Approved List of Core Curriculum and Instructional Materials
Under ORC 3313.6028(B), the Department is responsible for establishing a list of English language arts core curriculum and instructional materials aligned with the science of reading and effective literacy instruction strategies.
The Department’s list of approved core curriculum and instructional materials is provided below and includes all materials that met the required criteria for prekindergarten and kindergarten-grade 5. The review process is ongoing for vendors that may have elected to appeal the Department’s Phase 2 decision.
To learn more about approved core curriculum and instructional materials, including contact information and program details provided by the respective vendor, access the hyperlinked product title. Full vendor and program information for newly approved materials will be available in early March.
While all vendors on the approved list meet the standards for High Quality Instructional Materials in English Language Arts, districts and schools should carefully review materials to determine which materials best meet the needs of their students and educators.
Prekindergarten
Materials approved in this grade band provide comprehensive language and literacy instruction for prekindergarten.
Kindergarten-Grade 5
Core Comprehensive English Language Arts
Materials approved in this grade band provide comprehensive instruction in K-2 and/or Grades 3-5 English language arts, aligned with standards, grade-level content and strategies for effective literacy instruction. (Note: Approved grades of instructional programming within this grade band are listed for each individual program below.)
- Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) K-5 Core Comprehensive (2022) | Amplify, Inc.
- Grades of Instructional Programming: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- ARC Core (2017) | American Reading Company
- Grades of Instructional Programming: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Being a Reader, 2nd Edition (2021/2023) |Center for the Collaborative Classroom
- Grades of Instructional Programming: K, 1, 2, 3
- Benchmark Advance (2022) | Benchmark Education Company
- Grades of Instructional Programming: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fishtank Plus ELA (2021) | Fishtank Learning
- Grades of Instructional Programming: 3, 4, 5
- HMH Into Reading, National V2 (2020) | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Grades of Instructional Programming: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Imagine Learning EL Education First Edition (2019) | Imagine Learning, LLC
- Grades of Instructional Programming: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- myView Literacy (2020/2025) | Savvas Learning Company, LLC
- Grades of Instructional Programming: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Open Court Reading, 1e (2016/2018) | McGraw Hill, LLC
- Grades of Instructional Programming: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Open Court Reading, 1e (2023) | McGraw Hill, LLC
- Grades of Instructional Programming: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- OUR Bookworms K-5 Reading & Writing, 1st Edition (2022) | Open Up Resources
- Grades of Instructional Programming: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- OUR EL Education K-5 Language Arts (2017) | Open Up Resources
- Grades of Instructional Programming: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- The Superkids Reading Program (2017) | Zane-Bloser, Inc.
- Grades of Instructional Programming: Grade 2
- Wit & Wisdom (2016, 2023) | Great Minds PBC
- Grades of Instructional Programming: 3, 4, 5
- Wonders, 1e (2020) | McGraw Hill, LLC
- Grades of Instructional Programming: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Wonders, 1e (2023) | McGraw Hill, LLC
- Grades of Instructional Programming: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Core No Foundational Skills
Materials approved in this grade band provide instruction in K-2 English language arts, except for foundational skills, aligned with standards and strategies for effective literacy instruction. Districts and schools must pair a core no foundational skills program with a foundational skills program in implementation.
Core Foundational Skills
Materials approved in this grade band provide comprehensive foundational skills instruction only, aligned with standards and strategies for effective literacy instruction. Districts and schools must pair a core foundational skills program with a core program in implementation. (Note: Approved grades of instructional programming within this grade band are listed for each individual program below.)
- 95 Phonics Core Program (2023) | 95 Percent Group
- Grades of Instructional Programming: K, 1, 2
- Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) K-2 Skills (2022) | Amplify, Inc.
- Grades of Instructional Programming: K, 1, 2
- Benchmark Phonics (2024) | Benchmark Education Company
- Grades of Instructional Programming: K, 1, 2
- Blast Foundations (2023) | Really Great Reading
- Grades of Instructional Programming: Grade 1
- Countdown (2023) | Really Great Reading
- Grades of Instructional Programming: Kindergarten
- Fundations, Second Edition (2020) | Wilson Language Training
- Grades of Instructional Programming: K, 1, 2
- Foundations A-Z (2023) | Learning A-Z, LLC
- Grades of Instructional Programming: K, 1, 2
- From Phonics to Reading (2020) | William H. Sadlier, Inc.
- Grades of Instructional Programming: K, 1, 2
- Lexia Core5 Reading (2023) | Lexia Learning Systems. LLC
- Grades of Instructional Programming: K, 1, 2
- HD Word (2023) | Really Great Reading
- Grades of Instructional Programming: Grade 2
- Magnetic Reading Foundations (2023) | Curriculum Associates, LLC
- Grades of Instructional Programming: K, 1, 2
- Reading Horizons Discovery (2023) | HEC Software, Inc. (d/b/a Reading Horizons)
- Grades of Instructional Programming: Kindergarten
- Savvas Essentials: Foundational Reading (2023) | Savvas Learning Company, LLC
- Grades of Instructional Programming: K, 1, 2
- UFLI Foundations: An Explicit and Systematic Phonics Program (2022) | Ventris Learning
- Grades of Instructional Programming: Kindergarten
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