About Reading Horizons
We Empower Educators to Eradicate Illiteracy
WHO IS READING HORIZONS?
40 Years at the Forefront of Literacy Education
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 is where reading momentum begins.
Our Mission
The following values guide our company culture, decision-making, and priorities.
WHAT
Our mission is to eradicate illiteracy.
HOW
We provide educators with a versatile instructional platform grounded in our evidence-based method. We are invested in empowering educators to teach foundational literacy skills to emerging readers.
WHY
We believe literacy is opportunity.
Our Values
WE ARE IMPACT DRIVEN
- We love people.
- We have faith in a higher purpose.
WE PUT PEOPLE FIRST
- We respect everyone.
- We are inclusive.
- We value recognition.
- We seek fulfillment.
WE SHOW UP AS A SUPPORTIVE PARTNER
- We are trustworthy.
- We are tuned-in.
- We seek improvement.
- We consistently deliver.
Our History
In the 1970’s a seasoned educator, Charlotte Lockhart (also known as the “BiPhonic Woman”), published the original Discover Intensive Phonics for Yourself curriculum due to the success she had working with struggling readers in her school. By combining research-based strategies with a simple framework, Lockhart was able to quickly teach struggling students effective skills for decoding the English language.
In 1984, Reading Horizons was contracted to create corresponding software to Lockhart’s effective methodology. After Lockhart’s passing, Reading Horizons purchased the full copyright to the curriculum in 2001.
By embedding Lockhart’s effective approach into all of its products, Reading Horizons has been able to empower over 50,000 educators with teaching strategies that prevent and remediate the reading difficulties of beginning readers, struggling readers, and ELL students.
Inclusivity Statement
Reading Horizons seeks to provide literacy skills to all. We recognize that the students and educators we reach are diverse, and we embrace and value their diversity. To this end, Reading Horizons curriculum and materials are reviewed on an ongoing basis by our Cultural Inclusivity Review Committee.
