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S.P.I.R.E. State Approvals

More states are addressing dyslexia—and recognizing S.P.I.R.E.

Multiple states have adopted standards to support students with dyslexia. In more and more of them, S.P.I.R.E. has been approved or recommended as an instructional tool for dyslexia and reading intervention.

Alabama

Approved Alabama Literacy Act Intervention Programs
Grades: K–3
RTI/MTSS Tiers: Not Specified

S.P.I.R.E., including seven levels of instruction, is approved and recommended for reading intervention and/or dyslexia-specific intervention as providing direct and explicit teacher-led instruction, being grounded in current research in the science of teaching reading, and best meeting the requirements of the Alabama Literacy Act.

Arkansas

Arkansas Literacy Curriculum Approved Programs
Grades: K–12
RTI/MTSS Tiers: Not Specified

S.P.I.R.E., including seven levels of instruction, is approved literacy curriculum programs for both dyslexia and reading intervention.

Colorado

Advisory List of Instructional Programming
Grades: K–3
RTI/MTSS Tiers Tiers: Not Specified

S.P.I.R.E., including seven levels of instruction, is on the Advisory List of Instruction Programming as an approved intervention program identified through the READ Act Instructional Programming Review Process. The READ Act requires the Colorado Department of Education to identify quality reading instructional programs for optional use by local education agencies.

Indiana

Dyslexia Programming Guidance for Schools: Approved Assessments for Learning Characteristics Related to Dyslexia
Grades: K–3
RTI/MTSS Tiers: Not Specified

The S.P.I.R.E. Initial Placement Assessment is on Indiana Department of Education's list of approved dyslexia diagnostic assessments. The approval helps ensure students across the state are screened in a fair and trustworthy way that provides clear flags for learning characteristics related to dyslexia.

Kansas

Approved List of Evidence-Based Practices and Programs
Grades: K–12
RTI/MTSS Tiers: Not Specified

S.P.I.R.E., including seven levels of instruction, is on the Kansas State Department of Education list of approved programs that meet ESSA and K.S.A 72-5153 (d) requirements to support evidence-based practices for at-risk programs and instructions.

Louisiana

Instructional Materials Tiered Reviews
Grades: 3–8
RTI/MTSS Tiers: Not Specified

Louisiana Believes recognizes S.P.I.R.E., including seven levels of instruction, as Tier 1, its highest rating of quality for a Foundation of Reading Intensive Intervention program.

Mississippi

Evidence-based Academic Interventions Approved List
Grades: K–12
RTI/MTSS Tiers: 2 or 3

S.P.I.R.E., incuding seven levels of instruction, was reviewed and approved by the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) for evidence-based academic interventions that address the academic needs for students in Tier 2 or Tier 3.

New Mexico

Adopted Supplemental Instructional Materials for K-8 Structured Literacy
Grades: K–8
RTI/MTSS Tiers: Not Specified

S.P.I.R.E., including seven levels of instruction, is on the New Mexico Public Education Department adopted list of K–8 English Language Arts, Spanish Language Arts, English Language Development, and World Languages Instructional Materials; and the program is found on the adopted list of K-2 Structured Literacy Multiple List Recommendations.

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Interventions List
Grades: K–5
RTI/MTSS Tiers: 3

S.P.I.R.E., including seven levels of instruction, is approved by the Oklahoma Department of Education as a K–5 reading intervention program under the Reading Sufficiency Act (RSA).


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