About the Intervention
SPARK is an early grade literacy and family engagement program developed by Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee for kindergarten through second grade students. The program combines in-school tutoring (loosely based on Reading Recovery) with family engagement activities. Students are pulled out of non-core classes for 30-minute tutoring sessions up to three times per week for two years. The tutoring is delivered one-on-one by tutors. Family engagement includes monthly newsletters, monthly family events, phone calls, emails, and home visits conducted by parent partners who work to bridge the divide between school and home by translating literacy concepts and validating literacy practices already happening in the home.
Statistical Findings
Positive effect: on reading achievement
Positive effect: on literacy
Positive effect: on school attendance
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Focus Areas
Economically Disadvantaged, AttendancePrograms & Services
General Education, Title IDelivery Methods
Face-to-FaceDisability Support
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Student(s)Citation
Christian, M., Jones, C. J. & Rice, A. (2016). The Results of a Randomized Control Trial Evaluation of the SPARK Literacy Program (ED567484). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED567484.pdf.
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