EPS Reading Accelerator Accelerate Students' Journey Toward Reading Proficiency

EPS Reading Accelerator is an evidence-based program for striving readers, grounded in the science of reading, helping elementary and middle school students master foundational skills in Tier 2 whole-class and small-group settings.

  • Reading Intervention
  • Grades 3–5 & 6–8
  • Tier 2
  • Hybrid: Print with Digital
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EPS Reading Accelerator Provides a Simple, Sustainable, and Speedy Intervention Path for Building Reading Proficiency 

Educators and students value this ESSA Level IV research-backed program for being: 

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Easy to use and enjoyable—consistent five-step lessons, paired with dynamic, age-appropriate content, ensure students remain engaged.
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Swift and effective—can be completed in one school year or less with just three 20-minute lessons per week. 
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Simple and sustainable—enables educators to be up and running after just one day of initial training. 
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 Two Editions: Elementary & Middle School 

Students use the program designed for their age group—elementary or middle school—ensuring instruction is always age-appropriate and engaging.

EPS Reading Accelerator’s Comprehensive Approach

By balancing teacher-directed structured literacy lessons, independent practice, and online assessment, students and educators achieve accelerated, sustainable success.

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Teacher-Directed Lessons

Effective, easy-to-implement structured literacy intervention and instruction. Plus, the EPS Connect Platform provides digital access to all teacher materials for maximum flexibility.

Teacher’s Guide

Provides easy-to-follow instructions that empower educators to teach each 5-step, 20-minute structured literacy lesson: 

  • One-page lesson plan and support page are presented side-by-side. 
  • Features step-by-step guidance and instructional routines to enable explicit instruction of reading concepts and skills.
  • Includes two 20-minute lessons for each skill taught. 
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Instructional Routines

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Lessons incorporate structured Instructional Routines in each step to ensure explicit instruction of reading concepts.

Letter Cards

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Large-format cards used for further visual reinforcement to teach letters and sounds in whole class and small group environments.  

 

Word Cards

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Durable cards accompany each lesson, helping teachers extend taught skills and build automaticity with frequently used words in the classroom. 

Instructional Routines

Lessons incorporate structured Instructional Routines in each step to ensure explicit instruction of reading concepts.

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Letter Cards

Large-format cards used for further visual reinforcement to teach letters and sounds in whole class and small group environments.  

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Word Cards

Durable cards accompany each lesson, helping teachers extend taught skills and build automaticity with frequently used words in the classroom. 

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Independent Practice

For students to solidify skills and benefit from personalized oral reading practice with in-the-moment tutoring.

Student Workbook

Covers 54 specific phonics skills with 108 structured literacy lessons that students can complete in 20 minutes.  

Decodable Passages

Embedded within each lesson, these exercises help students reinforce their phonics skills and develop fluency and comprehension.  

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EPS Reading Assistant

Included with Reading Accelerator, EPS Reading Assistant is an AI-driven student assessment and practice platform designed to enhance reading skills.

  • AI-Powered Reading Tutor
    • Provides adaptive reading practice and intervention grounded in the science of reading.
    • Reinforces program-taught skills with additional practice opportunities.
    • Delivers real-time personalized feedback and micro-interventions using advanced voice-recognition technology.
  • Educator and Administrator Benefits
    • User-friendly dashboard highlights reading skill strengths and areas for improvement.
    • On-demand reports support data-driven instruction.
  • Dyslexia Screening and Progress Monitoring
    • Serves as a universal dyslexia screener with an initial baseline assessment.
    • Offers ongoing progress monitoring to track growth toward reading proficiency.

Automated Assessment

Reading Assistant provides robust assessment capability to serve teachers and students.

Early Literacy Assessment

15-minute adaptive assessment for screening, diagnostics, benchmarking, and reading-practice placement.

Ongoing Formative Assessment

Progress monitoring and comprehensive reporting from every reading practice session with reports in English and Spanish.

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Schools See Behavioral Transformation with EPS Reading Accelerator

Implementation of Reading Accelerator for middle school has been correlated with reductions in chronic absenteeism and suspensions.


Addressing our schoolwide literacy crisis using EPS Reading Accelerator helped us improve attendance and behavior, resulting in release from priority school status.”

Dr. Thelma Ramsey-Bryant, Principal
John L. Costley Middle School, East Orange, NJ

Chronic absenteeism
dropped by
 17%  

Average monthly
suspensions dropped by
 20%  

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EPS Connect Platform

Digital Resources to Enrich Reading Accelerator Teaching and Learning

The EPS Connect online platform provides teachers with a digital complement to the Reading Accelerator print materials, enhancing the teaching and learning experience.   

Reading Accelerator on EPS Connect gives teachers the flexibility of online access to:  

  • Enhanced Lesson Scripting: Allows teachers and staff to seamlessly implement the program with fidelity. 
  • Digital Manipulatives: Includes interactive word cards and letter tiles with markup and sound circles.  
  • The Teacher’s Guide and Student Workbooks: Enable multiple instructors to keep up with student progress and teach in various settings.  

Customized Professional Learning and Support

EPS Learning’s robust implementation, professional learning and ongoing customer success program ensures effective teacher training and high-fidelity implementation of the Reading Accelerator program. Let us partner with you for:

  • Implementation and Onboarding: Supports schools with roll-out planning, communication strategies, technology setup, and more.
  • Professional Learning: Live virtual sessions are integrated into each Reading Accelerator implementation. 
  • Ongoing Support: Offers technical support, regular Q&A sessions, and implementation-fidelity tracking. 

To find out more, contact EPS Professional Learning at 866.505.2025 

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EPS Reading Accelerator Highlights

Simple, Sustainable, and Speedy 

  • Can be completed in one school year or less with just three 20-minute lessons per week.   
  • Structured literacy ensures an evidence-based and highly effective program for elementary and middle school students in whole-class or small-group settings. 
  • Dynamic graphics and compelling, multicultural, age-appropriate content keep elementary and middle school students engaged. 
  • Online access to teacher materials offers flexibility for different instructional models 
  • One-day training enables educators to effectively teach, facilitating program scalability. 

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