| Flashcards | Memory Game | Video* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume 1 | Go | Go | Go |
| Volume 2 | Go | Go | Go |
| Volume 3 | Go | Go | Go |
| Volume 4 | Go | Go | |
| Volume 5 | Go | Go |