Reading Horizons Receives Missouri's Recommendation as a State-Approved Supplemental Literacy Program for Grades K–5
June 26 2024 - 12:10PM
Business Wire
Reading Horizons was one of just nine programs
included on the approved list for K–5 supplemental instructional
materials
Reading Horizons, the leading provider of foundational literacy
instruction, announces it has been approved by the Missouri
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) for K–5
supplemental instructional materials. Missouri joins more than 40
states in aligning instruction with the science of reading, and its
Read, Lead, Exceed initiative will dedicate $25 million in state
funding and just over $35 million in federal funding to support
student literacy.
Reading Horizons is proud to be a proven partner in Missouri.
Its evidence-based foundational literacy programs currently serve
nearly 70,000 students across 22 school districts in Missouri; it
plans to increase its impact exponentially during the upcoming
school year.
“Having an opportunity to positively impact thousands of
striving students across Missouri inspires everyone at Reading
Horizons. Using our evidence-based method—crafted from over 40
years of innovation and research—we’re eager to empower Missouri
educators to eradicate illiteracy in the state,” said Tyson Smith,
CEO of Reading Horizons. “We take pride in being more than just a
reading curriculum; we’re a supportive partner invested in the
success of Missouri educators—and the students they serve.”
Reading Horizons Discovery®, which recently received a
prestigious all-green rating from EdReports for
supplemental-foundational reading skills, offers tech-enabled,
explicit, systematic, and sequential instruction in phonics and
decoding paired with phonemic awareness. The program helps
educators harness the power of the science of reading to accelerate
student literacy outcomes for K-3 students. Reading Horizons
Elevate® is built off the same principles and methodology—with
age-appropriate learning materials—and supports striving readers in
grades four and above.
Student outcomes are why Reading Horizons exists. Through
third-party research, Reading Horizons continues to receive
validation for the effectiveness of its programs in boosting
phonemic awareness, decoding, and oral fluency scores. See all of
Reading Horizons’ research here.
For more information, visit www.readinghorizons.com.
About Reading Horizons
Reading Horizons empowers educators to eradicate illiteracy with
effective, tech-enabled foundational reading instruction that helps
all students achieve reading proficiency. For 40 years, Reading
Horizons has continuously aligned its simple instructional method
with advancements in the science of reading. We have supported
educators and students with ongoing, synergistic partnerships,
serving as a trusted, innovative, foundational literacy partner.
Adopted by over 200,000 educators, our proven method for teaching
foundational literacy prevents and remediates reading difficulties,
supporting our mission to ensure students reach reading proficiency
by the end of third grade. Reading momentum begins at Reading
Horizons.
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