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Growing, Learning, and Living With Autism (GoriLLA) Group

1st Grade, 2nd Grade

The Growing, Learning, and Living With Autism (GoriLLA) Group is a parent-assisted intervention that blends Structured TEACCHing and Social Thinking components to teach social communication and self-regulation skills to first and second grade students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who are included 80-100% of the time in regular education classrooms and read on grade level or above. The program consists of 12 weekly 90-minute sessions with parent-child large and small group activities, plus 20-30 minute parent breakout sessions. Sessions teach concepts including the Zones of Regulation for emotion identification, Social Thinking vocabulary (Expected vs. Unexpected Behaviors, The Group Plan, Thinking With Your Eyes, Body in the Group, Whole Body Listening), self-regulation strategies (deep breathing, chair yoga, stress balls, progressive relaxation), and social communication skills (SENSE: Space, Eye contact, Nodding, Statements, Expressions). Parents actively participate in sessions and complete weekly homework activities with their children. The intervention uses visual supports, environmental structure, and incorporates children's special interests. Two trained clinicians with master's degrees deliver the program, assisted by a clinical psychology doctoral student or postdoctoral fellow.

2019

Low

2 Weeks

Cost per student

$451.81

In-District After-School Tutoring Program

8th Grade

In-District After-School Tutoring Program is an after-school academic intervention for eighth grade students who scored in the near-passing range (180-199) on seventh grade standardized tests in language arts or mathematics. The program provides small-group tutoring (4:1 student-teacher ratio) delivered by district teachers who are familiar with students and curriculum. Students attend tutoring sessions two afternoons per week for 90 minutes each day, from October through March, for a total of 48 hours. Tutors use test preparation materials (Preparing for the New Jersey GEPA booklets) and Standard Solutions test-taking strategies. District teachers serving as tutors attend four meetings during the program and provide weekly progress reports to classroom teachers. Students receive rewards including pizza parties and bowling parties for perfect attendance.

2011

6 Weeks

Cost per student

N/A

Number Line Approach Combined With Cognitive Learning Strategies

6th Grade

This intervention uses a number line-centered approach combined with cognitive learning strategies to teach fraction concepts to sixth graders struggling with mathematics. Delivered in small groups of 3-4 students, the intervention consists of 27 lessons over 6 weeks (approximately 45 minutes per lesson, totaling about 20.25 hours). Each lesson includes warm-up practice, multiplication fact practice, counting fractions aloud, 15-20 minutes of explicit instruction focused on the number line, fast-paced card games for fraction magnitude practice, and independent cool-down worksheets. The intervention covers halves, fourths, eighths, thirds, sixths, and twelfths, teaching students to partition number lines, locate fractions, understand equivalencies, compare magnitudes, and perform basic operations. Instruction incorporates explicit teaching, representational gestures, dual coding (visual and verbal), spaced and interleaved practice, and immediate feedback. Trained research assistants deliver the intervention, requiring prior training (16+ hours) on gestures, feedback strategies, and behavior management.

2019

Low

6 Weeks

Cost per student

$254.14

Relational Scaffolding

3rd Grade

Relational Scaffolding is an instructional approach that enhances children's understanding of scientific models through systematic, guided comparisons between observable phenomena and corresponding modeled events. Designed for 3rd-grade students learning about the day-night cycle, the intervention uses split-screen video footage showing both Earth-based observations (e.g., sunrise, sunset) and space-based models of Earth rotation simultaneously. A trained researcher guides students through these videos, pointing at and between perspectives to clarify temporal, spatial, and causal correspondences. The intervention progresses from an embodied simulation where students physically enact Earth's rotation, to relational scaffolding using video of their embodied experience, then to a 3D physical model simulation, and finally to relational scaffolding comparing both simulations. Sessions last 20-30 minutes each, delivered one-on-one in a quiet room at the student's school during after-school hours, twice weekly for three weeks (total of 5 instructional sessions). The approach requires video recording equipment (GoPro camera, tripod, videorecorder), video editing capabilities, a computer for displaying split-screen videos, and physical materials including a 3D Earth-Sun model. One trained researcher delivers the intervention to one student at a time.

2019

Cost per student

N/A

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

P-TECH 9-14 Schools

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

P-TECH 9-14 (Pathways in Technology Early College High School, Grades 9-14) is a six-year integrated education model that creates a partnership between a high school, a local community college (CUNY), and one or more employer partners in STEM fields. The program targets students entering ninth grade, with open enrollment and no academic or attendance criteria for admission. Students work toward earning both a high school diploma (within four years) and a cost-free, industry-recognized associate's degree. The model features accelerated high school coursework with early Regents exam taking, career and technical education (CTE) classes aligned with STEM careers, and work-based learning activities including workplace visits, job shadowing, mentoring, and paid internships. College coursework begins largely in tenth grade after students pass Regents exams at CUNY-qualifying levels. Students take CTE courses in areas such as engineering, technology, health care, and architecture that complement their college degree pathways. The program includes soft skills instruction, advising support, and in some schools a summer bridge experience before ninth grade. Staff includes high school teachers, college liaisons who split time between campuses, and WBL coordinators. The NYC DOE Office of Postsecondary Readiness and CUNY Early College Initiative provide ongoing support and professional development.

2020

144 Weeks

Cost per student

N/A

Mission HydroSci (MHS)

6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

Mission HydroSci (MHS) is a 3D game-based learning environment and curriculum designed for middle school students (grades 6-8) to support learning of water systems science and scientific argumentation. The program is a rigorous, coherent 6 to 8-day curriculum where all learning activities and social interactions take place in a virtual world. Students progress through six units covering topics including topography and water flow, watersheds, dissolved materials in surface water, groundwater systems, the water cycle, and culminating problem-solving challenges. The curriculum is delivered one-on-one with computers (Windows or Mac systems with 8GB RAM and headsets) in blended learning classrooms or technology laboratories. Teachers observe and support students through an online support system enhanced by analytics including a teacher dashboard. Teachers complete 2-3 hours of online training to prepare for implementation and have access to a teacher online community for ongoing support.

2020

1 Weeks

Cost per student

N/A

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