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Bring the literacy expertise of Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell to all students in your classroom—and open the doors to a world of opportunity beyond.

Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™ (FPC) is a cohesive, multi-text approach to literacy instruction for all students in grades PreK–6. The System is designed to support whole-group, small-group and independent learning opportunities including: interactive read-aloud, reading minilessons, shared reading, phonics/spelling/word study lessons, guided reading, book clubs, and independent reading collections.  Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™ is rich with authentic texts, lessons or conferring cards, minilessons and professional tools & learning for a systematic, transformative approach to literacy instruction.

Lift students' learning beyond the walls of the classroom with texts and a blueprint for teaching that create authentic experiences in reading, thinking, talking, writing, and reflecting to realize what it truly means to live a literate life.

Take a look at the PreK–6 Implementation and Release Schedule. This detailed timeline will show you which Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™ (FPC) instructional contexts will release and when.


Grade Level

Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™ provides educators with powerful, comprehensive resources for a systematic approach to literacy learning. Search your preferred grade level below and discover how you can ignite learning with thousands of student texts, lessons, and resources within the major instructional contexts. Start building your community of literacy learners now with Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™.


Instructional Context

Each instructional context plays an essential role that contributes in different ways to every student’s development as a reader, writer, and language user. Improve student outcomes by creating equitable literacy opportunities for all students with Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™. Explore the options below to begin designing the landscape of literacy education in your school.