LIMITED SCHOOL GRANTS • SOUND-TO-PRINT CURRICULUM • THE SCIENCE OF READING
Ready to Replace a Foundational Literacy Approach That Isn't Working? This Grant Helps You Make the Switch.
The CAPIT Reading Grant gives schools and districts a funded on-ramp to Sound-to-Print—a more effective, easier-to-implement method for teaching every child to read.
If your current approach isn't moving the needle, you're eligible to apply.
Application Deadline: September 1 • Rolling Review • Limited Grants Available
WHY SCHOOLS ARE SWITCHING TO SOUND-TO-PRINT
What if Your Students Aren't Struggling with Reading—But Struggling with the Method?
Districts spend millions on literacy every year. Teachers are working harder than ever. And yet most students still aren't reading proficiently. The usual explanation is that schools haven't fully embraced phonics, but phonics has been around for centuries. If it were sufficient on its own, it would have solved this long ago.
The issue isn't effort. It's the method. Traditional phonics points to a letter and tells students, "This letter makes the sound…" But letters don't make sounds—people do! Sound-to-Print flips the model: it starts with the speech sounds students already produce every day, then shows them how those sounds are written. English stops feeling random and becomes a logical, crackable code. This grant exists to help schools make that switch.
GRANT BENEFITS
A Funded Path to a Better Method
The CAPIT Reading Grant provides schools and districts with access to the CAPIT Reading curriculum—an evidence-based, Sound-to-Print literacy system for grades P–5, built for all three tiers of instruction.
A Complete Sound-to-Print System
One curriculum for core instruction, intervention, and special education—replacing a patchwork of disconnected tools.
Actionable Data
Real-time progress monitoring gives teachers and administrators mastery data, time on task, and student growth—immediately.
Easier to Implement
Teachers are up and running in four hours of training. Scripted lessons and built-in support mean consistency from classroom to classroom.
Prevention, Not Just Intervention.
A multisensory, engaging approach that catches students early, so you spend less time remediating later.
EVIDENCE-BASED, RESEARCH-VALIDATED, ROOTED IN THE SCIENCE OF READING
Validated by Johns Hopkins. Trusted Nationwide.
2.16x
more likely to achieve kindergarten readiness (JHU Florida Preschool Study)
29%
growth in early literacy skills in six months (Oklahoma Kindergarten Study)
Tier 2
ESSA rating via the Center for Research and Reform in Education at Johns Hopkins University
A Johns Hopkins University study of 1,488 Pre-K students across 80+ schools found CAPIT students were 2.16x more likely to reach kindergarten readiness—the equivalent of 46 additional days of learning, nearly two extra months. A third-party study found that kindergarten students gained 29% in early literacy within six months. A separate JHU study found first-grade students using CAPIT consistently outperform their peers on state assessments.
FROM SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS LIKE YOURS
They Went Sound-to-Print: The Results Were Immediate
“What sets it apart is how quickly you see results. Most curriculum changes take time. With CAPIT, we see movement in our progress monitoring and NWEA data almost immediately. We haven’t found any other resource that supports true Sound-to-Print instruction the way CAPIT does.”
“Typically, most students enter kindergarten without knowledge of letter sounds. Our students finish kindergarten being able to read. In the Archdiocese of San Antonio — 35 elementary schools — we’ve been the top school in NWEA MAP assessments for four years running.”
Who Should Apply?
Any school or district ready to move on from a foundational literacy approach that isn't delivering—and to give teachers a system that's both more effective and easier to run. Whether you're rethinking core Tier 1 instruction, strengthening intervention, or supporting your ELL and special education students, this grant is your funded starting point.
GET STARTED IN 4 STEPS:
Step 1 — Apply for the Grant (5 minutes)
Step 2 — Learn About CAPIT (60-minute overview of the platform and method)
Step 3 — Receive and Accept Your Grant
Step 4 — Roster, Train Teachers (about 4 hours), and Begin
Most schools are up and running in days, not weeks — because Sound-to-Print isn't just more effective, it's easier to implement.
Simple to Apply.
Fast to Launch.
Limited Grants Available • Application Deadline: September 1 • Rolling Review
