1st Grade Report Overview

Pathways to Reading Grade 1 materials reviewed partially meet the criteria for alignment to standards and research-based practices for foundational skills instruction.

Materials partially meet the criteria for materials provide instructional support for general concepts of print and connect learning of print concepts to books and provide cumulative review of print concepts, letter identification, and printing letters.

Materials meet the criteria for materials have frequent opportunities for students to engage in phonological awareness activities; however, instruction in distinguishing vowel sounds is limited. When distinguishing vowel sounds, practice opportunities provided in the materials focus on written words rather than spoken words. Opportunities addressing identification of long or short vowels in words are presented through written words. Students have opportunities to segment single syllable words; however graphemes are added after each phoneme.

Materials meet the criteria for materials emphasize explicit phonics instruction through systematic and repeated modeling. Materials include explicit instruction of all grade-level phonics standards through the use of the "Large Group and Small Group Manuals;" however, reading of complete words is limited to calling on students during "Large Group" instruction which may not provide opportunities for all students to read complete words. Students have frequent practice opportunities to build/manipulate/spell and encode grade-level phonics, including common and newly-taught sound and sound patterns. Materials provide systematic instruction and opportunities for students to practice high-frequency words through "Read Word and Spelling" activities. Students are provided with 200 sight words to study over the course of the school year. Materials provide frequent practice opportunities to read and write high-frequency words in context. Students have frequent opportunities to analyze word endings and syllables. Materials provide students with frequent opportunities to practice automaticity and accuracy with reading single words.

Materials partially meet the criteria for instructional opportunities are built into the materials for systematic, evidence-based, explicit instruction in fluency. Explicit instruction in rate is not included in the materials.

Materials partially meet the criteria for materials provide teacher guidance to support students as they confirm or self-correct errors and emphasize reading for purpose and understanding. On-level texts included with the program are limited to weekly spelling paragraphs. While grade-level books are referenced in the materials, the books are not included in the program.