Across Texas, students are succeeding with SIPPS®, an evidence-based, systematic decoding program that helps K–12 readers quickly develop the accuracy and automaticity needed for fluent, independent reading.
Texas SIPPS implementations include Arlington ISD, Arlington Classics, Austin Achieve Public School, Birdville ISD, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, Duncanville ISD, El Paso ISD, Groesbeck ISD, Harlingen CISD, Irving ISD, Jasper ISD, Keller ISD, Literacy Now (Houston ISD and Aldine ISD), Northwest ISD, Mercedes ISD, Montgomery ISD, Weslaco ISD, and Uplift Education.
SIPPS, K–12
Evidence-Based, Systematic Decoding Instruction
SIPPS provides evidence-based, systematic decoding instruction with a structured-literacy approach to foundational skills through explicit instructional routines.
Download sample lessons and placement assessments for all levels of SIPPS: Beginning, Extension, Challenge, and Plus.
Texas Success Stories
On-Demand Webinar: Texas Literacy Leaders Close the Achievement Gap
In this recorded webinar, leaders from Keller ISD, Arlington Classics Academy, Montgomery ISD, Duncanville ISD, and Houston-based Literacy Now discuss how implementing SIPPS has accelerated their students’ reading success.
Montgomery ISD
“I love that I get to use a research-based explicit and systematic program to support my struggling readers and writers. I can be consistent and confident that I am teaching all of the important foundational phonics skills that my students can build their reading on. ”
–Kim Mares, Teacher and Dyslexia Interventionist
Keller ISD
“The systematic, explicit scope and sequence of SIPPS provides layer upon layer of scaffolds for readers. New sounds and words are thoughtfully introduced, reviewed repetitiously, and supported with text. Readers are provided with multiple opportunities for success, and educators are given rich resources for instruction and assessment.”
–Jill Kersh, Reading Interventionist, Keller ISD
Harlingen CISD
“Of the HCISD English language learners that participated in the SIPPS program, every first-year student scored above the “Beginner” level, and 80 percent of other English language learners increased in at least one proficiency level from the prior year.”
–Dr. Joseph Villarreal, Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Education, Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District
Weslaco ISD
“SIPPS contains all the resources teachers need to deliver an explicit and systematic lesson that benefits and saves time for busy teachers… Students benefit from explicitly sequenced lessons that help them close reading gaps by motivating them to read using the sight words and the sound and spelling patterns they are learning.”
–Eva Guerra, Teacher, Cleckler-Heald Elementary, WISD
Literacy Now (Houston)
“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. We love that we see our students’ confidence rise when they come to their class and know what to expect because of the SIPPS routines. We love when they are able to apply their new skills to the little readers. We love the steady progression of lessons and that they fit within our time constraints.”
–Jacklyn Minimah-Wilson, Chief Operating Officer
Austin Achieve AmeriCorps
“SIPPS has absolutely been a game changer for us…Since the AmeriCorps members at Austin Achieve provide essential small-group literacy instruction to upper grade levels, having a research-based program we trust has made such a difference.”
–Naina Gonsalves, Special Programs Director
Montgomery ISD
“We are so grateful for the partnership between Collaborative Classroom and Montgomery ISD. Our students and educators have benefited greatly.”
–Alayna Siemonsma, Section 504 & Dyslexia Services Coordinator
SIPPS has met ESSA evidence standards and appears on the Evidence for ESSA website.
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