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Mrs. Ebert's classes uses several curriculum produced by Tara West. Below is what the Rooted in the Science of Reading provides as well as a curriculum guide for all the subjects with a standard pacing guide.
Curriculum Guide
Rooted in the Science of Reading: How Guided Phonics + Beyond® Delivers All Five Essential Components
1. Phonemic Awareness
Guided Phonics + Beyond® includes structured, daily phonemic awareness routines that develop students’ ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual phonemes in spoken words. These routines are embedded in each lesson and are designed to be oral and auditory, supporting students’ foundational understanding of sound structures prior to the introduction of print.
2. Phonics
The program is built around a carefully sequenced phonics scope and sequence that introduces sound-spelling relationships systematically and cumulatively. Each lesson integrates decoding, encoding, word chaining, and reading of decodable texts, ensuring students receive direct, explicit instruction in phonics that aligns with how children learn to read according to SOR research.
3. Fluency
Guided Phonics + Beyond® supports fluency development through repeated reading, high-frequency word practice, and structured fluency passages that align with the phonics skills being taught. Students engage in connected text reading that emphasizes accuracy, rate, and expression, allowing for scaffolded practice that builds automaticity over time.
4. Vocabulary
While the primary focus is on decoding, the program also supports vocabulary development through intentional oral language prompts and teacher-led discussions. Each lesson includes a target decodable vocabulary word that is explicitly introduced, discussed, and practiced. Students engage in guided application of the word, reinforcing both word meaning and usage in context. High-frequency and decodable words are repeatedly presented in meaningful ways to strengthen both reading fluency and vocabulary knowledge.
5. Comprehension
Each decodable text includes built-in comprehension questions that encourage literal, inferential, and evaluative thinking. Instructional routines also guide teachers to prompt students before, during, and after reading, helping young readers make sense of what they read while staying aligned with their decoding abilities.