Provide no-cost initial training, coaching visits, administrator overviews, and year-round support when implementing Superkids¶

Strategy · All strategies
Evidence · no claims cited

Description¶

The program's implementation model bundles professional development and support at no charge: "Superkids teachers receive initial training, provided as either a half-day session or a 90-minute webinar," each teacher receives one complimentary coach visit, administrators receive a 90-minute session or webinar, and sustained phone and website support runs year-round for all school personnel involved in implementation.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Participating teachers and administrators must engage with the initial training sessions and remain reachable through the year-round phone and website support.

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• Kindergarten through grade 2 teachers and school administrators implementing the program

Target Learning Goals¶

• Faithful implementation of the Superkids beginning reading curriculum

Related Strategies¶

• Brief initial training with extensive follow-up coaching and on-site facilitation for whole-school program implementation
• Support curriculum implementation with initial multi-day training plus ongoing onsite consultation during the school year
• Provide a structured first-year Getting Started Experience plus year-long administrator training when adopting a comprehensive curriculum
• Brief initial training plus follow-up courses and coaching for program implementation

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• The Superkids Reading Program. (2009). https://evidenceforessa.org/program/the-superkids-reading-program/