Program Description

"SPIRE 4E is a Structured Literacy program grounded in the Orton-Gillingham approach, designed for students who need intensive remediation to build foundational reading skills. It’s ideal for Tier 3 intervention and special education settings, supporting students who are significantly behind in reading or who haven’t responded to previous interventions."

Cost

Sets vary in price from $473.49 to $499.49. Multiple sets can be purchased as a bundle for $1,218.99. Additional program components are available for purchase.

Intended Population

• Intensified intervention
• SPED

Grade

• Pre-K
• Elementary School
• Middle School
• High School

Intended Group Size

• Individual
• Small group

ELL/DLL

• Partial

Multisensory Applications

• Yes

Delivery Method

• Hybrid / blended delivery

Scripted

• Instructor Scripted

Comprehensive or Skill Specific

• Comprehensive

Placement Tests

• Yes

Accelerated Learning

• No

Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery

• Yes

Error Correction Built In

• Yes

Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher

• Unspecified

Research Summary

The publisher provides multiple reports of case studies conducted across states in the U.S on their website. One study found that struggling students who participated in the S.P.I.R.E. program demonstrated significant learning gains in their general level of reading achievement, comprehension, and fluency, as well as their retell fluency. Another found that students with disabilities made significant gains in reading. No peer reviewed research was found. Consequently, there is insufficient evidence to support this program's efficacy at this time.