Teacher of 30 years The further I move through the chapters the less I like the program. It is gimmicky. The lessons take longer than the manual states. The 62% of students that do not need this approach to be strong readers and writers are able to follow and understand the more complicated lessons, however the 38% of students that struggle continue to struggle, even with Reading Horizons. If I have to read and reread and reread a lesson to understand it, I doubt 7 and 8 year olds are going to follow it. My students might be able to mark 1 guardian star or two in the isolated lesson, but in “real life” writing or reading they are not applying it. As a veteran primary grade teacher I have seen many trends come and go. It will be no different with reading horizons. They say “but it’s researched based”, well you can find research to lean in whichever way you want. I wish my district wouldn’t waste the money on it. But it’s what’s trendy in education at the moment.

Reading Horizons in the Resource Class Room I am a special education teacher. I really enjoy Reading Horizons. I like how the lessons dive into the phonic skill that is being practiced. I also like how the lesson give enough practice but do not go on and on. I am grateful for the online resources because they let my kids be able to go at their own pace and practice the skills they need to be successful.

Reading Horizon Helped me too! Reading Horizon is an amazing tool to use. It really takes the basics and builds upon them to help students learn how to read and transfer skills. Even as an adult, I am learning now ways to look at words! It is amazing!

So much love... Reading Horizons has changed the culture of our school. Our children are excited about learning and our teachers excited about teaching and the progress our students are making. We are seeing great strides in our data. RHConn was an exceptional PD. I love taking my learning to another level. The excitement is always so high energy with all that RH does for conferences.

Reading Horizons is the best!! The Reading Horizons program is the best!!! I have been using the RH program for years, and I have not found any other phonics program out there that is better. When I went to my first training on RH, I learned rules about the English language that I never knew before! I enjoy teaching the RH program because it is direct instruction that can be given to multiple types of learners. My students stay engaged, and love to play the games too!!