How it Works
STUDENT EXPERIENCE
Built-in tools to support instruction and build foundational skills
Texts Students Want to Read
Decodable Readers allow students to practice reading with confidence, while Fluency Readers give each student many opportunities to practice during whole-group reading instruction or independent reading time. Controlled vocabulary is used throughout the program so students are able to achieve automaticity.
Multisensory Practice and Dyslexia Support
Saxon Reading Foundations integrates the Orton-Gillingham language triangle (auditory, visual, and kinesthetic learning) into phonics instruction. Through engaging, multisensory activities, the program teaches important phonics principles like letters, sounds, spelling, and sight words. All students, including those with dyslexia, receive support for ongoing success.
Embedded Multilingual Learner Support
To support multilingual learners, teachers can utilize 'Multilingual Learner Support tips provided at the start of each lesson. These tips offer strategies and activities to help multilingual learners access lesson content and practice skills. Each tip is labeled based on the level of support it provides, categorized as light, moderate, or substantial.
TEACHER EXPERIENCE
Accelerate student phonics, spelling, and reading growth.
Integrated Phonics, Spelling, and Handwriting Instruction
The relationship between reading and writing is vital to building early literacy skills. Saxon Reading Foundations makes it easy to simultaneously teach phonics, spelling, and handwriting using a structured literacy approach with built-in instructional supports.
Incremental Learning and Controlled Practice
Explicit, systematic instruction given in small increments provides multiple opportunities for exposure. Teachers can review student progress daily, allowing them to know what students have mastered and where they might need additional support.
Differentiation in Every Lesson
Targeted small-group activities at the end of each non-assessment lesson provide support for students who need additional support, are on target, or need an extra challenge. These activities support, reinforce, or extend the focus skill of the lesson.