Strategies for Literacy Independence across the Curriculum (SLIC)
About the Intervention
Strategies for Literacy Independence across the Curriculum (SLIC) is a professional development-based literacy intervention for struggling adolescent readers in grades 7-10. The program teaches students how authors use different text forms (expository, persuasive, narrative) to present information and how surface features of texts convey content. Students receive explicit instruction in recognizing and using text features (titles, subtitles, captions, font style, graphics) and strategic reading behaviors (previewing, cross-checking, using contextual clues, note-making). The targeted intervention replaces an elective class and uses grade-level textbooks from core content areas, magazine and newspaper articles, short stories, and novels. Teachers receive professional development from SLIC developers and on-site coaches, with instruction informed by periodic SLIC assessments administered every 2-3 months. The whole-school intervention provides the same SLIC strategies to all students through professional development for content-area teachers across all grades 6-12.
Statistical Findings
No effect: on CST-ELA scores
No effect: on DRP scores
No effect: on CAHSEE-ELA scores
No effect: on student motivation
Positive effect: on DRP for high school students in whole-school intervention
More Intervention Details
Focus Areas
Economically Disadvantaged, English LearnersPrograms & Services
General Education, Remedial Education, Title IDelivery Methods
Face-to-FaceDisability Support
N/ATarget Groups
Student(s), Teachers/Instructional TeamsCitation
Der-Martirosian, C., Hofstetter, C. H., Long, P., Lou, Y. Y., Ong-Dean, C. & Strick, B. (2011). Striving Readers: Implementation and Impact of the Targeted and the Whole-School Interventions, Summary of Year 4 (2009-10) (ED601054). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED601054.pdf.
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