Bridge to Reading: Foundational Skills

Name: Bridge to Reading: Foundational Skills
Brand: Heggerty

by Heggerty

ElaGrades K–2

About This Curriculum

<cite index="21-1,21-3">The Bridge to Reading Foundational Skills Curriculum combines explicit phonemic awareness and systematic phonics instruction for a comprehensive and highly effective approach to literacy instruction, pairing systematic phonics with learner readiness routines to ensure students are focused and prepared for explicit Science of Reading instruction.</cite>

What makes it unique: <cite index="2-4">Explicit phonics instruction combined with Heggerty phonemic awareness lessons for a comprehensive approach to early literacy instruction that's easy to implement</cite>

Bridge to Reading: Science of Reading-Based Foundational Skills Program

Bridge to Reading is a comprehensive foundational skills curriculum for grades K-2 that combines explicit phonemic awareness and systematic phonics instruction. The program provides 30 minutes of daily structured literacy instruction with detailed teacher guidance and student materials.

Best for

K-2 teachers seeking systematic foundational skills instruction, schools implementing Science of Reading approaches, and educators needing structured phonics and phonemic awareness curricula with strong teacher support

Evaluation Criteria

4 strengths · 3 concerns · 1 neutral · 1 insufficient evidence

Teacher TrainingStrength

The curriculum includes comprehensive teacher support and professional development resources.

Program includes 'one-year teacher access to myHeggerty' platform, 'resources to support administrators,' and detailed lesson guidance with time allocations

Direct InstructionStrength

The curriculum strongly emphasizes explicit, direct instruction of foundational reading skills.

Program features 'explicit phonics instruction,' 'explicit daily opportunities for practice,' and structured 30-minute lessons with clear time allocations for each component

Retrieval PracticeStrength

The curriculum includes systematic review and practice of previously taught skills.

Materials provide 'cumulative review of previously taught skills' and structured daily practice opportunities

Systematic PhonicsStrength

The curriculum demonstrates strong systematic phonics instruction aligned with Science of Reading principles.

Materials include 'systematic phonics progression, explicit and intentional daily phonics opportunities' and 'systematic and sequenced instruction of phonics and foundational skills'

Text ComplexityConcern

The curriculum uses decodable texts aligned with phonics instruction rather than complex grade-level texts.

EdReports rated the program as 'Partially Meets Expectations' for text quality and complexity, and materials focus on 'decodable texts' for practice

Writing InstructionConcern

Writing instruction appears limited or absent from this foundational skills-focused curriculum.

No mention of writing instruction in the heggerty writing curriculum reviews or program descriptions, suggesting this is not a core component

Whole Books Vs ExcerptsConcern

The curriculum appears to focus on foundational skills instruction rather than whole book reading experiences.

Materials emphasize phonics instruction and decodable texts rather than complete literary works, as evidenced by the focus on 'practice in both isolation and decodable texts'

Knowledge RichNeutral

This is primarily a foundational skills curriculum rather than a knowledge-building program.

The curriculum focuses on phonemic awareness and phonics instruction without evidence of systematic domain knowledge building across content areas

Vocabulary BuildingInsufficient Evidence

Limited evidence of explicit vocabulary instruction beyond phonics-related word work.

Reviews focus on foundational skills and phonics instruction without specific mention of vocabulary building strategies or systematic word knowledge development

Sources: edreports.org, evidenceforessa.org

Review Sources

edreports

EdReports Panel

Gateway 1 Alignment:Partially Meets Expectations

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Louisiana Department of Education

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Key Facts

GradesGrades K–2

SubjectEla

PedagogyInquiry Based

Faith-BasedNo

FormatDigital + Physical

Pricing<cite index="22-12,22-13">Classroom Kit includes all instructional materials for a single classroom, including workbooks and manipulatives for 25 students and one-year teacher access to the digital resource site myHeggerty, with pricing starting at $1,699, though current pricing and renewal prices can be found at heggerty.org</cite>

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