Pathways to Reading
2022-2023

Pathways to Reading

Publisher
Pathways to Reading, Inc.
Subject
ELA
Grades
K-2
Report Release
02/06/2025
Review Tool Version
v2.0
Format
Supplemental: Foundational Skills Only

EdReports reviews of foundational skills supplements determine if a program meets, partially meets, or does not meet expectations for alignment to research-based practices and college and career ready standards. This rating encompasses all grades covered in the program.

Alignment (Gateway 1)
Partially Meets Expectations

Materials must meet expectations for standards alignment in order to be reviewed for usability. This rating encompasses all grades covered in the program.

Usability (Gateway 2)
NE = Not Eligible. Product did not meet the threshold for review.
Not Eligible
Key areas of interest

This score is the sum of all points available for all foundational skills components across all grades covered in the program.

The maximum available points depends on the review tool used and the number of grades covered.

Foundational Skills
146/198

This score represents an average across grade levels reviewed for: integrated reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language, and promotion of mastery of grade-level standards by the end of the year.

Building Knowledge
NC = Not Claimed. The publisher does not claim that this component is addressed in the materials.
NC
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Report Overview

Summary of Alignment & Usability: Pathways to Reading | ELA

ELA K-2

The Pathways to Reading materials partially meet expectations for alignment to research-based foundational skills instruction. The program provides systematic and explicit instruction in foundational literacy skills, including phonics, phonemic awareness, high-frequency words, and decoding, with structured routines and cumulative review. Phonics instruction follows a clear scope and sequence, incorporating blending, segmenting, and encoding, while decodable texts support phonics lessons. However, phonemic awareness instruction is not fully systematic and does not consistently align with phonics, and small-group instruction follows a different sequence, leading to potential gaps.

Students engage in handwriting and spelling practice, but spelling instruction starts late, and they do not write sentences using newly learned phonics patterns independently. High-frequency word instruction is strong but lacks opportunities for contextual spelling practice. Instruction in syllabication and morpheme analysis is limited, and while assessments are frequent, they do not measure decoding in context or provide targeted intervention strategies.

Fluency instruction includes structured routines such as echo reading and rereading for accuracy and prosody, but corrective feedback is minimal, and fluency assessments are not systematically included. Assessments occur every nine weeks for phonics and spelling, categorizing students as on track or at risk, but specific intervention lessons are missing. The Quarterly Literacy Plan and Week Overview are misaligned, causing inconsistencies in pacing.

Kindergarten
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EdReports reviews of foundational skills supplements determine if a program meets, partially meets, or does not meet expectations for alignment to research-based practices and college and career ready standards. This rating encompasses all grades covered in the program.

Alignment (Gateway 1)
Partially Meets Expectations

Materials must meet expectations for standards alignment in order to be reviewed for usability. This rating encompasses all grades covered in the program.

Usability (Gateway 2)
Not Rated

EdReports reviews of foundational skills supplements determine if a program meets, partially meets, or does not meet expectations for alignment to research-based practices and college and career ready standards. This rating encompasses all grades covered in the program.

Alignment (Gateway 1)
Partially Meets Expectations

Materials must meet expectations for standards alignment in order to be reviewed for usability. This rating encompasses all grades covered in the program.

Usability (Gateway 2)
Not Rated

EdReports reviews of foundational skills supplements determine if a program meets, partially meets, or does not meet expectations for alignment to research-based practices and college and career ready standards. This rating encompasses all grades covered in the program.

Alignment (Gateway 1)
Partially Meets Expectations

Materials must meet expectations for standards alignment in order to be reviewed for usability. This rating encompasses all grades covered in the program.

Usability (Gateway 2)
Not Rated