A research-based, standards-aligned early literacy curriculum with systematic phonics and differentiated reading instruction for inclusive classrooms, enhanced by play-based learning and robust educator support.
ReadtopiaGO™ Early Literacy Curriculum: Providing Access to Reading and Writing Instruction for Young Learners with Complex Profiles
Educators working with young learners are the gateway to establishing a strong foundation for literacy learning and a love of learning. They are also often the first to identify learning challenges or provide alternative access to learning for learners with complex bodies.
ReadtopiaGO™, provides educators with a comprehensive, research-based early literacy curriculum for emergent readers in Pre-K through grade 3 with complex learning needs. Backed by the science of teaching reading, ReadtopiaGO™ is the key to delivering engaging, differentiated instruction that puts young learners on the path to conventional literacy success.
A Curriculum Built for Every Learner
Meeting the needs of diverse learners is at the heart of ReadtopiaGO™.
Used by educators working with children in self-contained, inclusive, Head Start, speech-language pathology clinics, and other early learning programs, this curriculum is designed to provide accessible and differentiated instruction for learners with complex bodies or learning needs.
ReadtopiaGO™ extends the reach of science of reading based instruction to any inclusive setting, ensuring educators and support staff have ready-to-use tools with integrated training and explicit lesson plans to implement grab and go literacy learning.
Research-Based and Standards-Aligned
Daily Literacy Routines that Build
Foundational Literacy Skills
Learning Numbers
Build Early Number Sense Every Day
Outcomes
- Count with understanding
- Recognize numbers and quantities
- Compare and order numbers
- Build early problem solving skills
Perfect For
Emergent learners, AAC users, and students with significant cognitive disabilities.
Learning Letters™
Build Letter Knowledge and Phonological Awareness
Outcomes
- Develop letter name and sound knowledge
- Strengthen phonological awareness
- Build alphabet knowledge through repeated practice
- Prepare students for early decoding
Perfect For
All learners, including students who use AAC and those with significant cognitive disabilities.
Learning Letters Plus™
Bridge Alphabet Knowledge to Early Reading
Outcomes
- Build early decoding skills
- Introduce blends, digraphs, and common word patterns
- Strengthen phonemic awareness
- Increase reading confidence with decodable text
Perfect For
Emerging readers, AAC users, and students who benefit from explicit phonics instruction.Program Features
Say-and-Do Guidance
Embedded prompts and scripts support clear, consistent instruction.
Interactive Learning
Engaging animations like the sliding turtle bring sounds and words to life.
Accessible by Design
Dark Mode, controlled
animations, and visual supports for all learners.
Track Progress
Use checkpoints and data to celebrate growth and guide instruction.
A Library for ALL Learners within ReadtopiaGO™
With four+ years of literacy lesson plans, each containing 32 books with differentiated text options, educators and learners have a lot to choose from. The custom-created books that anchor each lesson include diverse characters and inclusive settings, so learners see themselves reflected as heroes, dreamers, and achievers.
These books, along with an explicit scope and instructional sequence, interactive puppet shows, and play-based activity centers, are designed to captivate young minds while building critical early literacy skills like alphabet recognition, phonics, and independent writing.
High-Quality Instructional Materials and Comprehensive Teacher Support
Play-Based Learning for Engaged Classrooms
Learning should be joyful, and ReadtopiaGO™ infuses fun into every lesson. With play-based activity centers and interactive routines, learners explore literacy concepts in ways that feel natural and engaging. Self-directed reading and independent writing activities also encourage learners to participate in a developmentally appropriate way.
The curriculum also features interactive puppet show videos, bringing stories and lessons to life in a way that keeps learners motivated and excited about literacy development.
Explicit and Data-Driven Instruction
- Systematic alphabet and phonics instruction, ensuring learners build a strong foundation.
- Progress monitoring tools, so you can track and celebrate every learner’s achievements.
- Integrated instructional routines that help you implement research-backed strategies with confidence.
Explore Features from the ReadtopiaGO™ Online Subscription Portal
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ReadtopiaGO™ Pricing
Educator
$825 USD/year
(per educator)
Homeschool/Parents:
If you’d like to bring
ReadtopiaGO into your
home, call us at
847-238-8889
for a discounted license.
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Morning Message Ideas for Preschool and Elementary Classrooms
Start the day with a positive classroom routine using morning message ideas that incorporate literacy learning.
Author Name: Building Wings
Categories: Articles, Reading Curriculum, ReadtopiaGO
Tags: ReadtopiaGo
Date: June 13, 2024
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The Benefits of Using Puppets in Early Childhood Classrooms
An early-childhood educator shares the moment she discovered the benefits of using puppets in early childhood classrooms
Author Name: Building Wings
Categories: Articles, ReadtopiaGO
Tags: ReadtopiaGo
Date: January 17, 2024
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Webinar: ReadtopiaGO – The Best Yes!
An on-demand webinar with two special educators who share the process they used to select an early childhood literacy curriculum.
Author Name: cmaleski
Categories: On Demand Webinars, Reading Curriculum, ReadtopiaGO
Tags: ReadtopiaGo
Date: March 16, 2023
Watch NowFAQs
ReadtopiaGO is a comprehensive, research-based, early literacy curriculum for PreK through Grade 3 learners, including students with significant learning and communication needs. It brings reading, writing, communication, alphabet knowledge, phonological awareness, phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension together with engaging teacher-led instruction.
Educators can explore the ReadtopiaGo scope and sequence or download a printable ReadtopiaGo overview.
ReadtopiaGO is designed for young emergent and beginning learners in inclusive classrooms, self-contained special education classrooms, early childhood programs, Head Start programs, and other early learning settings. It is especially supportive of learners with autism, intellectual disabilities, developmental differences, complex communication needs, and other learning barriers.
ReadtopiaGO supports shared reading, independent reading, shared writing, independent writing, alphabet knowledge, phonological awareness, phonics, early decoding, vocabulary, language comprehension, communication, and concepts of print. The goal is to help every learner grow as a reader, writer, thinker, and communicator.
Yes. ReadtopiaGO combines explicit, systematic instruction in alphabet knowledge, phonemic awareness, phonics, and early decoding with vocabulary, language comprehension, writing, communication, and background knowledge. These connected components help educators provide comprehensive literacy instruction based on current reading research.
Watch Dr. Karen Erickson explain how ReadtopiaGO, comprehensive emergent literacy, and the Science of Reading work together.
Yes. ReadtopiaGO is designed to include students who are nonspeaking or use augmentative and alternative communication, or AAC. Learners can participate, respond, make choices, share ideas, and demonstrate their thinking using AAC, eye gaze, partner-assisted scanning, letter tiles, alternative pencils, and other preferred access materials.
Educators can explore practical strategies for providing literacy instruction to AAC users and learn how to integrate AAC with comprehensive literacy instruction.
ReadtopiaGO provides clear instructional routines, educator scripts, teaching tutorials, differentiated materials, and ready-to-use lessons. This gives teacher, paraprofessionals, related services providers, and substitute teachers a consistent way to support literacy learning without having to create or adapt every resource themselves.
