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Tutoring with the Lightning Squad

Organization and Contact

Organization Type
Nonprofit
Headquarter Location (City, State)
Baltimore, MD
Contact Name
Robert Slavin, Co-Founder of Success for All
Contact Email
sfainfo@successforall.org

Program Overview

Program Description

Tutoring with the Lightning Squad is a peer-supported, web-based, interactive multimedia tutoring model. Developed by Sirius Thinking, Ltd., and the Success for All Foundation in collaboration with Sesame Workshop, the program is designed to enable struggling readers in Grades 1-3 to achieve grade-level literacy proficiency by developing skills in fluency, phonics, word blending, spelling, vocabulary and comprehension through a series of game-like cooperative activities.

Type of service
Tutoring Program
Technology Platform
Year Program Launched
2015

Students and Offerings

Grade Levels
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd 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
Tutor-Student Ratio
6:1
Type of Tutor
Paraprofessional

Customer and Cost

Customer Type
School

Research Evidence

Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted?
Yes
RCT Citation

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10573569.2016.1255577