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Our new foundational skills curriculum brings together explicit phonics instruction with Heggerty phonemic awareness lessons for a comprehensive approach to early literacy instruction that's easy to implement (and easy to love!)

Our new foundational skills curriculum brings together explicit phonics instruction with Heggerty phonemic awareness lessons for a comprehensive approach to early literacy instruction that's easy to implement

Step inside Ms. Ruthie's first-grade classroom, and watch as they breeze through their literacy block.

Meet Bridge to Reading

Bridge to Reading provides an ideal first step for classrooms looking to align their literacy instruction with the Science of Reading.

It includes everything teachers already love about the Heggerty curriculum—it's easy to use, seamlessly supplements your existing language comprehension resources, and provides teachers with support and knowledge to implement the curriculum with confidence.

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Research-Proven to
Support Student Growth

Heggerty's Bridge to Reading Curriculum aligns to rigorous educational standards and has been proven to support student growth and close foundational reading skill gaps.

Everything you need to teach a phonics lesson in 30 minutes a day or less!

Bridge to Reading provides an ideal first step for classrooms looking to align their literacy instruction with phonics skills and the Science of Reading.

Builds Knowledge

Unlike other phonics curricula, Bridge to Reading goes beyond a script to help teachers and students understand why phonics instruction matters. Every day, teachers will find opportunities to expand their professional knowledge and build confidence as literacy educators.

Research-Based

Bridge to Reading reflects the latest science on how children learn to read. Digital extensions provide opportunities to expand teacher knowledge as the research base evolves, securing your investment for years to come.

Intentional Design

Every component of the Bridge to Reading curriculum was thoughtfully designed to balance the latest research on how children learn to read with the realities of today's classrooms.

All-Inclusive

Bridge to Reading provides teachers with everything they need to implement 6-8 phonemic awareness skills and systematic phonics instruction, including teacher's guides with embedded professional learning, decodable texts, student practice pages, multisensory learning tools, progress monitoring with cumulative digital assessments.

Saves Time

Bridge to Reading provides a phonics curriculum designed to perfectly pair with Heggerty Phonemic Awareness allowing teachers to seamlessly flow through the word recognition portion of their literacy block with little to no interruption.

Gradual Release

Bridge to Reading provides multiple opportunities for application through reading and writing with an "I do, We do, and You do" lesson structure.

Bridge to Reading Components

Teacher's Editions

The Bridge to Reading teacher’s edition streamlines literacy instruction by integrating Heggerty Phonemic Awareness lessons with explicit phonics instruction, providing 170 lessons across 34 weeks of comprehensive whole-group instruction in 30 minutes or less per day.

Student READ Books

Student READ Books (Ready, Engaged, Active Decoders) provide opportunities for independent practice, applying sound-spelling relationships, developing decoding skills, improving fluency, practicing encoding, and mastering high-frequency Red Words.

Sound Posters & Sound Stories

Sound Posters help introduce new sound-spelling relationships and can be displayed digitally on myHeggerty. The front showcases matching illustrations from the Sound Story read by the Teacher, provided in the Teacher’s Guide, enhancing oral language development. The back offers uppercase and lowercase letter formation instructions.

Spell Tabs Folders

See Spell Tabs Folders in action during the "We Do" part of Bridge to Reading phonics lessons. Spell Tabs Folders feature Elkonin boxes on the front, enabling children to represent sounds with chips, cubes, or counters. They're laminated for use with dry-erase markers and are commonly used by teachers for modeling word building alongside their own Spell Tabs Folders or Word Construction Cards.

Word Construction Cards & Syllable Boards

Word construction cards are used to model word building for whole-group instruction. The Syllable Boards are used in Grade 2, to write and spell multisyllabic words, writing one syllable on each board and building the word.

Classroom Visual Aids

Classroom Visual Aids Posters, ABC cards, and Consonant Blends & Digraphs cards provide powerful visuals to reinforce alphabet knowledge and help students connect letter formations to the sounds they make.

Sound Wall Cards

Sound wall cards display all 44 English phonemes, emphasizing articulation. They can be used individually or added to the classroom wall as a visual reference for learned sounds.

Red Word Cards

Red Word Cards help students develop automatic sight word recognition. On the front of each card, the Red Word is printed with an octagon shape under irregular spelling patterns, prompting children to pause and analyze the word's pattern. The back of the Teacher Red Word Cards provide sentence examples to build contextual meaning, emphasizing phoneme-grapheme connections mapping for additional support.

Decodable Books

These decodable books offer cumulative unit reviews of sound-spelling relationships and Red Words, fostering independent reading ability. They include diverse fiction and nonfiction texts for enhanced reading proficiency, also available in shareable eBook format via myHeggerty.

Digital Teaching Tools

Engage your entire class with interactive resources like the Digital Blending Board for word construction to build words using intuitive drag-and-drop tools. Explore Sound Posters, audio-enabled Sound Wall Cards, and share Decodable eBooks through myHeggerty.

On-Demand PD

With myHeggerty, you can engage in self-paced, in-depth, and on-demand professional development for streamlined planning and teaching, whether in the classroom or on the go.

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Digital Access for Bridge to Reading

Single Sign-On (SSO)

With myHeggerty, educators can enhance early literacy instruction, boost their professional expertise, and inspire students with streamlined access through Clever, ClassLink, and Google SSO.

Streamlined digital curriculum with an easy-to-use dashboard, providing instant access to Bridge to Reading resources, enabling efficient planning and teaching whether in the classroom or on the go. Use any device to navigate daily phonemic awareness and phonics lessons with supporting videos and resources.

Digital Curriculum
On-Demand PD

Access self-paced professional development with quizzes for understanding. Explore a dynamic Video Learning Library, including Phonemic Awareness lesson videos, skill tutorials, and targeted support videos, all designed to boost confidence and cater to diverse teaching scenarios.

Keep a finger on student progress with myHeggerty's skill-based assessment reports. Gain valuable insights for both teachers and administrators, helping you tailor your approach and track growth throughout the school year.

Digital Assessment

Enhance classroom engagement with interactive digital teaching tools, including audio-supported Sound Wall cards, interactive Sound Posters, and an easy-to-use Digital Blending Board.

Digital Teaching Tools
Bridge to Reading provides an ideal first step for classrooms looking to align their literacy instruction with phonemic awareness and phonics skill.

Case Study: Empowering Literacy Transformation in Pasadena Unified School District

Get the inside scoop on how the Pasadena Unified School District set out to find a new foundational skills curriculum that would make a real difference in their classrooms. Read on to explore the impact of Bridge to Reading on literacy transformation.

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Heggerty Library

Unlock the Joy of Reading

Explore Heggerty's exciting new series of decodable books thoughtfully designed for various reading proficiency levels. Featuring vibrant illustrations, endearing characters, and captivating themes, these books will transport young readers to imaginative worlds with no limits.

Bridge to Reading with decodable books provides classrooms looking to align their literacy instruction with phonemic awareness and the Science of Reading.

Bring Bridge to Reading to your district

Contact the Heggerty sales team to learn how the Bridge to Reading Foundational Skills Curriculum fits within your literacy program.

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Frequently Asked Questions