Free-Reading is an open source instructional program that helps
educators teach early literacy. Because it is open source, it
represents the collective wisdom of a wide community of teachers and
researchers. Free-Reading contains a 40-week scope and sequence of
primarily phonological awareness and phonics activities that can
support and supplement a typical kindergarten or first grade "core" or
"basal" program. Check the FAQs for their advisory board, who is sponsoring and research base.
About this Project: Into the Book is a multimedia package designed to improve students' reading comprehension, as well as their ability to think and learn across the curriculum. Based on current research, the project focuses on eight learning strategies:
Using prior knowledge
Making connections
Questioning
Visualizing
Inferring
Summarizing
Evaluating
Synthesizing
Into the Book includes: A teacher and a student site.
I have recommended this site before. In the past it provided a comprehensive comparison of math and reading programs. Now the site has been updated to include new programs, new ways of examining features and now includes writing and AT tools.