Education Catalog 2026-2027

DIGITAL LEARNING

Scholastic F.I.R.S.T. ® Foundational skills mastery for all

GRADES PreK–2

With Scholastic F.I.R.S.T., you can meet each child where they are and personalize their path to reading proficiency. This digital foundational reading program uses a game-based platform and adaptive technology to react to student actions in real time. As students complete engaging phonological awareness activities, F.I.R.S.T. adjusts the difficulty to systematically introduce skills at just the right level—ensuring every child has the foundational skills they need to read fluently and well.

Instructional Focus ⊲ Phonemic Awareness ⊲ Phonics ⊲ Alphabet Knowledge ⊲ Letter-Sound Recognition ⊲ Oral Language ⊲ Fluency ⊲ Vocabulary ⊲ Comprehension ⊲ Multilingual Learners SOLE SOURCE

Outcomes ⊲ Students master all 44 sounds of English with phonemic awareness games that challenge them to hear, identify, and manipulate each one. ⊲ A powerful algorithm automatically adjusts game difficulty and ebook level to keep students in their zone of proximal development. ⊲ Real-time reports provide actionable data on usage, proficiency, phonological progress, and other vital metrics. What's included ⊲ Robust dashboards to monitor and analyze student progress over time ⊲ 500+ phonological skill game sessions (20 minutes each; 3 times a week)

About the creator

Dr. Kay MacPhee was a lifelong educator, researcher, and author. Dr. MacPhee’s concepts were ranked #1 in teaching reading comprehension by the What Works Clearinghouse after undergoing the largest reading trial in the U.S.

ORDERING INFORMATION

Request a demo today! Call a Scholastic specialist at: (800) 387-1437 or email: digitalsolutions@scholastic.com

Scholastic Professional Learning

Getting Started with Scholastic F.I.R.S.T. Webinar Explore the program and how to use F.I.R.S.T. data to track student progress and plan tailored instruction!

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