R.E.A.D. Curriculum

The R.E.A.D. Redefined curriculum is designed to be used for MTSS Tier II or Tier III intervention with district educators and Dyslexia Therapists for children ages 6 years old and above who struggle with reading, writing, and spelling.

R.E.A.D. can be administered in one-on-one or small group heterogeneous instructional groups. It is recommended the program is done fidelity where students receive a minimum of three, one-hour sessions of instruction each week.

The R.E.A.D. program is based in current science of reading research in six books with direct sequential scaffolded systematic and cumulative instruction. Each book progresses through the upper and lower strands of Scarborough's Reading Rope incorporating the components of Structured Literacy: phonology, phonics, syllabication, morphology, syntax and semantics to build vocabulary, background knowledge, fluency, and reading/writing comprehension.

R.E.A.D. is fully aligned with the International Dyslexia Association’s Knowledge and Practice Standards (KPS) and distinguished as a gold standard reading program through the International Dyslexia Association, being awarded Accreditation Plus status. Educators who complete the corresponding professional development coursework are invited to sit for the Knowledge and Practice Exam for Effective Reading Instruction (KPEERI) exam and upon passing the exam, qualifying for the Center for Effective Reading Instruction (CERI) certification at the Interventionist or Dyslexia Specialists levels.

Students will work in all domains of language through individual words and controlled text to develop fluency, build vocabulary, background knowledge and both oral and written expression, covering literary writing genres.

R.E.A.D. Redefined is a curriculum developed and written by Janes Hayes, M.Ed., C-SLDS, CALT-QI and Amy Taylor, M.Ed., C-SLDS, CALT. Jane and Amy are master level teachers and have worked as both classroom teachers and directly in Tier II and Tier III intervention for over 20 years.