Supporting New and Striving Readers with Small-Group, Mastery-Based Intervention

Educators, school leaders, and parents recognize the urgent need to identify and support students in elementary school who struggle to read. Foundational reading skills are often at the heart of reading difficulties and it is crucial to provide differentiated, research-based instruction for students. 

In this interactive institute, we will unpack the research within the IES Practice Guide, Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade, and bridge the research to practice by experiencing effective instructional routines within structured literacy lessons from the SIPPS program. We will also review the essential characteristics of connected texts that engage struggling readers while also ensuring appropriate practice leading to mastery of critical skills.

Intended Audience: This professional learning institute is for district or building administrators, reading interventionists, coaches, and literacy specialists/coordinators who serve students in grades K–5.