CORE PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS

DPI is in the process of selecting an outside evaluator to update the approved list of programs. If you are a provider of intervention, supplemental and/or technology-based programs, please check this web site regularly for the date of the evaluation period.

Commercially-developed reading programs and instructional materials represent the primary tool K-3 classroom teachers use to teach reading. Comprehensive reading programs are called comprehensive because their intent is to provide a complete set of instructional materials for teachers who are teaching children to read and write. Because of the convergence of scientific findings about reading, comprehensive programs can now make it easier than ever before for teachers to use scientifically based instruction in their classrooms. Such research-based instruction will significantly increase the potential for higher reading achievement.

All participating schools must use a core program chosen from the list below. These programs and materials were evaluated using the Kame'enui and Simmons Guide and are grounded in scientifically based reading research. They are ranked in order.

Core Programs
Taught systematically and explicitly during 90 minute blocks.

Intervention Programs
Designed specifically for children who demonstrate reading difficulty and are performing below grade level.

Supplemental Programs
To support and extend the critical elements of a core reading program.

Technology-based Programs
Provide instructional support by expanding opportunities for student practice and mastery of skills. Technology should support the core and intervention programs. It should not be used as a first tier intervention.