Programs in the Fast ForWord Family

The Fast ForWord family includes programs to support learners at every age and level of proficiency

The Fast ForWord Language and Literacy series build foundational cognitive, language and reading skills to create successful learners. The Fast ForWord Language series is appropriate for elementary-aged students, while the Fast ForWord Literacy series is designed for middle and high school aged students through adults.

Fast ForWord Language and Fast ForWord Literacy move students toward grade level reading skills, with a focus on listening accuracy, phonological awareness, and language structures.

Fast ForWord Language to Reading and Fast ForWord Literacy Advanced continue to strengthen students’ processing efficiency so they can establish a foundation for learning, while emphasizing the link between spoken and written language to guide students to become proficient grade level readers.

The Fast ForWord Reading series increase processing efficiency and build critical reading skills. Instant feedback and engaging exercises help motivate students to achieve success.

Fast ForWord Reading Prep builds pre-reading skills, with a focus on letter recognition and naming, phonological awareness, and letter-sound associations.

Fast ForWord Reading Level 1 builds critical early reading skills, with an emphasis on phonemic awareness, early decoding skills, vocabulary knowledge and skills, and motivation for reading.

Fast ForWord Reading Level 2 consolidates early reading skills, with a focus on applying phonics and decoding strategies, improving word recognition, and understanding the rules for reading comprehension.

Fast ForWord Reading Level 3 builds on the Fast ForWord Reading Level 2 product by concentrating on reading knowledge and fluency, with a focus on phonology and spelling, morphological properties and complexity, syntactic complexity, vocabulary and comprehension.

Fast ForWord Reading Level 4 expands reading skills by applying knowledge of word origins, word forms, sentence structures, and punctuation rules to improve comprehension.

Fast ForWord Reading Level 5 is appropriate for students in upper elementary, middle and high school. It concentrates on enhancing advanced reading comprehension and expanding vocabulary skills.