Program Description

"Reading Horizons supports educators with powerful tech-enabled foundational reading instruction that helps all students reach reading proficiency. For over 40 years, the Reading Horizons method has aligned with the evolution of the science of reading, empowering more than 200k educators with our evidence-based teaching method to prevent and remediate reading difficulties." Reading Horizons offers Comprehensive Teacher's Kits for K-3 (Reading Horizons Discovery) and 4-12grade (Reading Horizons Elevate) that "includes all of the materials needed to prepare and deliver research based direct instruction lessons to struggling readers and English Language Learners."

Cost

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Intended Population

• Any

Grade

• Elementary School
• Middle School
• High School

Intended Group Size

• Any

ELL/DLL

• Full

Multisensory Applications

• Yes

Computer-Based Delivery

• Partial

Scripted

• Instructor Scripted

Comprehensive or Skill Specific

• Comprehensive

Placement Tests

• Yes

Accelerated Learning

• Yes

Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery

• Yes

Error Correction Built In

• Yes

Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher

• Unspecified

Research Summary

Literature review revealed eight K-3 studies and six middle-high school studies published by Reading Horizons. While none of them were peer-reviewed, all reported positive gains on either criterion referenced reading tests, norm-referenced reading tests, or state reading standards after using the program. Additionally, although ESSA found no studies met inclusion requirements for Reading Horizons Elevate (4-12), Reading Horizons Discovery (K-3) was rated as promising. Despite these potentially positive trends, there is insufficient evidence to support this program at this time due to the lack of peer-reviewed evidence.