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Organization and Contact

Organization Type
Nonprofit
Website Address
https://www.collaborativeclassroom.org/programs/sipps/
Headquarter Location (City, State)
Alameda, California
Contact Name
Client Support Team
Contact Email
info@collaborativeclassroom.org

Program Overview

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.

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 Program Launched
1980
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

Students and Offerings

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
Subject Offered
Reading
Languages of Instruction
English

Delivery Model and Staffing

Delivery Mode
In-Person,
Virtual with a human tutor (e.g. Zoom)
Setting
During School,
Immediately before/after school
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.

Customer and Cost

Customer Type
Nonprofit
School
Average cost for typical tutoring cycle
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)

Research Evidence

Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted?
No
Quasi-experimental (QED) study conducted?
Yes
QED citation

https://www.collaborativeclassroom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Evidence%20of%20Effectiveness.pdf

https://public.cdn.ccclearningportal.org/pdf/collaborativeclassroom/programs/wp-content/SIPPS-Quasi-Experimental-Study-2022-Pasco.pdf

QED effect size
ES = .24