Leveled Literacy Intervention
LLI Revives District
National Tutoring Scale-Up
Leveled Literacy Intervention National Tutoring Scale-Up (LLI NTS) is a collaborative project between The Ohio State University and Lesley University.
LLI is an intensive, small group intervention designed to accelerate the literacy development of K-2 and 3-8 students who are below grade level in reading and writing achievement.
LLI provides explicit, intensive instruction to three children at a time in the essential areas of phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, reading comprehension, oral language skills, and writing. Teachers match students with texts of progressing difficulty and deliver systematic lessons that address students’ reading needs. Instructional sessions are 30 minutes daily for approximately 14 to 18 weeks.
To learn more about accessing the LLI National Tutoring Scale-up program from Ohio State and Lesley University, please complete this form.
National Tutoring Scale-Up
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More information about LLI and the National Tutoring Scale-Up Model can be found at the Proven Tutoring website.
LLI Systems
The LLI systems are designed to:
- Advance the literacy learning of students not meeting grade-level expectations in reading
- Deepen and expand comprehension with close reading
- Elevate the expertise of teachers
- Increase reading volume by engaging students in large amounts of successful daily reading
- Increase student engagement with books that build knowledge
- Intervene with small groups of struggling readers to maximize growth
- Meet the needs of struggling readers
- Monitor student progress.
Research on Program Outcomes
- What Works Clearing House (WWC). WWC Systematic review of evidence from independent research studies of LLI. RESULT: POSITIVE EFFECTS on general reading achievement.
- Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Evidence for ESSA’s review of the independent research studies on LLI. RESULT: STRONG evidence of effectiveness for students.
- Independent Efficacy Studies. Center for Research and Educational Policy at University of Memphis examined the efficacy of LLI. RESULT: Positively impacts students’ literacy achievement.
- National Center on Intensive Intervention at American Institutes for Research. RESULT: Convincing evidence as an effective intervention.
- Heinemann LLI Data Collection Project. RESULT: Students achieved expected reading progress in half the time.
Research Study
Ransford-Kaldon, C. R., Flynt, E. S., Ross, C. L., Franceschini, L., Zoblotsky, T., Huang, Y., and Gallagher, B. (2010). Implementation of Effective Intervention: An Empirical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Fountas and Pinnell’s Leveled Literacy Intervention System (LLI). 2009-2010. Center for Research in Educational Policy (CREP). Retrieved from Education Resources Information Center.
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We are always interested in working with districts, schools and literacy teams to create customized learning pathways. Contact Jamie Lipp at lipp.15@osu.edu to discuss professional learning to meet the specific needs of your teachers, administrators, and schools.