Stepping Stones to Literacy
About the Intervention
Stepping Stones to Literacy (SSL) is a supplemental curriculum designed to promote listening, print conventions, phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, and serial processing/rapid naming for kindergarten and older preschool students who are underachieving readers. Students participate in 10- to 20-minute daily lessons delivered in small groups or individually. The curriculum consists of 25 lessons totaling 9-15 hours of instructional time. Teachers use a model-lead-test instructional format, guiding students through four to six sequenced activities per lesson. The curriculum includes a lesson book with a section on serial rapid automatic naming activities and instructional prompts in English and Spanish.
Statistical Findings
Positive effect on phonological awareness
Positive effect on letter knowledge
Positive effect on phonics
More Intervention Details
Focus Areas
Those with DisabilitiesPrograms & Services
General EducationDelivery Methods
Face-to-FaceDisability Support
Emotional DisturbanceTarget Groups
Student(s)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.
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