Kindergarten Report Overview

The Saxon Phonics and Spelling K materials do not meet the expectations for alignment to standards and research-based practices for foundational skills instruction. Materials contain a defined sequence and explicit instruction for all 26 uppercase and lowercase letters; however there are limited opportunities for students to practice letter identification and print concepts. Materials contain inconsistent explicit instruction of phonics skills and limited modeling of decoding and encoding of phonetically regular words. Materials contain some student opportunities to read decodable words, and there are no opportunities for students to encode words in writing tasks. Materials contain limited explicit instruction in high-frequency words and word analysis skills. The materials utilize memorization of high-frequency words. Materials contain limited opportunities for students to write high-frequency words. Materials provide some decoding opportunities for students to practice automaticity and accuracy.