S.P.I.R.E.® is a small group or one-on-one reading intervention program that can be used by a wide range of struggling readers in Tier II and Tier III for instruction. S.P.I.R.E. is a comprehensive, intensive, and multisensory reading intervention that integrates phonological awareness, phonics, spelling, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and handwriting.
S.P.I.R.E.
is based on the well-established Orton-Gillingham approach to reading
instruction. The program
is designed to incorporate the Orton-Gillingham approach, which involves
systematic, explicit, sequential,
multisensory, phonics-based, and emotionally sound instruction. S.P.I.R.E.
comprises eight levels
that consist of increasingly complex content. The S.P.I.R.E. Initial Placement
Assessment (IPA) places
students at the appropriate level of S.P.I.R.E., and they receive the
instruction they need to improve
their reading ability.
S.P.I.R.E.
is an intensive reading intervention that is designed to bring nonreaders and
struggling readers
to full literacy upon completion of Level 8. Best results are obtained when
instruction occurs for
60 minutes a day, 5 days per week. Lessons maybe split in half for schools with
30 minute blocks but
note that this will slow students’ progress through the program. EPS Literacy
and Intervention strives to develop programs that are proven to be effective in
building students’ foundational reading skills.
