Literacy Intervention Program Descriptions
Program Name
Corrective
Reading
SRA
Expressive Writing
1&2
SRA
Horizons
SRA
Format/
Group
size
DI
45 min
each
strand
DI
45 min
DI
60 min
ImagineIt!
intervention kit
Imagine It!
Reading
Kaleidoscope
SRA
Kaleidoscope A
SRA
Language for
Learning
SRA
Let’s Play Learn
(Basic)
Winsor Learning,
Time
15-20
min
Grade/
Audience
Literacy
area
3-12
PA, P, F,
V, C
3
Two major strands, Decoding and Comprehension
Separately as a supplemental intervention program (Tier 2) or combined
as a comprehensive intervention program (Tier 3)
4-12
W
2
The program addresses essential skills with four instructional strands:
Mechanics, Sentence Writing, Paragraph and Story Writing, and Editing.
PA, P, F,
V, C
3
Implemented as a core or intervention program
Two parts, Horizon’s Learning to Read Level A and B or Fast Track A-B
and Horizon’s Reading to Learn Fast Track C-D.
PA, P, F,
V, C
2
90 strategic intervention lessons for skills in each of the five key technical
domains of reading: phonological and phonemic awareness, phonics,
fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
1-3
Tier
45 min
K-1
PA, P, F,
V, C
2
120
min
2
PA, P, F,
V, C, W
3
DI
30-50
min
PK-1
V
2
Multisensory
20-30
min
PK-K
PA, P, F,
V, C
3
/ Small &
whole
group
Description
Early intervention
Areas of instruction include: sounds and letters, listening
comprehension/vocabulary, phonics, writing, letter recognition, read
aloud, phonological and phonemic awareness, listening, speaking and
viewing.
Students develop the skills they need to read with fluency and
understanding so they can successfully participate in their designated
grade level instruction.
Two years of reading instruction can be delivered in one year,
Teaches teach pre-kindergarten children the statements, concepts, and
words
Six learning groups: Actions, Descriptions of Objects, Information and
Background Knowledge, Instructional Words and Problem-Solving
Concepts, Classification, and Problem-Solving Strategies.
Orton-Gillingham methodology
Teaches pre-reading and early math skills for early childhood,
intervention, Pre-Reading instruction for English Language Learners
Program Name
Format/
Group
size
Time
Grade/
Audience
Literacy
area
Tier
Inc.
Lexia
Lexia Learning
Tech
Based
Program
My Sidewalks
Reading &
Language Arts
Curriculum –
Instruction by
Pearson
20-30
min
K-12
30 min
3-5
PA, P, F,
V, C
2
PA, P, V,
C
2
Read Naturally
Read Naturally
Tech
Based
Program
30 min
1-8
F
2
Reading Mastery
(Classic, Plus)
DI
45-90
min
K-6
PA, P, F,
V, C
3
Reasoning &
Writing
DI
45 min
K-12
W
2
Signatures
DI
90 min
K-6
PA, P, F,
V, C
3
SIM:
Fundamentals&
Proficiency of
Sentence Writing*
SIM
25 min
3-8
W
2
6 min
K-8
F
2
Six Minute
Solution
Description
(ELL)
Provides phonics instruction and gives students independent practice in
basic reading skills
Supplement regular classroom instruction.
Support skill development in the five areas of reading instruction
identified by the National Reading Panel
Intensive elementary reading intervention program
Designed for students who are unable to read and comprehend gradelevel materials
Fluency program designed to develop in readers the skills necessary for
fluent and effortless reading: speed, accuracy and proper expression.
Three strategies: reading along with a fluent model, individual repeated
readings of the same passage at the student’s reading level, and
progress monitoring.
Provides explicit, systematic instruction in English language reading
Reading Mastery is available in two versions, Reading Mastery Classic
levels I and II (for use in grades K–3) and Reading Mastery Plus, an
integrated reading-language program for grades K–6
Higher-order thinking skills as the foundation for writing skills
Students learn to organize their thoughts into words, first through oral
activities such as storytelling and readers’ theater, and later, on paper
Students learn that spelling, punctuation, and grammar are essential to
effective communication.
Highly explicit, systematic approach of Direct Instruction to accelerate
reading
Three strands address Reading, Language Arts, and Literature
Two parts: Fundamentals in the Sentence Writing Strategy and
Proficiency in the Sentence Writing Strategy.
Teaches strategy for recognizing and writing 14 sentence patterns with
four types of sentences: simple, compound, complex, and compoundcomplex.
Concentrated practice on phonetic elements, sight word vocabulary, and
expository passage reading
Program Name
Format/
Group
size
Time
Grade/
Audience
Literacy
area
Tier
Sonday I & 2
Multisensory
25-30
min
K-8
PA, P, F,
V, C
2
Text Talk*
Tech
Based
Program
20 min
K-3
V, C
2
Description
Based on the research of repeated readings and peer-assisted learning
strategies, and partner reading is the primary activity of the program
Sonday System 1 guides beginning reading, writing and spelling
instruction, reading intervention, instruction for English Language
Learners (ELL)
Sonday System 2 guides the instruction for intermediate reading and
intervention with emphasis on multi-syllabic words, prefixes and suffixes.
Oral language instruction program intended for all students in grades K-3
Develop the student’s ability to construct meaning of sophisticated
vocabulary words within the context of read-alouds and explicit
vocabulary instruction.
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