The 95 Phonics Core materials partially meet expectations for alignment to research-based foundational skills instruction. They provide systematic instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, and word analysis through explicit teaching, clear lesson sequences, and decodable texts. Strengths include well-sequenced phonics instruction, regular practice opportunities, and support for syllabication and morpheme analysis. However, the program partially meets expectations in areas such as comprehensive assessments, corrective feedback, high-frequency word instruction, fluency development, and progress monitoring.