Summary Table for FCRR Reports

Important Note: FCRR Reports are prepared in response to requests from Florida school districts for review of specific reading programs. The reports are intended to be a source of information about programs that will help teachers, principals, and district personnel in their choice of materials that can be used by skilled teachers to provide effective instruction. In addition to describing programs and their use, these reports provide information on the extent to which their content, organization, and instructional strategies are consistent with scientifically based research in reading. Whether or not a program has been reviewed does not constitute endorsement or lack of endorsement by the FCRR. The programs for which reports are available do not constitute an “approved” or “required” list, since many potentially useful programs have not yet been reviewed.

Specific information can be found at the bottom of the table or by rolling the mouse over each category within the table.

Table of FCRR Reports
Program Type of
Program		 Grade
Reviewed		 Reading Component Notes
PA P F V C
Academy of Reading 2, 3, 5 3-12++ ++ ++ + + a, b, d
Accelerated Literacy Learning (A.L.L.) 2 1+++ +++ +++ +++ +++ a, d, l, m
Accelerated Reader 2, 3 K-12n/a n/a n/a n/a + d, e
Breakthrough to Literacy 1, 3 K-2++ ++ ++ +++ +++ a, b, d
Classworks 2, 3, 5 K-8+ + n/a + + m
Compass Learning Odyssey Reading 2, 3 K-2+ + + + + n
Corrective Reading 2, 5 4-12+++ +++ +++ +++ + a, b, c, d
Destination Reading 2, 3 K-3+++ +++ +++ +++ +++ a, b, c, d
Early Success 2 1-2++ ++ +++ +++ +++ m
Earobics 2, 3 K-3+++ +++ +++ +++ +++ a, b, c, d
Elements of Reading, Vocabulary 2 K-3n/a n/a n/a +++ + a, b, c, d, j
Essential Learning Systems 2, 3 2-12++ + + + + e
Failure Free Reading 2, 3, 4, 5 1-12n/a n/a ++ ++ + c, d
Fast Forword Language 2, 3, 5 K-12+++ n/a n/a + + f
Program Type of
Program		 Grade
Reviewed		 Reading Component Notes
PA P F V C
Fast Track Reading 2, 5 4-8+ + +++ ++ ++ a, b, c
First Grade Peer-Assisted Literacy Strategies 2, 4 1+++ +++ +++ + ++ a, b, c, d
FOCUS Reading and Language Program 2, 3 K-3+++ +++ +++ +++ + a, b, c, d
Fundations 2 K-3+++ +++ +++ +++ ++ a, b, c, d
Funnix Reading Programs 2, 3, 4 K-2+++ +++ +++ ++ + a, b, c, d
Great Leaps 2, 5 K-12+n/a + +++ n/a n/a c, d, i
Harcourt Trophies First Grade Intervention Kit 2 1+ + + + + a, c, d
Headsprout Early Reading 2, 3, 4 K-2++ +++ +++ +++ +++ a, b, c, d
HOSTS 2, 3, 4, 5 K-12++ +++ ++ ++ ++ l, n
Kaleidoscope 2, 5 2-6+++ +++ +++ ++ +++ a, b, c, d
Language! 1, 2, 5 3-12+++ +++ +++ +++ +++ a, b, c, d
Language First! 2, 3, 5 K-5+ n/a n/a ++ + c, j
Language for Learning 2 K-1n/a n/a n/a +++ n/a a, b, c, d, f
Language for Thinking 2 1-2n/a n/a n/a +++ n/a a, b, c, d, f
Program Type of
Program		 Grade
Reviewed		 Reading Component Notes
PA P F V C
LeapTrack Assessment & Instruction System 2, 3, 5 K-3++ ++ + ++ ++ e, n
Lexia Phonics Based Reading 2, 3 K-3+ ++ + n/a + e, h
Lightspan Early Reading Program 2, 3 K-3+++ + + ++ +++ d
The Literacy Center 2, 3 K-2+++ +++ + + + g
My Reading Coach 2, 3, 5 2-12++ +++ + + + b, d
OpenBook to Literacy 2, 3, 4 K-3+ ++ + + + a, b
Phono-Graphix 2, 4, 5 K-5+++ +++ ++ n/a n/a a, b, c, d, g
