Wisconsin Literacy Curriculum Lists
Forward Literacy has compiled a list of the core literacy curriculum used by public school districts in Wisconsin. This information was obtained through open records requests and public searches.
What Curriculum Do Wisconsin’s 10 Largest School Districts Use?
Milwaukee School District
HMH Into Reading³
Madison Metropolitan School District
EL Education³
Kenosha School District
Fountas & Pinnell (F&P), Units of Study (Lucy Calkins)¹
Green Bay Area Public School District
Units of Study (Lucy Calkins)¹
Racine Unified School District
HMH Into Reading¹
Appleton Area School District
Wit & Wisdom with Geodes, District Created¹
Waukesha School District
Benchmark Advance²
Eau Claire Area School District
District Created³
Sheboygan Area School District
Fountas & Pinnell (F&P)¹
Janesville School District
Wonders¹
Wisconsin does not require schools to purchase materials from the programs listed on Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s Curriculum List. Schools that purchase materials from this list will be eligible for curriculum grants up to 50% of purchase cost (Wis. Stat. 118.015(1m)(c)).
Curricula widely known to include the 3-cueing model or MSV that were cited in the Excel In Ed “Why the Three-Cueing Systems Model Doesn’t Teach Children to Read” fact sheet were flagged as known to include 3-cueing.
Notes:
Green: Listed on the WI DPI reimbursement list
Yellow: Created by district or teacher, may include 3-cueing
Red: Known to include 3-cueing
Black: Not listed on the WI DPI reimbursement list and not known to contain 3-cueing
¹Open records request June 2024
²Open records request December 2024
³Google search
The core literacy curriculum was collected via open records requests in June 2024, December 2024, and information on school district websites. If this information is no longer accurate, please contact Forward Literacy at: contact@forwardliteracy.org.