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Program Overviews

Read 180 Universal 

Read 180 Universal is a comprehensive, blended learning solution proven to accelerate the reading levels of students in Grade 4 – 12. It is a reading program designed for struggling readers who are reading 2 or more years below grade level. It provides blended learning instruction (i.e., combining digital media with traditional classroom instruction), student assessment, and teacher professional development. Read 180 is delivered in 45- to 90- minute sessions that include whole-group instruction, three small-group rotations, and whole-class wrap-up. Small-group rotations include individualized instruction using an adaptive computer application, small-group instruction with a teacher, and independent reading. Read 180 Universal is designed for students in elementary through high school.

System 44 NG

System 44 NG is a foundational reading program designed for the most challenged struggling readers in Grades 3 -12. Intentionally metacognitive, System 44 helps students understand that the English language is a finite system of 44 sounds and 26 letters that can be mastered. System 44 NG was designed for students in Grade 3 – 12 reading at a BR-400 Lexile level, including Special Education students English-Language learners. 

System 44 NG is designed so that the teachers, technology, and texts work together to deliver highly engaging, comprehensive, research-based instructional content to the older struggling reader. Through a combination of teacher-led and software-based instruction, the System student is guided along a systematic path from phonemic awareness to fluent reading.