A Proven Reading Intervention Solution for Tutoring, Afterschool, and Summer Learning
Expanded learning extends learning beyond the traditional school day through tutoring, before- and afterschool programs, summer learning, and community-based education. Whether students need targeted reading intervention, extra practice, or accelerated support, SIPPS provides the explicit, systematic instruction they need to become confident, fluent readers.
Designed for flexible implementation, SIPPS is an evidence-based decoding program for students in grades K–12 that helps striving readers quickly develop the accuracy and automaticity needed for fluent, independent reading. Ready-to-teach lessons, built-in assessments, and consistent instructional routines make it easy for educators, tutors, interventionists, and community partners to deliver effective reading instruction in a variety of expanded learning settings.
Why SIPPS Works in Expanded Learning Settings
Evidence-Based Instruction
Grounded in the science of reading and proven by research, SIPPS provides explicit, systematic instruction with structured lessons, consistent routines, and immediate corrective feedback that helps students build foundational reading skills efficiently.
Flexible for Any Learning Environment
Whether instruction takes place before school, after school, during summer programs, through tutoring, or in community organizations, SIPPS adapts easily to a variety of schedules, staffing models, and instructional settings.
Targeted Small-Group Learning
Placement assessments identify students’ instructional needs so educators can group students effectively and provide targeted instruction that maximizes learning time.
Supports Students Across Grades K–12
Unlike many foundational reading programs, SIPPS supports striving readers from kindergarten through Grade 12. Age-appropriate materials and instruction for students in grades 4 and above help older readers build decoding, fluency, and confidence while addressing unfinished learning in a way that respects their age and experience.
Easy to Implement
Ready-to-teach lessons, optional scripted language, embedded professional learning, instructional videos, and online animations help educators, tutors, interventionists, afterschool staff, and community partners implement SIPPS with confidence.
Progress You Can Measure
Built-in mastery tests and ongoing assessments make it easy to monitor student growth, adjust instruction, and celebrate progress as students build reading proficiency.
Independent Practice with CC PAL
The CC PAL app extends SIPPS instruction through engaging, lesson-aligned practice that helps students strengthen automaticity while giving educators visibility into student progress through an easy-to-use teacher dashboard.
Expanded Learning Solutions
Reading Tutoring
Whether delivered through high-dosage tutoring, intervention blocks, or one-on-one support, SIPPS gives tutors a structured, research-based approach to teaching foundational reading skills. Consistent routines, targeted instruction, and built-in assessments help accelerate student growth while making instruction easy to deliver.
Afterschool Programs
Afterschool programs provide valuable opportunities for students to strengthen foundational reading skills outside the regular school day. SIPPS offers engaging, structured lessons that fit within afterschool schedules while giving students the confidence that comes from measurable reading success.
Summer Learning
Summer learning programs help students maintain momentum and prevent learning loss. SIPPS provides focused, systematic reading instruction that accelerates skill development and helps students return to school ready for continued success.
Community-Based Organizations
Libraries, nonprofit organizations, community learning centers, and other education partners can use SIPPS to provide high-quality reading intervention for students who need additional support. The program’s structured lessons and implementation resources make it accessible for a variety of instructional settings.
What Leaders of Tutoring and Expanded Learning Programs Say About SIPPS
“SIPPS is aligned with the language and [literacy] approach we’re already championing… The every-10-lesson mastery check—informing the decision to reteach or move on—reinforces the value of data-driven instruction on a daily/weekly basis.”
Allison Ohle, Executive Director, Diamond Educational Excellence Partnership (DEEP), a nonprofit partner supporting literacy instruction and tutoring in San Diego Unified School District schools, San Diego, California
“We appreciate how SIPPS is extremely concrete with both its scope and sequence and within the individual lessons our tutors deliver in the classroom. Our tutors come from all different professions and walks of life so having a SIPPS ‘curricular roadmap’ provides a wonderful through line to the work… We love the transformative results that our students are getting with SIPPS. Students are not only mastering foundational skills, but we are also seeing increases in their confidence and engagement in the classroom.” Angie Holman and Cristiana Freed of the tutoring organization Ravenswood Classroom Partners, working in partnership with Ravenswood City School District, CA
“SIPPS has made a huge impact… During the 2021–22 school year, progress monitoring data showed that 97.3% of the kindergartners who participated in our OCPS Read2Succeed Program utilizing SIPPS showed growth from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.” Elizabeth Conrad, Senior Administrator, Read2Succeed tutoring program, Florida
“We love that we see our students progress with SIPPS. We also love that SIPPS is based on practices supported by evidence and current science of reading research… When SIPPS routines are established, students are fully engaged and confident.” Jacklyn Minimah-Wilson, Chief Operating Officer, Literacy Now, a nonprofit organization providing reading intervention tutoring to students throughout Houston, Texas
“In my work supporting special education and reading intervention in multiple districts across the country, I’ve become familiar with many programs, and I continue to recommend SIPPS as the best tool for supporting foundational skills instruction.” Genevieve Thomas, Montana-based educator and consultant, on using SIPPS for K–2 summer reading-intensive programs
Why Are So Many States Recommending SIPPS?
Learn why states across the nation have vetted and approved SIPPS as high-quality, research-based instructional materials.
“SIPPS was an easy choice because of its systematic approach to teaching that helps our striving readers. Since many of our YMCA Reads staff and volunteers don’t have a traditional teaching background, we love working with Collaborative Classroom to deliver SIPPS because of the resources and built-in support that the curriculum offers.” Katie Croland, State Director of Literacy and Enrichment Initiatives, Florida State Alliance of YMCAs, about the organization’s YMCA Reads after-school tutoring program
“SIPPS is a game changer for our students. Our staff have commented that students participate more, engage with reading more consistently, and demonstrate increased academic confidence.” Stephanie Brady, Executive Director for ALIVE, a nonprofit K–6 educational organization serving children in foster care, California
Real Results from Expanded Learning Programs
Explore how schools, districts, and community organizations use SIPPS to deliver effective reading intervention, accelerate reading growth, and build confident readers.
How California’s DEEP Schools Use SIPPS Tutoring to Challenge the System and Fill Gaps
MISD Dyslexia Interventionists on the Success of SIPPS
How Nystrom Elementary Implements the Walk to Read Model with SIPPS
Ravenswood Classroom Partners: A Success Story in Tutoring
SIPPS Tutoring Success in Texas: An Interview with Literacy Now
