Approved K-3 Reading Curriculum Models or Programs by District
Public Posting of District and Charter School Connecticut Approved K–3 Reading Curriculum Models or Programs
Pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes (C.G.S.) Section (Sec.) 10-14gg (B)(5), the Center for Literacy Research and Reading Success (Center) has collected and posted the Connecticut Approved Kindergarten through Third Grade (K–3) Reading Curriculum Models or Programs reported as being implemented by Connecticut K–3 districts and charter schools. Please note, pursuant to C.G.S. Sec. 10-14gg(B)(4), the Center will conduct independent, random reviews of how districts and Charter Schools are implementing their reported Connecticut Approved K–3 Reading Curriculum Models or Programs.
The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) does not interpret the following information as evidence of compliance with C.G.S. Sec. 10-14hh, nor does this posting constitute an endorsement of any submission.
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District or School |
District or School Reported CT Approved K–3 Reading Curriculum Models or Programs |
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Achievement First Bridgeport Academy Elementary School |
Great Minds – Wit and Wisdom; Wilson – Fundations (second edition); Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; and Great Minds – Geodes |
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Achievement First Hartford Academy Elementary School |
Great Minds – Wit and Wisdom; Wilson – Fundations (second edition); Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; and Great Minds – Geodes |
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Achievement First Amistad Academy Elementary School |
Great Minds – Wit and Wisdom; Wilson – Fundations (second edition); Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; and Great Minds – Geodes |
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Andover School District |
Open Up Resources – Bookworms; Wilson – Fundations (second edition); Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; and Great Minds – Geodes |
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Ansonia School District |
American Reading Company – ARC Core; Wilson – Fundations (second edition); and Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum |
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Area Cooperative Educational Services (ACES) |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Ashford School District |
K – 2: Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Avon School District |
Savvas Learning Company – myView Literacy |
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Barkhamsted School District |
Great Minds – Geodes; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Open Up Resources – Bookworms; and University of Florida Literacy Institute – UFLI Foundations |
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Berlin School District |
Great Minds – Wit and Wisdom; Great Minds – Geodes; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; and William H. Sadlier, Inc. – From Phonics to Reading by Wiley Blevins |
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Bethany School District |
Amplify Education, Inc. – Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) |
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Bethel School District |
Savvas Learning Company – myView Literacy |
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Bloomfield School District |
McGraw Hill – Open Court |
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Bolton School District |
Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Wilson – Fundations (second edition); Great Minds – Geodes; and Open Up Resources – Bookworms |
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Booker T. Washington Academy |
McGraw Hill – Wonders |
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Bozrah School District |
American Reading Company – ARC Core |
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Branford School District |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Brass City Charter School |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Bridgeport School District |
McGraw Hill – Wonders |
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Bristol School District |
Great Minds – Geodes; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Wilson – Fundations (second edition); Great Minds – Wit and Wisdom (Kindergarten); full implementation of Great Minds – Wit and Wisdom by 2028 – 29 |
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Brookfield School District |
Amplify Education, Inc. – Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) |
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Brooklyn School District |
Great Minds – Wit and Wisdom; University of Florida Literacy Institute – UFLI Foundations; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; and Great Minds – Geodes |
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Canaan School District (Region 1) |
Benchmark Education – Benchmark Advance |
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Canterbury School District |
EL Education |
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Canton School District |
Benchmark Education – Benchmark Advance |
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Capitol Preparatory Harbor School |
McGraw Hill – Wonders |
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Capitol Region Education Council (CREC) |
Open Up Resources – EL Education |
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Chaplin School District |
Great Minds – Wit and Wisdom; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Wilson – Fundations (second edition); Great Minds – Geodes; and Developing Readers |
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Cheshire School District |
Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Open Up Resources – Bookworms; Wilson – Fundations (second edition); and many different decodables including ones from Benchmark |
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Chester School District |
Open Up Resources – Bookworms; Great Minds – Geodes and/or Wilson – Fundations Readers; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; and Wilson – Fundations (second edition) |
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Clinton School District |
Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Imagine Learning – EL Education; and Wilson – Fundations (second edition) |
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Colchester School District |
McGraw Hill – Wonders |
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Colebrook School District |
Savvas Learning Company – myView Literacy |
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Columbia School District |
Amplify Education, Inc. – Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) |
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Consolidated School District of New Britain |
American Reading Company – ARC Core |
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Cooperative Educational Services (CES) |
Amplify Education, Inc. – Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) |
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Cornwall School District (Region 1) |
Benchmark Education – Benchmark Advance |
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Coventry School District |
Great Minds – Wit and Wisdom; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Wilson – Fundations (second edition); and Great Minds – Geodes |
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Cromwell School District |
Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Wilson – Fundations (second edition); Great Minds – Geodes; and Open Up Resources – Bookworms |
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Danbury School District |
American Reading Company – ARC Core; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; and decodables |
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Darien School District |
Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Deep River School District |
Open Up Resources – Bookworms; Great Minds – Geodes and/or Wilson – Fundations Readers; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; and Wilson – Fundations (second edition) |
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Derby School District |
Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Open Up Resources – Bookworms; Wilson – Fundations (second edition); and Wright Skills and Heggerty decodables |
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East Granby School District |
Savvas Learning Company – myView Literacy |
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East Haddam School District |
Open Up Resources – Bookworms; Great Minds – Geodes and/or Wilson – Fundations Readers; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; and Wilson – Fundations (second edition) |
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East Hampton School District |
Great Minds – Wit and Wisdom; Great Minds – Geodes; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; and Wilson – Fundations (second edition) |
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East Hartford School District (Approved CSDE Waiver) |
Schoolwide – Fundamentals Unlimited Reading, Writing, and Grammar Units; Wilson – Fundations (second edition); and Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum |
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East Haven School District (Approved CSDE Waiver) |
Savvas Learning Company – ReadyGEN; Wilson – Fundations (second edition) |
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East Lyme School District |
Great Minds – Geodes; Great Minds – Wit and Wisdom; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; and Wilson – Fundations (second edition) |
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East Windsor School District |
Savvas Learning Company – myView Literacy |
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Eastford School District |
Open Up Resources – Bookworms; Great Minds – Geodes; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; and Wilson – Fundations (second edition) |
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Easton School District |
Amplify Education, Inc. – Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) |
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EdAdvance |
Amplify Education, Inc. – Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) |
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Ellington School District |
Amplify Education, Inc. – Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) |
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Elm City College Preparatory Elementary School |
Great Minds – Wit and Wisdom; Wilson – Fundations (second edition); Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Great Minds – Geodes |
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Elm City Montessori School |
Amplify Education, Inc. – Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) |
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Enfield School District |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Essex School District |
Open Up Resources – Bookworms; Great Minds – Geodes and/or Wilson – Fundations Readers; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; and Wilson – Fundations (second edition) |
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Fairfield School District |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Farmington School District |
EL Education |
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Franklin School District |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Glastonbury School District |
District did not report. |
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Goodwin University Educational Services (GUES) |
Amplify Education, Inc. – Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) |
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Granby School District |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Greenwich School District |
Great Minds – Geodes, Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Open Up Resources – Bookworms; and Wilson – Fundations (second edition) |
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Griswold School District |
Open Up Resources – Bookworms; Wilson – Fundations Readers; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; and Wilson – Fundations (second edition) |
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Groton School District |
Great Minds – Geodes; Great Minds – Wit and Wisdom; Literacy Resources LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; and University of Florida Literacy Institute – UFLI Foundations |
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Guilford School District |
Imagine Learning – EL Education; Open Up Resources – EL Education Skills Block |
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Hamden School District |
Great Minds – Wit and Wisdom; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Great Minds – Geodes; and Wilson – Fundations (second edition) |
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Hampton School District |
McGraw Hill – Wonders |
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Hartford School District |
Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Wilson – Fundations (second edition); Great Minds – Geodes and Wilson – Fundations decodables; and Great Minds – Wit and Wisdom |
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Hartland School District |
Open Up Resources – Bookworms; Great Minds – Geodes, Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; and William H. Sadlier, Inc – From Phonics to Reading by Wiley Blevins |
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Hebron School District |
Great Minds – Geodes; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Open Up Resources – Bookworms; and University of Florida LiteracyReadin Institute – UFLI Foundations |
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Highville Charter School |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Integrated Day Charter School |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Jumoke Academy |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Kent School District (Region 1) |
Benchmark Education – Benchmark Advance |
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Killingly School District |
Amplify Education, Inc. – Core Knowledge Language Arts |
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Learn |
Benchmark Education – Benchmark Advance |
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Lebanon School District |
Curriculum Associates – Magnetic Reading Foundations; Savvas Learning Company – myView Literacy |
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Ledyard School District |
Great Minds – Wit and Wisdom; Great Minds – Geodes and/or Wilson – Fundations Readers; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; and Wilson – Fundations (second edition) |
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Lisbon School District |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Madison School District |
Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Great Minds – Geodes; Wilson – Fundations (second edition); and Open Up Resources – Bookworms |
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Manchester School District |
American Reading Company – ARC Core |
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Mansfield School District |
Benchmark Education – Benchmark Advance; Wilson – Fundations (second edition) |
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Marlborough School District |
Open Up Resources – Bookworms; Great Minds – Geodes; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; and Wilson – Fundations (second edition) |
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Meriden School District |
Amplify Education, Inc. – Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) |
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Middletown School District |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Milford School District |
Open Up Resources – Bookworms; Great Minds – Geodes; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; and University of Florida Literacy Institute – UFLI Foundations |
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Monroe School District |
Open Up Resources – Bookworms; Great Minds – Geodes; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; and University of Florida Literacy Institute – UFLI Foundations |
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Montville School District |
Amplify Education, Inc. – Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) |
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Naugatuck School District |
American Reading Company – ARC Core |
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New Beginnings Inc Family Academy |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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New Canaan School District |
Open Up Resources – Bookworms; Great Minds – Geodes and/or Wilson – Fundations Readers; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; and Wilson – Fundations (second edition) |
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New Fairfield School District |
Great Minds – Geodes; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Open Up Resources – Bookworms; and Wilson – Fundations (second edition) |
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New Hartford School District |
Imagine Learning – EL Education |
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New Haven School District |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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New London School District (Approved CSDE Waiver) |
Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Wilson – Fundations (second edition); and Schoolwide – Fundamentals |
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New Milford School District |
Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; University of Florida Literacy Institute – UFLI Foundations; Great Minds – Geodes; and Open Up Resources – Bookworms |
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Newington School District |
Benchmark Education – Benchmark Advance |
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Newtown School District |
Imagine Learning – EL Education |
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Norfolk School District |
American Reading Company – ARC Core |
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North Branford School District |
Great Minds – Wit and Wisdom; Great Minds – Geodes and/or Wilson – Fundations Readers; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; and Wilson – Fundations (second edition) |
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North Canaan School District (Region 1) |
Benchmark Education – Benchmark Advance |
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North Haven School District |
Open Up Resources – Bookworms; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Great Minds – Geodes; and University of Florida Literacy Institute – UFLI Foundations |
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North Stonington School District |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Norwalk School District |
McGraw Hill – Wonders; Wilson – Fundations |
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Norwich School District |
Great Minds – Geodes; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Open Up Resources – Bookworms; and University of Florida Literacy Institute – UFLI Foundations |
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Odyssey Community School |
Amplify Education, Inc. – Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA); Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum supplement |
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Old Saybrook School District |
American Reading Company – ARC Core |
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Orange School District |
District-adopted program of instruction |
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Oxford School District |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Plainfield School District |
McGraw Hill – Wonders |
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Plainville School District |
Amplify Education, Inc. – Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) |
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Plymouth School District |
Great Minds – Geodes; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Great Minds – Wit and Wisdom; and University of Florida Literacy Institute – UFLI Foundations |
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Pomfret School District |
Amplify Education, Inc. – Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) |
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Pomperaug Regional School District 15 |
Open Up Resources – Bookworms; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Great Minds – Geodes; and University of Florida Literacy Institute – UFLI Foundations |
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Portland School District |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Preston School District |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Putnam School District |
American Reading Company – ARC Core |
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Redding School District |
Amplify Education, Inc. – Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) |
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Regional School District 10 |
Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Great Minds – Geodes; Great Minds – Wit and Wisdom; and University of Florida Literacy Institute – UFLI Foundations |
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Regional School District 12 |
American Reading Company – ARC Core |
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Regional School District 13 |
EL Education |
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Regional School District 14 |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Regional School District 16 |
EL Education; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum |
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Regional School District 17 |
Great Minds – Geodes; Great Minds – Wit and Wisdom; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; and Wilson – Fundations (second edition) |
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Regional School District 18 |
Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Open Up Resources – Bookworms; Wilson – Fundations (second edition); and Great Minds – Geodes |
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Regional School District 20 |
