Organization and Contact
Organization Type
Nonprofit
Website Address
Headquarter Location (City, State)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Contact Name
Heather Aiken
Contact Email
fpg_tri@unc.edu
Program Overview
Mission
Teachers learning, students growing.
Mission
Teachers learning, students growing.
Program Description
Targeted Reading Instruction (TRI; formerly called Targeted Reading Intervention) is a professional development program for K-2 teachers with an embedded reading intervention. Teachers work one-on-one with a beginning reader for 15 minutes a day for a period of eight to ten weeks. TRI literacy coaches support teachers with an initial training institute followed by weekly web-based coaching while a teacher works with a student.
Type of service
Academic Intervention
Other
Other type of service
Reading intervention; professional development for teachers.
Year Program Launched
2005
States of Operation
North Carolina
Students and Offerings
Number of Students Served in the Most Recent School Year
117
Grade Levels
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade
Subject Offered
Reading
Languages of Instruction
English
Delivery Model and Staffing
Setting
During School
Number of Weeks Per Program
8
Number of Sessions Per Week
5
Number of Minutes Per Session
18
Customer and Cost
Customer Type
School
Average cost for typical tutoring cycle
Free (based on grant funding)
Research Evidence
Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted?
Yes
RCT Citation
RCT effect size
ES = +.50
Quasi-experimental (QED) study conducted?
No