Success for All (SFA): A comprehensive school-level intervention that aims to improve the reading skills of children.
Intervention Details
Subject
English Language ArtsAcademic Program
General EducationDuration
Full school yearGrades
K, 1, 2, 3, 4Personnel
Administrator, Coach, General Education Teacher, Instructional Aide, Paraprofessional, Principal, School Counselor, Special Education Teacher, Tutor
Intervention Summary
Success for All (SFA) is a comprehensive school-level intervention that aims to improve the reading skills of children. SFA combines literacy instruction (reading, writing, and oral language development curricula) with whole-school reform elements. The program targets elementary school students, particularly those at risk for reading difficulties. The SFA program includes a 90-minute reading block each day, where students are grouped into reading classes based on their reading level, regardless of age or grade level. The program also includes tutoring for students who have difficulty reading at the same level as their classmates, quarterly assessments of student learning, family support teams for students' parents, a facilitator who works with school personnel to ensure they implement and coordinate all program elements, and extensive training for all intervention teachers.
Grades
K, 1, 2, 3, 4Personnel
Administrator, Coach, General Education Teacher, Instructional Aide, Paraprofessional, Principal, School Counselor, Special Education Teacher, TutorStatistical Finding Summary
Positive effect on alphabetics
Positive effect on reading fluency
Mixed effect on comprehension
Mixed effect on general reading achievement
Source
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse. (2017). Success for All®. Retrieved from https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/WWC/intervention/214.
Data Sample by Population
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