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Component #1

Evidence Based Materials

Elementary instructional reading materials and interventions have been selected to support FNSBSD adopted curriculum and to meet the Alaska Reads Act requirement for alignment with the Science of Reading.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District has adopted Into Reading for core reading instruction in grades K through 5.

Into Reading is published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH 2022) and is based on the body of research known as the Science of Reading and includes best practices for teaching students to read. Into Reading is scaffolded and includes multiple layers of instruction and materials to support the key elements of reading.

In addition to core instruction, the district uses the following evidence-based, and Science of Reading aligned materials as part of the Multi-Tier Systems of Support (MTSS) intervention plan.

  • Amira
  • UFLI
  • SmartyAnts
  • Bridge the Gap
  • Phonics for Reading

Contact Information

Teaching & Learning Department
Administration Center - 2nd Floor
520 5th Avenue
Fairbanks, AK 99701

Front Desk
(907) 452-2000, x11422
teachingandlearning@k12northstar.org

Chane Beam
Executive Director of Teaching & Learning
chane.beam@k12northstar.org
(907) 452-2000, x11263

Mackenzie Staiger
Curriculum Coordinator (Elementary Schools)
mackenzie.staiger@k12northstar.org
(907) 452-2000, x11436