Read First New Jersey has identified comprehensive reading programs for the purposes of Reading First that provide direct and systematic instruction in phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. This approved K-3 reading program list includes the following CORE and SUPPLEMENTAL reading programs. We have divided them into categories.
CORE - Programs listed here have been selected with the assistance of A
Consumer's Guide to Evaluating a Core Reading
Program
Grades K-3: A Critical Elements Analysis and a state developed core program evaluation rubric.
| Category |
Publisher |
Reading Program |
| English |
Harcourt |
Trophies Program (2003) |
| Houghton Mifflin |
Reading: Legacy of Literacy (2003) |
| SRA - McGraw Hill |
Open Court (2002) |
| Scott Foresman |
Reading (2002, 2004) |
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| Category |
Publisher |
Reading Program |
| Spanish |
Harcourt |
Trofeos |
| Santillana |
Nuevo Siglo de Espanol |
| Scott Foresman |
Lectura (2002) |
| SRA - McGraw Hill |
Foro abierto para la lectura (2002) |
| Houghton Mifflin |
Lectura |
| Scholastic |
Solares |
| NOTE: If language-minority children arrive at school with no proficiency in English, but speak a language for which there are instructional guides, learning materials, and locally available proficient teachers, these children should be taught how to read in their native language. They should acquire proficiency in spoken English and then be taught to extend their skills to reading in English. |
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| Category |
Publisher |
Reading Program |
| ESL Transition |
Harcourt Brace |
Moving Into English (2005) |
Longman Scott
Foresman Program |
Longman Scott Foresman ESL Program (2003) |
| Rigby |
On Our Way to English (2003) |
| NOTE: If language-minority children arrive at school with no proficiency in English, but speak a language for which there are insufficient numbers of children to develop a bilingual program, the instructional priority should be to develop the child's proficiency in spoken English. Although print materials may be used to develop understanding of English speech sounds, vocabulary, and syntax, formal reading instruction should occur once an adequate level of proficiency in spoken English has been achieved. |
SUPPLEMENTAL - Programs listed here have been selected with the assistance of a supplemental program evaluation rubric.
| Category |
Publisher |
Reading Program |
| Spanish |
Santillana |
Puertas al sol (Dual Language) |
|
| Category |
Publisher |
Reading Program |
| English as a Second Language |
Santillana |
Intensive English (2002) |
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| Category |
Publisher |
Reading Program |
| Technology |
Pearson Electronic Education |
Waterford Early Reading Program |
| Pearson Education Technologies |
SuccessMaker |
| Scholastic |
Wiggle Works |
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