Questioning the Author 2, 5 3-12n/a n/a n/a n/a +++ d, k
QuickReads 2, 5 K-4n/a + +++ ++ +++ a, b, c, d, g
REACH 2, 5 4-12+++ +++ +++ +++ +++ a, b, c, d
Read 180 2, 3, 5 6-8n/a ++ ++ ++ +++ d, n
Read Naturally 2, 3, 4, 5 1-12+++ ++ +++ ++ +++ a, b, c, d
Read Well 1 1-3+++ +++ +++ +++ +++ a, b, c, d
Read, Write & Type! Learning System 2, 3, 4 1-3+++ +++ +++ + + a, b, c, d, g
Program Type of
Program		 Grade
Reviewed		 Reading Component Notes
PA P F V C
The Reading Edge 1 6-8+++ +++ +++ +++ +++ a, b, c, d
Reading Rescue 2, 4 1+++ +++ +++ ++ +++ d, l, m
Rewards 2, 4, 5 4-12+ +++ +++ + + a, b, c, d, i
Rigby Literacy 1 K-3+ + ++ + +++ n
Road to the Code 2 K-1+++ +++ n/a n/a n/a a, b, c, d, g
Saxon Phonics and Spelling 2 K-3++ ++ ++ ++ +++ (3rd) a, b, c, d, g
Scott Foresman Early Reading Intervention 2 K-1+++ +++ +++ +++ n/a a, b, c, d, g
Sing, Spell, Read, and Write 1, 2 K-2++ ++ ++ + + a
Smart Way Reading and Spelling 2, 4, 5 1-5n/a +++ n/a n/a n/a a, b, c, d, e
Soar to Success 2, 5 3-8n/a ++ +++ ++ +++ a, c, k, l
Soliloquy Reading Assistant 2, 3, 5 2-5n/a n/a +++ +++ +++ a, b, c, d, i
Spalding Writing Road to Reading 2, 5 K-8+ ++ + ++ +++ a, b, c, d
Spell Read P.A.T. 2, 4, 5 K-12+++ +++ +++ ++ +++ a, b, c, d, l
Success For All 1, 2 K-3+++ +++ +++ +++ +++ a, b, c, d, o
Program Type of
Program		 Grade
Reviewed		 Reading Component Notes
PA P F V C
SuccessMaker Enterprise 2, 3, 5 K-8+ + + ++ +++ a, b, d, m
Thinking Reader 2, 3 6-8n/a n/a n/a n/a +++ e, k
Voyager Passport 2, 4 K-3++ ++ +++ +++ +++ a, b, c, d
Voyager Passport E, F, & G 2, 5 4-6n/a + ++ ++ ++ n
Voyager Universal Literacy System 1 K-3+++ +++ +++ +++ +++ a, b, c, d
Waterford Early Reading System 2, 3 K-3+++ +++ +++ +++ +++ a, b, c, d
Wilson Reading System 2, 5 3-12+++ +++ +++ ++ +++ a, b, c, d, l
Wright Group Literacy for Kindergarten 1, 2 K++ ++ ++ ++ ++ a, d, n

Key

Type of Program

1 = Core Reading Program
2 = Supplemental or Intervention Program
3 = Technology-Based Program
4 = Program that may be implemented by a tutor or mentor
5 = Intervention or Remedial Program for students above third grade

Reading Component (PA = Phonemic Awareness, P = Phonics, F = Fluency, V = Vocabulary, C = Comprehension)

+  = some aspects of this component taught and/or practiced
++  = most aspects of this component taught and/or practiced
+++  = all aspects of this component taught and/or practiced
n/a  = Not Addressed in this program. In other words, this element of reading is not a goal of this program.

Empirical Research Support

A previous version of this table contained a rating of the amount and quality of research for each program. This section has been temporarily removed while procedures are being refined.

Notes

a. explicit
b. systematic
c. student materials aligned
d. ample practice opportunities provided
e. practice only
f. oral language only
g. phonemic awareness and phonics program
h. phonics program
i. fluency program
j. vocabulary program
k. comprehension program
l. extensive professional development required
m. expertise required to make informed curriculum decisions
n. extensive organization of materials required
o. school-wide implementation required