OUR METHOD CHANGES LIVES
Reading Success Isn’t a Mystery. It’s a Method.
See how our step-by-step method transforms educators into experts and students into readers.
How it Works
Students struggle with reading when the process feels like a mystery. Reading Horizons changes that by giving educators an evidence-based method to teach reading with clarity, confidence, and consistency.
Simple to Complex Sequence
Streamlined Marking System
Systematic Phonics and Decoding Instruction
Daily Scaffolded Practice
Our streamlined marking system makes learning the patterns of the English language simple.
Letter Sound Correspondence
First, students learn the 44 sounds of the English language and the letters that represent those sounds.
Consonant Combinations
Next, students learn to identify consonant combinations, such as digraphs and blends, to read and spell more words accurately.
Vowels
Then, students learn the key patterns that determine the pronunciation of the vowel within a word, including long and short vowels, R-controlled vowels, and vowel diphthongs (e.g., oo, oi).
Syllabication
Finally, students learn two simple skills to divide words of any length to accurately decode longer words.
Apply Skills to Reading Practice
Using these skills, students can recognize, decode, and read words of any length in connected text.
The Curriculum Director’s Guide to Effective Phonics Instruction
Effective phonics instruction allows teachers to feel confident and students to stay motivated on their paths to proficient reading. This guide dives deep into several tips to empower your teachers and students.
Give Me Access!
The Best Part of the Day: The Core 4
The Reading Horizons Method is taught using the Gradual Release of Responsibility: I Do, We Do, You Do. This explicit lesson format makes the method effective—and ensures student learning through an evidence-based instructional approach.
Review
Quick verification that students are ready to move on to the next skill.
Instruction
Explicit instruction to avoid cognitive overload.
Dictation
Multimodal guided practice with immediate, corrective feedback.
Transfer and Differentiation
Differentiated opportunities to transfer skills into reading and writing.
