Stepping Stones to Literacy: Supplementing Regular Reading Curriculum to Improve Alphabetics Skills in Early Literacy
Intervention Details
Subject
English Language ArtsAcademic Program
Early ChildhoodDuration
25 lessons, 10-20 minutes per lessonGrades
K, 1Personnel
General Education Teacher
Intervention Summary
Stepping Stones to Literacy (SSL) is a supplemental reading curriculum that targets early literacy skills, specifically alphabetics, for students with or at risk of early literacy deficits. The program comprises 25 lessons, each 10-20 minutes long, that guide students through sequenced activities to master five critical early literacy skill sets: listening, print conventions, phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, and serial processing/rapid naming. Students are taught in small groups or individually, depending on their level of need. The curriculum includes a lesson book, instructional prompts in English and Spanish, and a separate section on serial rapid automatic naming activities.
Grades
K, 1Personnel
General Education TeacherStatistical Finding Summary
Positive effect on alphabetics
Source
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse. (2007). Stepping Stones to Literacy. Retrieved from https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/WWC/intervention/375.
Data Sample by Population
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