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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 educational approach implemented across multiple schools that emphasizes individualized instruction tailored to each student's needs, interests, and learning pace. The intervention integrates technology extensively, with students using computers, tablets, or smartphones for approximately 50% of instructional time on average. Teachers deliver instruction using a variety of approaches including adaptive online curriculum materials, data-driven decision making, flexible grouping, and individualized pacing. Students work on different topics or skills simultaneously, with teachers frequently adapting content and regrouping students based on assessment data received at least weekly. The approach utilizes learner profiles and learning plans to document student strengths, weaknesses, and personalized goals. Teachers receive professional development focused on personalizing instruction, using technology, and interpreting student data. Implementation requires technology-rich environments with adequate devices, robust data systems, and supportive school cultures emphasizing collaboration and continuous improvement.

2014

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

REWARDS Program

7th Grade

The REWARDS Program is a comprehensive supplemental literacy intervention designed for seventh grade struggling readers in middle school. The program includes three integrated components (REWARDS Secondary-Multisyllabic Word Reading Strategies, REWARDS Plus, and REWARDS Writing) that provide instruction in word analysis, fluency, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and writing using content-related text and extended discussion to enhance student motivation and engagement. The intervention was delivered over one school year (2010-2011) across 11 New York City middle schools to students who were Title I eligible. Teachers who delivered the intervention received specialized training and ongoing coaching and expert support throughout the year to ensure fidelity of 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

KIPP Middle Schools

5th Grade, 6th Grade

KIPP Middle Schools are urban charter schools designed to serve underserved communities, with the goal of closing achievement gaps and preparing disadvantaged students to succeed in college. The KIPP model focuses on high expectations, expanding the school day and year, developing students' character strengths, and empowering effective teachers and school leaders. This study evaluated 13 KIPP middle schools through admission lotteries conducted in 2008 and 2009, following 1,177 students who applied to enter 5th or 6th grade. Students were randomly assigned to treatment (offered admission) or control (not offered admission) groups. The study tracked these students approximately 10-11 years after the lottery to measure long-term impacts on college enrollment and early persistence.

2019

Cost per student

N/A

READ 180 Enterprise Edition

6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

READ 180 Enterprise Edition is a literacy intervention curriculum designed for middle school students (grades 6-8) reading 2 or more years below grade level. The program replaces the core language arts curriculum for targeted students in treatment schools. READ 180 uses a 90-minute instructional block that includes whole-group instruction (20 minutes), three 20-minute small-group rotations (small-group instruction with teacher, independent reading with leveled paperbacks and audio support, and adaptive instructional software), and a 10-minute wrap-up. Classes are limited to no more than 21 students. The program includes ongoing assessment through the Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI) administered at least 3 times per year, with data managed through the Scholastic Achievement Manager (SAM) system. Teachers receive initial training from Scholastic (varying from 1-3 days depending on year) and ongoing support from district Resource Teacher Coordinators (RTCs) through in-school coaching visits.

2011

Moderate

36 Weeks

Cost per student

$1,265.75

System 44

4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

System 44 is a foundational reading program for older struggling readers in grades 4-8 who have not mastered basic phonics and decoding skills. The program combines research-based phonics instruction with adaptive technology to improve word reading accuracy, fluency, and comprehension. Students receive approximately 20-25 minutes of computer-delivered adaptive instruction, 25-30 minutes of small group and individual work using high-interest leveled materials, and 5-10 minutes of whole class instruction daily. The program includes 25 series covering 160 topics across four strands: The Code (decoding), Sight Words (high-frequency words), Word Strategies (syllable types and word parts), and Success (reading connected text). Materials include the System 44 software, 44Book, Decodable Digest, 36-title paperback book and audiobook library, SAM practice worksheets, letter tiles, posters, flip chart lessons, and Sound and Articulation DVD. Teachers received a 1-day training in August 2010 plus 3 coaching visits from Scholastic staff during the school year.

2011

36 Weeks

Cost per student

N/A

Descubriendo La Lectura

1st Grade

Descubriendo La Lectura (DLL) is a Spanish-language literacy intervention for struggling first-grade Spanish-speaking students. DLL provides daily 30-minute, one-on-one tutoring sessions delivered by trained bilingual teachers to the lowest performing 20% to 25% of Spanish-language students. The intervention is implemented at an individualized pace lasting approximately 12 to 20 weeks. Each lesson includes prescribed activities covering phonics, letter identification, word tests, concepts about print, writing vocabulary, hearing and recording sounds, and text reading. The program requires rigorous teacher selection and a highly structured, ongoing professional development system including year-long graduate-level coursework, school visits from teacher leaders, and minimum six professional development sessions annually. Teachers coordinate regularly with classroom teachers to discuss student progress and align reading strategies.

2019

High

12 Weeks

Cost per student

$1,506.02

Super Solvers (3rd grade-revised)

3rd Grade

Super Solvers (3rd grade-revised) is a fractions intervention designed for third-grade students who are at-risk for mathematics difficulties or have learning disabilities. The intervention focuses on fraction magnitude understanding through comparing, ordering, and placing fractions on number lines, as well as word problems that contextualize fractions as numbers in everyday contexts. It is delivered in small groups of two students, three times per week for 35 minutes per session over 13 weeks (totaling 39 sessions). The intervention uses explicit, structured cognitive strategy instruction with worked examples, guided and independent practice, cumulative review, and interleaved problem sets. Activities include Multi-Minute (multiplication practice), Fraction Action (fraction magnitude), Fraction Flash (building flexibility with fraction magnitude skills), Problem Quest (word problem instruction using schema-based approach), and Power Practice (independent interleaved practice). Materials include fraction tiles, fraction circles, number lines, Compare Cards, help cards for word problems, and a motivational system with rewards. Tutors require training and weekly meetings for condition-specific instruction and feedback.

2020

Low

8 Weeks

Cost per student

$417.05

Get the Picture?! Guiding and Engaging Exceptional Teens

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

Get the Picture?! is a multi-layered initiative designed to build capacity in both adults and students within schools to increase college and career readiness for students with disabilities. Each student with disabilities in treatment schools receives one-on-one support through a school-based Career Strategist, meeting at least weekly to monitor the student's Individual Learning Plan, which focuses on college and/or career readiness with realistic goals and action steps for life after high school. The Career Strategist works with the student to ensure the student's aspirations and aptitudes inform their personalized career pathways, and that coursework supports and aligns to their career plan. Each treatment school also has a school-based Support Team—including College/Career Readiness (CCR) Coaches, Lead Career Strategist, Career Strategist, special education teachers, and counselors—that coordinates and monitors one-on-one work and student-to-strategist matches. The school-based Support Team meets at least four times per academic year to make data-driven decisions to support college and career readiness for all students with disabilities. CCR Coaches provide CCR-focused instruction to students while supporting strategists and other educators, working directly in participating schools providing ongoing, embedded support and modeling.

2020

144 Weeks

Cost per student

N/A

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