Designate a Spalding coordinator and provide 45-70 hours of formal teacher training with ongoing mentoring to support implementation fidelity¶

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Evidence · no claims cited

Description¶

The program's implementation model pairs classroom teachers with a designated Spalding coordinator who "oversees program fidelity, manages assessment data, and provides coaching for teachers as they master the multi-sensory instructional methods." Professional development occurs "through comprehensive in-person workshops, ongoing mentoring, reference materials, and classroom observations," requiring approximately 45-70 hours of formal training with certification before proper implementation.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• A reading specialist, curriculum coordinator, or experienced teacher to assume the coordinator role
• Trained classroom assistants may support small-group instruction during practice sessions

Constraints¶

• Teachers require approximately 45-70 hours of formal training with certifications to begin implementation properly

Target Learners¶

• K-6 classroom teachers
• reading specialists
• classroom assistants

Target Learning Goals¶

• faithful implementation of multi-sensory literacy instruction
• teacher mastery of Spalding Method strategies

Related Strategies¶

• Provide structured multi-phase professional development with ongoing support for intervention teachers
• Sustained teacher professional development with coaching and professional learning communities
• Provide 70 hours of professional development in three phases: intensive training, practice, and implementation
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• Implement BARR with a dedicated coordinator, weekly teacher-team meetings, multi-year professional development, and intensive coaching
• Provide formal training, ongoing supervisory support, and colleague collaboration when introducing new child assessments
• Coach-the-coaches model for sustaining teacher professional learning implementation
• Use a full-time program facilitator plus multi-mode professional development to sustain comprehensive reform implementation

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Spalding's The Writing Road to Reading. (2024). Program description and evidence review. https://evidenceforessa.org/program/spaldings-the-writing-road-to-reading/