Discipline: Literacy
Copyright: 2026
Grade(s): K-2
Delivery Method: Print & Digital
Recommended use: Tier 1 and 2 Intervention
Imprint: Heinemann
Saxon Reading Foundations
Engage Early Learners with an Explicit, Multisensory Approach to Mastering Foundational Skills
Saxon Reading Foundations provides students with explicit, systematic practice to help develop reading fluency. The program includes fiction and nonfiction readers that allow students to practice reading at their own reading level and provide motivating activities that can be used for one-to-one teaching or during small group learning opportunities. All text in the Fluency Readers is fully controlled; the readers only contain decodable text and sight words that have been taught already.
Daily alphabet activities help children practice and recite the alphabet while engaging them through fun games that teach them how to recognize and sequence letters. Explicit instruction, multi-sensory approach to learning (including visual, auditory, and kinesthetic), multiple small- and whole-group activities, hands-on games, and active learning opportunities provide students with multiple opportunities to build confidence and foundational skills.
What Makes Saxon Reading Foundations Unique?
Research-Based and Proven Effective
Saxon’s approach to teaching phonemic awareness, phonics, spelling, and fluency concepts is based on research in science of reading and cognitive science and has been proven effective by years of success with students at all levels.
Multisensory Approach to Differentiated Instruction
Aligned to Orton-Gillingham, Saxon’s multisensory approach, small-group, and additional practice activities provide effective instruction for all learning modalities, offering support for all students including those with special needs and dyslexia.
Scaffolded Teacher Support
From explicit scripting for new teachers to high-level guidance with just the main instructional points for veteran teachers, embedded support makes it easy for any teacher to successfully teach students how to read.
Decodable Readers and Fluency Readers
A large selection of fully Decodable Readers plus fluency passages provide additional practice. Each kit includes consumable Decodable Readers (one copy of each reader per student) and three levels of Fluency Readers.