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SPIRE Intervention Pacing Options

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30 Minutes, 3 Days a Week

This example is for 30 minute intervention blocks, 3 days a week. The expectation is to complete 1 lesson (concept) per week. Teachers should assign additional practice if there is extra time available.

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3

Introductory Lesson

Steps 1-4

Introductory Lesson

Steps 5-10

Reinforcing Lesson A

Steps 1, 6, and 10

  • Use 2 sentences from Step 10 as encoding assessment. Record % of decodable words spelled correctly.
  • Have students do fluency drill in pairs. Model with words above the line. Have 1 student as reader, the other as listener. Set a timer for 1 minute. The reader reads words below the line from left-to-right, top-to-bottom. The listener puts a line through any skipped or incorrect word, and circles the last word read when timer goes off. Count the number of correct words & record as assessment.

30 Minutes, 4 Days a Week

This example is for 30 minute intervention blocks, 4 days a week. The expectation is to complete 1 lesson (concept) per week. Teachers should assign additional practice if there is extra time available.

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
Introductory Lesson

Steps 1-4		 Introductory Lesson

Steps 5-10

Reinforcing Lesson A

Steps 1-4

Have students do fluency drill in pairs & record WCPM as assessment.

Reinforcing Lesson A

Steps 5-10

Dictate 2 sentences to students & record accuracy as assessment 

30 Minutes, 5 Days a Week

This example is for 30 minute intervention blocks, 5 days a week. The expectation is to complete 1 lesson (concept) per week. Teachers should assign additional practice if there is extra time available.

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

Introductory Lesson

Steps 1-4

Introductory Lesson

Steps 5-10

Reinforcing Lesson

Steps 1-4

Reinforcing Lesson

Steps 5-10

Concept Assessment, Fluency Drill, Independent Work, or Reading Assistant (if purchased)

Next Week: 
If most students score over 80% on the Concept Assessment, teachers can start a new concept. If most students score under 80%, teachers teach another Reinforcing Lesson on the same concept and then give another Concept Assessment after.

60 Minutes, 5 Days a Week

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

Introductory Lesson

Steps 1-10

Reinforcing Lesson

Steps 1-10

 Concept Assessment, Fluency Drill, Independent Work, or Reading Assistant (if purchased)

Introductory Lesson

Steps 1-10
(next concept)

Reinforcing Lesson

Steps 1-10

Next Week: 
If most students score over 80% on the Concept Assessment, teachers can start a new concept. If most students score under 80%, teachers teach another Reinforcing Lesson on the same concept and then give another Concept Assessment after.