Implement ITSS twice weekly for about 30 minutes per session over 7 months to 1 year, with teacher professional development and coaching¶

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Description¶

The report specifies an implementable dosage and support package for schools adopting ITSS: "Developers recommend students use ITSS twice a week for about 30 minutes per session for 7 months to 1 year." Implementation also requires teachers to attend a 2-day professional development session, administrators a 1-day session, plus an additional 4 to 6 days of in-school coaching; the web-based program itself is free to access, with training costs typically covered by districts.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• School staff must complete the required professional development sessions and in-school coaching; computer labs might be necessary for classrooms without personal computers.

Constraints¶

• In both contributing studies, actual usage was 30 to 45 minutes a week over 6 to 7 months, which was lower than the developer-recommended dosage.

Target Learners¶

• Students in grades K-8 in schools adopting ITSS as a supplemental English language arts program

Target Learning Goals¶

• Improved comprehension of factual text

Related Strategies¶

• Provide sustained developer support (training, coaching, progress reports, and rapid technical help) when implementing ITSS

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• What Works Clearinghouse, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. (2020, April). Web-based Intelligent Tutoring for the Structure Strategy (ITSS). https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/InterventionReport/703