Reading
Build the Foundation With Joyful Reading Curriculum
The ability to decode and to understand language, achieved through systematic and explicit instruction, is foundational to reading and success in school. Add motivation and joy? This rare combination makes Zaner-Bloser’s reading programs shine!
The most successful reading programs are evidence-based and flexible for your classroom’s unique literacy goals. Zaner-Bloser literacy programs help teachers put the science of reading into practice and include these reading curriculum options: the Superkids solutions for grades K–2 and Happily Ever After for PreKindergarten.
Learn More About the Superkids Literacy Solutions Below
Compare the Superkids Solutions
| Instructional Time (Per Day) |
Skills Covered | |
| The Superkids Reading Program |
90–120 minutes |
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| The Superkids Foundational Skills Kit |
30–40 minutes |
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| The Superkids Phonemic Awareness |
10–12 minutes |
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| The Superkids Reading Resources |
15–20 minutes |
Compare At-a-Glance
Compare the Superkids Solutions
| Instructional Time (Per Day) |
Skills Covered | |
| The Superkids Reading Program |
90–120 minutes |
|
| The Superkids Foundational Skills Kit |
30–40 minutes |
|
| The Superkids Phonemic Awareness |
10–12 minutes |
|
| The Superkids Reading Resources |
15–20 minutes |
|
Superkids literacy programs are uniquely crafted for K–2 students and how they learn to read.
The Superkids Reading Program is a comprehensive ELA curriculum. Our supplemental solutions are based on its proven-effective pedagogy and offer schools targeted, flexible options.
The Superkids Reading Program
Comprehensive English Language Arts Curriculum
The Superkids Reading Program © 2026 is a comprehensive English language arts curriculum crafted specifically for K–2 students and how they learn. The systematic, explicit instructional path solidifies foundational skills and builds knowledge to grow students’ confidence as readers.
Superkids inspires and motivates students from the start with a cast of relatable characters at the heart of the program. Their ongoing adventures, combined with evidence-based practices, set students on the right path to literacy success.
90–120 minutes/day
The Superkids Foundational Skills Kit
Targeted Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, and Fluency Instruction
The Superkids Foundational Skills Kit for grades K–2 can supplement any core reading program or complement a balanced literacy framework by providing targeted instruction in foundational literacy skills.
Daily word work includes skill practice and application in decodable text.
30–40 minutes/day
The Superkids Phonemic Awareness
Daily Lessons and Intervention
The Superkids Phonemic Awareness curriculum for grades K–2 provides 180 daily lessons for building phonological and phonemic awareness skills—plus intervention activities.
Lessons are fun and playful, introduce skills with an I Do/We Do/You Do format, and complement any literacy curriculum.
10–12 minutes/day
The Superkids Reading Resources
High-Quality, High-Interest Texts With Guided-Reading Lessons
The Superkids Reading Resources are designed for small-group instruction of fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills in grades K–2.
Flexible guided-reading lessons accompany high-quality student texts—decodable books in grades K–1 and magazines and trade books in grade 2.
15–20 minutes/day
Superkids literacy programs are uniquely crafted for K–2 students and how they learn to read.
The Superkids Reading Program is a comprehensive ELA curriculum. Our supplemental solutions are based on its proven-effective pedagogy and offer schools targeted, flexible options.
Comprehensive English Language Arts Curriculum
The Superkids Reading Program © 2026 is a comprehensive English language arts curriculum crafted specifically for K–2 students and how they learn. The systematic, explicit instructional path solidifies foundational skills and builds knowledge to grow students’ confidence as readers.
Superkids inspires and motivates students from the start with a cast of relatable characters at the heart of the program. Their ongoing adventures, combined with evidence-based practices, set students on the right path to literacy success.
90–120 minutes/day
Targeted Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, and Fluency Instruction
The Superkids Foundational Skills Kit for grades K–2 can supplement any core reading program or complement a balanced literacy framework by providing targeted instruction in foundational literacy skills.
Daily word work includes skill practice and application in decodable text.
30–40 minutes/day
Daily Lessons and Intervention
The Superkids Phonemic Awareness curriculum for grades K–2 provides 180 daily lessons for building phonological and phonemic awareness skills—plus intervention activities.
Lessons are fun and playful, introduce skills with an I Do/We Do/You Do format, and complement any literacy curriculum.
10–12 minutes/day
High-Quality, High-Interest Texts With Guided-Reading Lessons
The Superkids Reading Resources are designed for small-group instruction of fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills in grades K–2.
Flexible guided-reading lessons accompany high-quality student texts—decodable books in grades K–1 and magazines and trade books in grade 2.
15–20 minutes/day