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Matter and Energy for Growth and Activity (MEGA)

9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

Matter and Energy for Growth and Activity (MEGA) is a twelve-week high school biology curriculum unit designed to help students gain a deeper and more integrated understanding of energy-releasing and energy-requiring chemical reactions in simple physical systems and complex biological systems, and how these reactions are coupled so that living organisms can carry out basic life functions. The unit engages students in explaining physical and life science phenomena using evidence, models, and science ideas about matter and energy changes within systems and transfers between systems. The unit is delivered face-to-face by classroom teachers after they participate in two days of face-to-face professional development. The curriculum intervention consists of instructional materials for students and additional resources for teachers.

2019

12 Weeks

Cost per student

N/A

Making Online Decisions (MOD) System

Infant/Toddler

The Making Online Decisions (MOD) system is an adaptive intervention that guides early educators' data-based intervention decision making for infants and toddlers at risk for language delay. The MOD is a web-based tool used by home visitors (HVs) in Early Head Start programs to support parent-mediated language promotion interventions. When a child scores at least 1 SD below benchmark on the Early Communication Indicator (ECI), the MOD automatically provides guidance through five steps: (1) validating the low score, (2) identifying potential causes, (3) recommending PC TALK language strategies based on the child's ECI performance, (4) documenting implementation through fidelity checklists, and (5) analyzing the child's progress after three follow-up ECIs. HVs use the MOD to select appropriate PC TALK strategies to share with parents, print strategy materials, and monitor children's communication growth over time. The system requires HVs to be trained and certified in administering the ECI and trained in using both the PC TALK intervention strategies and the MOD system itself.

2018

Cost per student

N/A

Teaching Early Literacy and Language (TELL) Curriculum

Preschool

Teaching Early Literacy and Language (TELL) is a tier one, whole-class curriculum designed for preschool children with developmental speech and/or language impairment (DSLI). TELL targets seven skill areas: phonological awareness, alphabet knowledge, print conventions, writing, vocabulary, sentence length and complexity, and listening comprehension. The curriculum embeds evidence-based explicit and incidental teaching practices within typical preschool activities, routines, transitions, and lessons. TELL includes 34 weeks of instruction with 14 thematic units (each two weeks) and review weeks every fifth week. Implementation involves both whole group and small group instruction. Teachers receive professional development through an initial 6-hour training session, 10 two-hour group sessions throughout the year (26 hours total), and individualized in-class coaching (weekly in fall, biweekly in spring). The curriculum includes curriculum-based measures (CBMs) administered six times per year to monitor progress and inform differentiated instruction.

2019

36 Weeks

Cost per student

N/A

Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)

Prekindergarten, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) is a two-year professional development program designed to support teachers in implementing Common Core State Standards to teach literacy skills throughout content areas. The intervention focuses on developing teacher competencies through job-embedded professional development and professional learning communities (PLCs). Teachers work collaboratively with LDC coaches to design standards-driven, literacy-rich writing assignments (modules and mini-tasks) within their existing curricula across all content areas. The program serves K-12 teachers and includes online courses via CoreTools platform, virtual coaching through Zoom meetings and written feedback, in-person coaching visits, and weekly PLC meetings (ideally 60+ minutes). Teachers create or adapt modules using LDC templates and implement them in their classrooms. The intervention requires teacher participation in PLCs, completion of online course materials, module creation/adaptation, classroom implementation, and engagement with coaches for feedback and support.

2018

36 Weeks

Cost per student

N/A

Passport Reading Journeys III

9th Grade

Passport Reading Journeys III (PRJ III) is a supplemental reading intervention for ninth grade students reading below grade level. The program consists of 14 Expeditions taught daily in 50-minute periods (or 90-minute block scheduling) over one school year. Each Expedition includes 10 lessons alternating between whole group instruction and individual practice, with lessons 5 and 10 dedicated to review, extension, and assessment. The intervention incorporates explicit vocabulary instruction, direct comprehension strategy instruction, reading foundational skills, writing, and technology components (VocabJourney). Materials include teacher guides, student workbooks, DVDs, and a library of age-appropriate fiction and non-fiction books. Teachers receive launch training, ongoing coaching from Voyager Implementation Specialists, and access to online professional development modules.

