Collaborative Classroom’s SIPPS, Being a Reader Small-Group Reading Sets, and Being a Writer have met the requirements of the Virginia Literacy Act and are recommended by the Virginia Department of Education.
SIPPS
Intervention for Grades K–8
SIPPS is a research-based intervention program for grades K–12 that provides a structured literacy approach to foundational skills through explicit instructional routines.
Over the past decade, nearly a quarter of Virginia’s divisions have invested in SIPPS as their literacy intervention of choice. Many of these divisions have implemented the program as the primary resource for their division-wide foundational skills intervention programming.
Their investment has also included science of reading professional learning experiences that have helped to develop stronger teachers of reading across the Commonwealth.
SIPPS, Fourth Edition
Approved for grades K–5 in 2024
SIPPS, Fifth Edition
Selected as the preferred option for intervention for grades 6–8 in 2025
Being a Reader Small-Group Reading Sets
Supplemental Instruction for Grades K–2
Each student brings a unique set of skills, knowledge, and experiences to the classroom. Not all core reading programs come with the essential, targeted small-group instruction that ensures all students are being met at their point of need. To address this, Being a Reader Small-Group Reading Sets for grades K–2 provides an easy-to-use supplement to any whole-class reading program.
The program provides targeted, differentiated reading instruction for building and practicing phonics and foundational skills, improving language comprehension, and developing independent thinking. The small-group design enables teachers to observe and monitor student progress and make informed instructional decisions.
Being a Writer
Comprehensive Writing Instruction for Grades, K–5
Being a Writer is the only research-based K–5 program that integrates essential components of comprehensive writing instruction and explicit social skills development. The program:
- creates a community of writers
- strengthens the connection between reading and writing
- employs the writing process for a variety of purposes and audiences
- integrates instruction of the conventions of writing and grammar
- provides guidance specifically tailored for multilingual learners instruction
