1. S.P.I.R.E Reading Intervention program
Callie Ault

2. “…is a comprehensive and multisensory reading intervention program
“…is a comprehensive and multisensory reading intervention program. It is designed to prevent reading failure and to build reading success through an intensive, structured, and spiraling curriculum. It integrates phonological awareness, phonics, handwriting, fluency, vocabulary, spelling, and comprehension in a 10-Step lesson plan that is specifically designed for the way struggling readers learn.”
S.P.I.R.E.®

3. Background on S.P.I.R.E.
Specialized Program Individualizing Reading Excellence
Sheila Clark-Edmands
35 years educational experience as classroom teacher, administrator, and college-level instructor
Reading specialist, Director of Professional Development for Educators Publishing Service, Inc.
Trained in Orton-Gillingham methods
Aligns with Common Core State Standards

4. Website:http://eps. schoolspecialty. com/pr oducts/details. cfm
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Overview video: V-6FUk0

5. Who uses it? Grades PreK-8 RtI Tiers 2 & 3
Used by teachers, reading specialists, and tutors in group sessions, in the classroom, or 1 on 1
Students receive appropriate intervention and assistance based on reading levels

6. Sessions 60 minutes a day, 5 days a week
Pre-Level 1, Sounds Sensible, takes 6-8 months, Levels 1-8 can be completed in 3-5 years
Average progress: 2-3 levels per year

7. Scope and Sequence Pre-Level: Sounds Sensible
Phonological awareness and beginning phonics, consonants, short a, handwriting
Level 1
a, i, o, u, e, sh, ch, th, wh, ang, ing, ong, ung, ank, ink, onk, unk
Level 2
ff, ll, ss, al, wa, qu, ck, tch, a-e, i-e, o-e, u-e, e-e, V-se
Level 3
Open syllables, ild, old, ind, ost, oll, -ay, –ed, -s, -es, -ing, -er, -est, -en, -ish ,-ly, -y, Twin & Non-twin consonant syllable division, ou, a
Level 4
ea, -le, oa, ai, ee, oo, igh, ie
Level 5
Soft c & g, /er/, dge, s = /z/, ow, oe, or, ar
Level 6
a-, -able, ph, ought, aught, ue, ew, tu, oi, oy, aw, au, ey, kn, wr, mb, gh, gu, -age, Open Syllable
Level 7
ct, ei, eigh, open i, -tion, -sion, -ci, -ti, -tu, -ture, -sure, -ous, -ence, -ent, -ance, -ant, -cy, -ency, -ancy, ui, eu, -er, -or, -ar, -ard
Level 8
Prefixes dis-, mis-, pre-, pro-, re-, de-, ex-, in-, im-, il-, ir-, un-, under-, sub-, con- com-, cor-, para-, ab-, ad-, per- suffixes –al, -en, -on, -an, -ain, -ine, -et, -ite, -ate, -ic, -ive, -ary, i=/y/, /k/, /sh/, que=/k/

8. 10 Step Lesson Structure Phonogram Cards Phonological Awareness
Word Building
Decoding and Sentence Reading
Prereading
Reading Comprehension
Sound Dictation
Prespelling
Spelling
Sentence Dictation

10. Orton-Gillingham Connection
Simultaneously multi-sensory
Auditory, visual, kinesthetic. Student learns spelling simultaneously with reading
Direct instruction
Teacher-guided reading strategies and activities
Systematic and structured
10-step lesson structure
Sequential and cumulative
Lessons move students from emergent levels of literacy to early reading to fluent reading
Applied linguistics
Integrative reading, writing, and spelling practices
Cognitive
Learn history, rules, and how to apply language