Soar to Success
Overview
Focus
Specific Skills
- Comprehension
- Fluency
- Phonemic awareness
- Phonics
- Vocabulary
Program Length
Unspecified; 2-5 lessons/week, depending on student skill level
Program Description
"Soar to Success is a small--group model that uses motivating literature, reciprocal teaching, and graphic organizers in fast-paced lessons to help students accelerate their reading growth." Please note, the Soar to Success program has been retired, and is no longer available for purchase through it's publisher.
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This program has been retired by the publisher, and can no longer be purchased through their website.
Demographics & Delivery
Intended Population
- Intervention
- Intensified intervention
Grade
- Elementary School
- Middle School
Intended Group Size
- Unspecified
ELL/DLL
- Unspecified
Multisensory Applications
- No
Computer-Based Delivery
- None
Scripted
- Instructor Scripted
Program Specifics
Comprehensive or Skill Specific
- Comprehensive
Placement Tests
- No
Accelerated Learning
- No
Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery
- Unspecified
Error Correction Built In
- No
Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher
- Unspecified
Research & Evaluation
Research Summary
"As of July 2007, no studies of Soar to Success were found that fell within the scope of the Beginning Reading review protocol and met WWC evidence standards. Therefore, the WWC is unable to draw any research based conclusions about the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of Soar to Success to improve outcomes in this area. (WWC) Findings for Soar to Success were not supportive of this intervention. Research included one unpublished master's thesis and one unpublished journal article in which neither showed significant effects for the Soar to Success program."
Study Citations
Estrella, E. J., Kanz, T. A., & Winter, B. A. (2009). Effectiveness of the Soar to Success reading intervention in a midwestern school district (Unpublished journal article). University of Wisconsin-River Falls. River Falls, WI.
Welk, A. (2017) The effects of the Soar to Success reading intervention program on reading comprehension and fluency skills of below level fifth-grade students. (Unpublished master's thesis). Goucher College, Baltimore, MD.
What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Report
- No studies met WWC inclusion criteria
Evidence Base (ESSA)
- No studies met inclusion requirements
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
- Insufficient evidence
