SIPPS

Mission

Our mission as a nonprofit is to help students grow as readers, writers, and thinkers while they develop the social and emotional skills necessary to thrive.

Program Description

SIPPS (Systematic Instruction in Phonological Awareness, Phonics, and Sight Words) is a research-based foundational skills program proven to help both new and struggling readers in grades K-12 build skills and confidence for fluent, independent reading.

Type of service
Academic Intervention
Other
Other type of service

Foundational skills instruction and intervention.

Year Started
1980
Headquarter Location (City, State)
Alameda, California
States of Operation
Alabama,
Alaska,
Arizona,
Arkansas,
California,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
Florida,
Georgia,
Hawaii,
Idaho,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Montana,
Nebraska,
Nevada,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
New York,
North Carolina,
North Dakota,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Oregon,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Utah,
Vermont,
Virginia,
Washington,
Washington DC,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Wyoming,
Virtual
Subject Offered
Reading
Grade Levels
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Languages Offered
English
Setting
During School
Out of School
Delivery Mode
In-Person
Virtual
Tutor-Student Ratio
6:1 or less
Number of Sessions Per Week
4
Number of Minutes Per Session
30-45
Does your program engage with parents?
Yes
Family Engagement Description

Family letters, a virtual Book Room for accessing reading materials at home.

Organization Type
Nonprofit
Customer Type
Nonprofit
School
Cost to District/ School/ Non-Profit
SIPPS Beginning Level $1175; SIPPS Extension Level $725; SIPPS Challenge Level $625; SIPPS Plus $825 (each level is sold as an all-inclusive package that includes a 7-year digital license to the Learning Portal)
Cost to Student
Free
Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted?
No
Quasi-experimental (QED) study conducted?
Yes
QED effect size
ES = .24
Contact Name
Client Support Team

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