All About Reading vs Logic of English Foundations (2026): two leading homeschool phonics-and-reading programs

All About Reading is the standalone Orton-Gillingham reading program from All About Learning Press. Logic of English Foundations integrates phonics, reading, spelling, and handwriting into a single K-2 program. Different integration philosophies.

All About Reading and Logic of English Foundations are the two dominant Orton-Gillingham-grounded homeschool phonics-and-reading programs for the K-2 age range. All About Reading from All About Learning Press (Marie Rippel) is a standalone reading program with separate companion programs for spelling (All About Spelling) and handwriting; Logic of English Foundations (Denise Eide) integrates phonics, reading, spelling, and handwriting in a single program across four volumes (A, B, C, D). Both are well-respected; the operational question is whether to consolidate language-arts subjects or keep them separate.

Decision rubric, side by side

All About Learning Press wins 4 · Logic of English wins 1 · Tied on 2

Verdict

Both produce strong readers and spellers. AAR + AAS is the more common pick in larger homeschool families and in dyslexia-specific contexts because of lesson-length efficiency. Foundations is the more common pick in single-child families and in classical-leaning homeschools that value the explicit grammar integration. Either is a defensible foundation for K-2 language arts.