Three Plus (3+) Intervention Programs

Florida students who have been retained two times in third grade (3+) are in need of instruction that is more intensive, more explicit, more systematic, and more motivating than instruction they have previously received. The following programs have been reviewed by FCRR, and they are considered appropriate to be implemented with these students. Based on the findings of our reviewers, these programs may produce reading growth in 3+ students if they are implemented with fidelity and enthusiasm.

Please note that this is not an "approved" list of programs, nor does this list constitute an endorsement of these programs over others that might be considered. These are simply programs that have gone through the review process at FCRR and found to contain sufficiently explicit and systematic instruction in critical reading skills to be helpful to struggling readers in third grade. Whether or not a product has been through the review process does not constitute endorsement or lack of endorsement by the FCRR, but rather is determined by whether a Florida school district has asked for the product to be reviewed. We hope that these reports will be helpful to teachers, principals, and district personnel in their choice of materials for use in the classroom.

Programs that FCRR has reviewed that may be considered intensive:
Program Name	Group size	Length of Daily Lesson
Corrective Reading (PDF)	4-5 students or whole group	45 minutes
Failure Free Reading (PDF)	1-1 or small groups	45-60 minutes
Kaleidoscope (PDF)	whole group/small group	120 minutes
Language! (PDF)	small groups	90 minutes
Spell, Read, P.A.T (PDF)	3-5 students	60-90 minutes
Success For All (PDF)	whole group/small group	90 minutes
Wilson Reading System (PDF)	small group	55-90 minutes
Voyager Passport (PDF)	3-6 students	40 minutes

 

More narrowly focused programs, reviewed by FCRR, that provide systematic and explicit instruction in a specific component or components of reading skills:

 
Phonics and Phonemic Awareness

Earobics - is predominantly computer-based (PDF)
Phono-Graphix (PDF)
Read, Write, and Type - is computer-based (PDF)

  Fluency

Great Leaps (PDF)
QuickReads (PDF)
Read Naturally – is computer-based (PDF)
Soliloquy Reading Assistant – is computer-based (PDF)

  Word Analysis, Language, and Vocabulary

Elements of Reading: Vocabulary (PDF)
QuickReads (PDF)
Rewards (PDF)

  Reading Comprehension

Project CRISS (PDF)
QuickReads (PDF)
Soar to Success (PDF)