Great Minds – Wit and Wisdom; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; and Wilson – Fundations (second edition) |
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Ridgefield School District |
Open Up Resources – Bookworms; Great Minds – Geodes and/or Wilson – Fundations Readers; Literacy Resource, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; and Wilson – Fundations (second edition) |
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Rocky Hill School District |
Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Wilson – Fundations (second edition); Great Minds – Geodes and Wilson – Fundations Readers; and Open Up Resources – Bookworms |
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Salem School District |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Salisbury School District (Region 1) |
Benchmark Education – Benchmark Advance |
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Scotland School District |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading; Wilson – Fundations (second edition) |
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Seymour School District |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Sharon School District (Region 1) |
Benchmark Education – Benchmark Advance |
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Shelton School District |
Great Minds – Wit and Wisdom; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Great Minds – Geodes; and University of Florida Literacy Institute – UFLI Foundations |
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Sherman School District |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Side By Side Charter School |
Open Up Resources – EL Education |
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Simsbury School District |
Benchmark Education – Benchmark Advance |
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Somers School District |
Amplify Education, Inc. – Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) |
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South Windsor School District |
Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Wilson – Fundations (second edition); Wilson – Fundations Readers; and Open Up Resources – Bookworms |
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Southington School District |
Benchmark Education – Benchmark Advance |
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Sprague School District |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Stafford School District |
Amplify Education, Inc. – Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) |
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Stamford Charter School for Excellence |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Stamford School District |
Amplify Education, Inc. – Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA); Curriculum Associates – Magnetic Reading Foundations |
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Sterling School District |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Stonington School District |
McGraw Hill – Wonders |
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Stratford School District |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Suffield School District |
Amplify Education, Inc. – Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) |
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Thomaston School District |
Amplify Education, Inc. – Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) |
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Thompson School District |
McGraw Hill – Wonders |
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Tolland School District |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Torrington School District |
Benchmark Education – Benchmark Advance |
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Trumbull School District |
Open Up Resources – Bookworms; Wilson – Fundations (second edition); Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Great Minds – Geodes and Wilson – Fundations Readers |
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Union School District |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Vernon School District |
Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Wilson – Fundations (second edition); Great Minds – Geodes; and Great Minds – Wit and Wisdom |
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Voluntown School District |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Wallingford School District (Approved CSDE Waiver) |
Received a waiver to use district-created curriculum |
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Waterbury School District |
Benchmark Education – Benchmark Advance |
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Waterford School District |
Great Minds – Geodes; Great Minds – Wit and Wisdom; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; and Wilson – Fundations (second edition) |
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Watertown School District |
Amplify Education, Inc. – Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) |
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West Hartford School District (Approved CSDE Waiver) |
Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; Wilson – Fundations (second edition); and received a waiver to use district-created curriculum |
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West Haven School District |
Benchmark Education – Benchmark Advance |
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Westbrook School District |
Amplify Education, Inc. – Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) |
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Weston School District |
American Reading Company – ARC Core |
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Westport School District |
Great Minds – Geodes; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; University of Florida Literacy Institute – UFLI Foundations; and Open Up Resources – Bookworms |
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Wethersfield School District |
Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; University of Florida Literacy Institute – UFLI Foundations; Open Up Resources – Bookworms; and Great Minds – Geodes |
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Willington School District |
Amplify Education, Inc. – Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) |
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Wilton School District |
K – 2: Open Up Resources – EL Education; Grade 3: Imagine Learning – EL Education |
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Winchester School District |
Amplify Education, Inc. – Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) |
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Windham School District |
American Reading Company – ARC Core |
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Windsor Locks School District |
Amplify Education, Inc. – Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) |
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Windsor School District |
Open Up Resources – Bookworms; Literacy Resources, LLC – Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum; University of Florida Literacy Institute – UFLI Foundations; and Great Minds – Geodes |
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Wolcott School District |
Savvas Learning Company – myView Literacy |
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Woodbridge School District |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading |
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Woodstock School District |
Open Up Resources – EL Education |