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Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI): A Supplemental Reading Program for Kindergarten to Grade 3 Students

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Intervention Details

Subject

English Language Arts

Academic Program

General Education

Duration

30-minute daily small-group LLI sessions over 12-18 weeks

Grades

K, 1, 2

Personnel

General Education Teacher

Intervention Summary

Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) is a small-group, supplemental literacy intervention that targets beginning readers in kindergarten through grade 2. The program is designed to provide additional literacy instruction to students who are reading below grade level. LLI includes 30-minute daily small-group sessions, with students receiving an average of 62 sessions over 18 weeks in grades 1 and 2, and 45 sessions over 12 weeks in kindergarten.

Statistical Finding Summary

Positive effect on general reading achievement

Positive effect on reading fluency

No effect on alphabetics

Source

U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse. (2017). Leveled Literacy Intervention. Retrieved from https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/WWC/intervention/1287.

Data Sample by Population

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