Program Description

"Exciting and engaging scientifically-aligned foundational reading skill instruction for 1st-grade students." According to EdReport’s Science of Reading Snapshot, this program addresses 3/5 foundational literacy components for grades K-1 and 2/5 for grade 2.

Cost

Blast Foundations Classroom kit: $1,249.00

Intended Population

• Core
• Intervention
• Intensified intervention
• SPED

Grade

• Elementary School

Intended Group Size

• Any

ELL/DLL

• Partial

Multisensory Applications

• Yes

Computer-Based Delivery

• Partial

Scripted

• Instructor Scripted

Comprehensive or Skill Specific

• Skill Specific

Placement Tests

• Yes

Accelerated Learning

• No

Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery

• Yes

Error Correction Built In

• Yes

Research Summary

One third-party research study was found that showed significant gains in reading fluency and overall reading skill based on the DIBELS composite and oral reading fluency scores.

Study Citations

SEG Measurement. (2018). Improving reading skills in a small, rural elementary school. https://www.reallygreatreading.com/sites/default/files/rgr_santaquin_case_study_8.14.18.pdf

What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Report

• No studies met WWC inclusion criteria

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

• Insufficient evidence

Additional Reviews

• https://www.edreports.org/reports/overview/really-great-reading-2021/grades-k-2