95 Phonics Core Program K-5 Resource Center
Add our Evidence-Based Explicit Phonics Solution to your Daily K-5 Reading Block
95 Phonics Core Program® K-5 Classroom Kits include strategically designed Tier 1 phonics lessons to effectively address skill gaps and reduce intervention needs. The program provides a continuum of instruction using consistent practices across all grade levels to improve reading outcomes. This whole class resource is an essential part of our comprehensive multi-tiered product and professional learning ecosystem.
Our 95 Phonics Core Program Resource Center gives you the opportunity to view and download critical components by grade level, including:
- Program Introduction and Rationale
- Sample Lessons
- Scope and Sequence
- Weekly Lesson Components
- Student Manipulatives
- Sound Spelling Card Lists
- Ancillary Materials
- Digital Presentation Files
- Alignment to CCSS Foundational Skills
- Ongoing Product Efficacy Research
- Summative Assessment
- Request a program demo
Kindergarten
Our 25-week Kindergarten Program is built around the foundational standards, using phonemic awareness as an anchor to build mastery of letter-sound correspondences.
The lessons introduce reading and writing application tasks as the process for achieving automaticity of sound-to-grapheme connections.
Kindergarten Resources
Kindergarten Sample Packet: Includes 95 Phonics Core Program Introduction/Rationale, Teacher Edition and Student Workbook Sample Lessons, Summative Assessment, Parent Instructions, and Spelling List
End of Year Kindergarten Lesson 25: Preview this lesson to see the expected phonics skills acquisition from the beginning to the end of the school year
Sound-Spelling Cards List: Our Kindergarten program includes 31 Sound-Spelling Cards to use as a student reference for letter-sound associations; teaching tips for articulation and word practice can be found on the back of the cards
“I am SO excited for the initial data we are getting from our students! We are seeing tremendous growth and we feel that the secret sauce is having students in 95 Phonics Core Program and 95 Percent Group Interventions (for those who need it). The consistency from core to intervention is unparalleled to anything we have ever used! We are so grateful for this program!!”
Ann Foster, Elementary Curriculum Coordinator
Grade 1 and Grade 2
95 Phonic Core Program for Grades 1 and 2 uses consistent routines, dialogues, phonics chip colors, and gestures to ensure student learning is focused on the content instead of varied instructional processes. Students will successfully identify, read, and write grade-level text using consistent, explicit lesson structures and teaching phonics skills in sequential order.
Grade 1 Resources
Grade 1 Sample Packet: Introduction/Rationale, Teacher Edition and Student Workbook Sample Lessons, Summative Assessment, Parent Instructions, Spelling List
Sound-Spelling Card List: Our Grade 1 program includes 50 Sound-Spelling cards to use as a student reference for letter-sound associations; teaching tips for articulation and word practice can be found on the back of the cards
Grade 2 Resources
Grade 2 Sample Packet: Introduction/Rationale, Elements Included, Teacher Edition and Student Workbook Sample Lessons, Summative Assessment, Parent Instructions, Spelling List
Sound-Spelling Card List: Our Grade 2 program includes 72 Sound-Spelling cards to use as a student reference for letter-sound associations; teaching tips for articulation and word practice can be found on the back of the cards
“My PLC teacher spends about 15 minutes a week reviewing the following week’s Phonics Core Program lessons during our PLC time. Because my team and I are so familiar with the strategies and procedures 95 Percent Group uses, we do not need to spend much time planning or preparing lessons. 95 Percent Group has done a great job doing that for us with the digital presentation slides on their website.”
Morgan Patrick, Loudon Elementary
Grade 3 Resources
In Grade 3, the program focuses on using the previously taught foundational phonemic awareness and phonics skills to build automaticity in reading multisyllable words in isolation and in text. Instruction centers on explicitly teaching the 6 syllable types as well as the morphological structures of words. Decoding and encoding application tasks ensure students have the word attack skills necessary for reading and writing text with increasing complexity.
Grade 3 Sample Packet: Introduction/Rationale, Teacher Edition and Student Workbook Sample Lessons, Summative Assessment, Parent Instructions, Spelling List
Grade 3 Classroom Poster Set (16″ x 24″) includes: Consonant Blends, Digraphs & Unusual Consonants, 6 Syllable Types, and Syllable Division Rules.
Grade 4 and Grade 5
The Grade 4 and Grade 5 programs include authentic text based on engaging science, social studies, and pop culture topics to teach word attack strategies. The program uses explicitly designed word study routines, focusing on analyzing words using multisyllabic patterns and morphological structures to enhance students’ curiosity for words while building accuracy and fluency when reading grade-level text.
Grade 4 Resources
Grade 4 Weekly Lesson Components: Including daily Warm-Up, Multisyllable Word, Reading, Morphology and Response to Reading
Grade 4 Classroom Poster Set (16″ x 24″) includes: Consonant Blends, Digraphs & Unusual Consonants, 6 Syllable Types, and Syllable Division Rules.
Grade 4 Lesson 1, Teacher Edition & Corresponding Student Workbook Pages
Grade 4 Lesson 9, Teacher Edition & Corresponding Student Workbook Pages
Grade 4 Lesson 21, Teacher Edition & Corresponding Student Workbook Pages
Grade 4 Assessment Sample, Student Answer Sheet, Unit 2 Assessment
Grade 4 Assessment Sample, Teacher Instructions, Unit 2 Assessment
Grade 5 Resources
Weekly Lesson Components: Including daily Warm-Up, Multisyllable Word, Reading, Morphology and Response to Reading
Grade 5 Classroom Poster Set (16″ x 24″) includes: Consonant Blends, Digraphs & Unusual Consonants, 6 Syllable Types, and Syllable Division Rules.
Grade 5 Presentation File Lesson 9
Grade 5 Lesson 4, Teacher Edition & Corresponding Student Workbook Pages
Grade 5 Lesson 9, Teacher Edition & Corresponding Student Workbook Pages
Grade 5 Lesson 21, Teacher Edition & Corresponding Student Workbook Pages
Grade 5 Assessment Sample, Student Answer Sheet, Unit 2 Assessment
Grade 5 Assessment Sample, Teacher Instructions, Unit 2 Assessment
Learn more about implementing 95 Phonics Core Program to advance K-5 reading achievement in your school or district.
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Independent Research Provides ESSA Support for 95 Phonics Core Program
Three independent research reports, that confirm 95 Phonics Core Program’s effectiveness in improving student reading outcomes, are currently available online.
ESSA Level 1
A year-long study of 95 Phonics Core Program conducted in Missouri demonstrated that students who used the program outperformed those in all grades K-2 who did not use the program. The results support ESSA Level 1 evidence for product effectiveness across these grade levels.
ESSA Level 2
This study includes a 2-year evaluation of a multi-product implementation of 95 Percent Group products in a diverse county in Maryland. The impact (effect size) of combining 95 Phonics Core Program, Phonics Chip Kits, PA Lessons, and Phonics Lesson Library doubled over two years (0.64 vs. 0.31).
ESSA Level 3
This research report based on Acadience Reading data focuses on kindergartners at a small school in Nebraska. Students made one year of progress in just four months by adding the 95 Phonics Core Program to the daily reading block.
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