reading program vs syllabus

reading program and syllabus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reading program	Yes	No	No	No
syllabus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, syllabus is a hypernym of reading program; that is, syllabus is a word with a broader meaning than reading program:

Other hypernyms of reading program include course of study, curriculum, program, programme.

reading program (noun)	syllabus (noun)
a program designed to teach literacy skills	an integrated course of academic studies