2012

36 Weeks

Cost per student

N/A

Personalized Learning

Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

Personalized Learning is an approach that tailors instruction to each student's individual needs, skills, and interests through systems and approaches that accelerate and deepen student learning. Students have a variety of rich learning experiences that collectively prepare them for success in college and career. The approach includes learner profiles that enable each student to be known well, personalized learning plans for students, progress based on demonstrated knowledge and skills rather than seat time, and flexible learning environments. Teachers play an integral role by designing and managing the learning environment, leading instruction, and providing students with expert guidance and support to help them take increasing ownership of their learning. Schools implementing personalized learning also focus on preparing students for the Common Core State Standards and critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, create new roles and opportunities for teachers, and use digital content in core subject areas to complement teacher-led instruction.

2014

72 Weeks

Cost per student

N/A

Passport Reading Journeys (PRJ)

7th Grade, 8th Grade

Passport Reading Journeys (PRJ) is a supplemental reading intervention for students in grades 6-9 who are reading below grade level. For seventh and eighth grade students in VSRII, PRJ provides daily 50-minute lessons (or 90-minute block schedule adaptations) throughout the school year. The intervention is organized into 15 Expeditions, each comprising 10 lessons that follow a structured sequence: whole-group instruction (lessons 1, 3, 6, 8), whole-group review with small group practice (lessons 2, 4, 7, 9), and computer-based independent practice using SOLO (lessons 5, 10). Content includes explicit instruction in word study, vocabulary, comprehension strategies, fluency, and writing in response to reading. Materials include teacher guidebooks, student workbooks, DVDs, classroom library of fiction/nonfiction books and magazines, and web-based SOLO component. Teachers receive 16 hours of launch training, 30 hours of online professional development on adolescent literacy, ongoing coaching from Voyager Implementation Specialists (up to 50 hours), and data analysis training.

2012

30 Weeks

Cost per student

N/A

Springfield-Chicopee School Districts Striving Readers (SR) Program

9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

The Springfield-Chicopee Striving Readers Program implements two targeted reading interventions (READ 180 and Xtreme Reading) and one whole-school intervention (SIM-CERT) for struggling readers in grades 9-12 across five high schools in Massachusetts. READ 180 is an intensive literacy curriculum using computer-assisted instruction, small-group work, and independent reading to improve phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension for students reading at least two years below grade level. Xtreme Reading uses explicit meta-cognitive strategy instruction focusing on vocabulary development, reading comprehension, and writing for students reading at or above fourth-grade level but at least two years below grade level. Both targeted interventions are delivered as 90-minute or 45-minute daily add-on classes to regular ELA instruction. SIM-CERT is a whole-school professional development intervention training teachers in Content Enhancement Routines to improve content literacy across all disciplines. Teachers receive initial training (4 days in Year 1, 2 days in Year 2) and ongoing coaching support from school-based literacy coaches. All interventions require substantial professional development and materials before implementation.

2012

36 Weeks

Cost per student

N/A

Read 180

Ungraded

Read 180 is a daily 90-minute structured reading program implemented in Ohio Department of Youth Services (ODYS) high schools for incarcerated youth reading below grade level (Lexile scores between 200-1000) but above "below basic" level, who are assigned to ODYS for more than six months and have not graduated high school. The program consists of five components: whole group instruction, individualized learning, computer activities, small group instruction, and wrap up. Students are randomly assigned to Read 180 or traditional English classes and placed in appropriate facilities based on offense levels. Each Read 180 classroom has a teacher, an aide, and access to a literacy coach. Teachers and aides receive professional development training on program implementation.

2011

36 Weeks

Cost per student

N/A

Schema-Based Instruction (SBI)

6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

Schema-Based Instruction (SBI) is a mathematical word problem-solving instructional approach for middle school students with learning disabilities or at risk for mathematics failure. The intervention teaches students to identify problem types (multiplicative compare and proportion problems), represent problems using schematic diagrams that capture the mathematical structure, and transform those diagrams into equations to solve for unknowns. Students receive explicit instruction in recognizing problem schemas through story situations, mapping information onto diagrams, and using those representations to derive solutions. The intervention is delivered in small groups of approximately 10 students, meeting 3-4 times per week for about one hour per session over 12 sessions total. Instructors include doctoral students in special education and experienced special education teachers who receive two 1-hour training sessions on the instructional approach before implementation.

2005

Low

2 Weeks

Cost per student

$111.16

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