Florida Approves SIPPS, Fifth Edition for English Language Arts Intervention Materials

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) has officially approved SIPPS, Fifth Edition for use as part of the K–3 English Language Arts Intervention Materials. With dozens of districts across Florida already using SIPPS, this approval reaffirms the program as an evidence-based solution aligned with the science of reading and the state's rigorous instructional standards. 

Developed by Collaborative Classroom, a leading nonprofit publisher of evidence-based instructional materials, SIPPS accelerates mastery of foundational skills for K–12 readers, especially those who need targeted intervention. 

Florida Readers Are Succeeding with SIPPS

"SIPPS is already a trusted solution across Florida, with many districts using the program to support striving readers. We're honored that the Florida Department of Education is now officially recognizing SIPPS as a powerful, high-quality intervention," said Kelly Stuart, CEO and President of Collaborative Classroom. 

"The ability to read proficiently is vital for academic success, and SIPPS has been proven to efficiently accelerate students' progress thanks to its systematic, explicit, differentiated, and evidence-based instruction," Stuart added.

SIPPS Is Designed to Support Acceleration

The ultimate goal of SIPPS is to get students reading accurately and independently as quickly as possible. The program's scope and sequence and multiple levels are structured to support maximum acceleration. 

With SIPPS, students progress quickly through fundamental skills learning and can potentially master 2+ years of content in a single school year. 

"In just five months of SIPPS instruction [30 minutes two days per week], my student made significant growth: from a kindergarten level in foundational reading skills to a third-grade level," said Alexa Speicher, ELA Teacher, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Florida.

Florida Study Is Evidence of SIPPS Effectiveness

Backed by extensive research and real-world success stories from classrooms across Florida and the nation, educators using SIPPS consistently report significant reading gains, increased student confidence, and improved foundational literacy skills. 

For example, in Florida's Pasco County School District, a quasi-experimental, ESSA Level 2 study found that students who received SIPPS for intervention achieved significantly greater reading growth than peers who received a different intervention.

The program's instructional design is supported by multiple studies confirming its effectiveness in accelerating learning for students performing below grade level, including multilingual learners who benefit from its clear, systematic approach.

SIPPS Is Teacher-Friendly, with Embedded Professional Learning and In-the-Moment Implementation Support

SIPPS is easy to teach, with built-in educator support, modeling, and formative assessment guidance to ensure implementation with fidelity—key factors identified in Florida's evaluation rubric for effective intervention materials.

• An educative curriculum, SIPPS is designed to teach educators as they teach. Opportunities to learn, practice, and reflect on effective instructional practices are built into every lesson.

• The Collaborative Classroom Learning Portal includes all of the SIPPS digital resources along with professional learning guidance, video tutorials, correlations, and the very latest communications, updates, and instructional pacing notifications.

• CC AI Assistant, Collaborative Classroom's generative AI-powered conversational agent, is available 24/7 for SIPPS educators to ask implementation questions and receive instant, accurate responses, helping them deliver high-quality instruction to their students.

SIPPS Courses and Coaching Offer Convenient, Scalable Professional Learning

Flexible, convenient, and scalable professional learning options ensure that all educators are teaching SIPPS with fidelity and confidence, and that SIPPS implementations start strong and stay successful.

• The SIPPS Educator Certification Course builds a strong SIPPS foundation, giving educators the skills and confidence to deliver SIPPS instruction that accelerates student learning—all through a flexible, self-paced course designed to fit a busy schedule.

• The SIPPS Trainer Certification Course grows capacity and scales collective SIPPS expertise by training certified SIPPS Educators to lead, coach, and sustain implementations across buildings, districts, and organizations.

• Collaborative Coach matches each participant with their own personal expert coach to provide one-on-one coaching tailored to their unique SIPPS goals through convenient, video-based learning.

SIPPS Resources Ensure Sufficient, Deliberate, and Instructionally-Aligned Practice

Aligned with the science of learning, SIPPS instruction provides sufficient and deliberate practice, with maximum engagement in every lesson as students respond orally during foundational skills routines and receive immediate, strategic feedback. SIPPS also offers ample opportunities for students to apply and practice new learning in spelling and in reading connected, instruction-aligned text.

Additional SIPPS resources are available separately to provide even more practice that's engaging, effective, and aligned with instruction: 

• The CC PAL Practice App gives students the daily independent retrieval practice necessary to master and retain the vital foundational skills they're learning. Aligned with Collaborative Classroom's foundational skills scope and sequence, CC PAL meets each student at their individual instructional level with engaging practice activities and connected text reading.

• SIPPS Decodable Book Collections include a variety of fiction and nonfiction books to help students develop accuracy and automaticity as they practice and apply what they've learned to connected text.

• Fluency Practice Libraries help students make the transition from decodable text to trade books. The books were chosen based on research to determine the best books for children to read while they are mastering phonics skills.

Learn More About SIPPS in Florida 

Collaborative Classroom's Florida team of veteran educators is eager to work with new district partners to implement SIPPS and provide ongoing professional learning.

"The state's approval empowers Florida educators with the tools necessary to close foundational skill gaps early," said Jolynn Bernard, the Florida-based Senior Regional Director at Collaborative Classroom. "We know from experience that SIPPS is truly accelerative—it puts students in the fast lane to reading success." 

For more information about SIPPS in Florida and how it can support your district's literacy goals, visit collaborativeclassroom.org/florida-sipps/ or contact [email protected].

About Collaborative Classroom

Collaborative Classroom is a mission-driven, nonprofit organization committed to ensuring that all students become readers, writers, and thinkers who learn from, care for, and respect one another. Through evidence-based programs and embedded professional learning, the organization transforms teaching and learning and builds thriving school communities.

Since the organization's founding, our work has reached more than 10 million students and 440,000 educators across the country.

Learn more at collaborativeclassroom.org/.

SOURCE Collaborative Classroom