Reading First Curricula Adopted by Other States
Stephen Bannasch, Jan 28, 2003
Massachusetts does not list specific curricula that are authorized
for Reading First grants however they do make the following list
available of curricula approved by other states administering Reading
First grants.
The following information is taken from a document supplied by the
Massachusetts Department of Education.
Reading Programs Approved by Other States for Reading First,
12-20-02
Michigan
Comprehensive reading programs:
- Scott Foresman Reading Program, http://www.sfreading.com/
- Houghton Mifflin Reading: The Nation’s Choice
- SRA/McGraw-Hill: Open Court and Direction Instruction –
Reading Mastery, Corrective Reading, etc.
- MacMillan/McGraw-Hill Reading
- Harcourt Trophies
California
Two comprehensive reading programs:
- SRA Open Court
- Houghton Mifflin’s Reading: A Legacy of Literacy 2003
Washington (also used by Alabama)
Core programs:
- Success for All,
http://www.successforall.net/curriculum/readroot.htm
- Reading Mastery K-3 with additions as noted
- Open Court/Saxon Phonics K-3 combination
- Open Court K-3 with additions as noted
- Read Well/Write Well/Open Court Combination
- Read Well/Write Well/Harcourt Combination
- Harcourt/Saxon Phonics K-3 combination
- Harcourt K-3 with additions as noted
Supplemental:
- Phonics – Companion Reading, Wright Skills, Saxon Phonics
- Fluency – Read Naturally, Basic Skill Builders
- Motivational – Accelerated Reader
- Phonemic Awareness – Adams et al., text, Ladders to Literacy,
Torgesen/Bryant text, Fast Forward
- (computer program), Earobics
- Computer: Academy of Reading
- Spoken English: Language into Learning
- Comprehension: Junior Great Books
- Intervention: Sound Partners, HOSTS, PALS, Reading Recovery,
Orton-Gillingham strategies, C.O.R.E.,
- Lindamood Phonemic Sequencing
See also Florida Center for Reading Research – reviews of current
programs: http://www.fcrr.org/reports.htm.
Links to Major Vendors of Reading First
Approved Curricula: