Daily
tutoring for every identified student
+0.56
Impact for students who need the most support
Age appropriate
materials matched to students’ age and interest
Why do so many intervention programs fail to close the gap?
Most schools have reading interventions. Many are spending significant resources on programs, staffing, and time. And many are still seeing the same students struggle year after year.
The difference between intervention that works and intervention that doesn't usually comes down to three things: whether students get support often enough to make a real difference, whether that support is targeted to what they actually need right now, and whether someone is overseeing the quality and consistency of what's being delivered.
SFA's tutoring was built around all three — whether it's implemented as part of the full SFA model or as a standalone intervention.
How is SFA's tutoring different?
Daily
Every tutored student has a scheduled daily appointment. A student who receives tutoring every day makes faster, more durable progress than one who receives it sporadically.
Data-informed
Students who receive tutoring are identified through the 8-week assessment cycle — based on data.
Aligned
Tutoring reinforces what students are learning in class right now.
Age-appropriate grades 1-8+
Tutoring materials were designed for every age group. Older students who are reading below grade level get engaging, age-appropriate content, not materials designed for younger children.
Who delivers tutoring in an SFA school?
Tutors can be paraprofessionals, certified teachers, university students, or trained volunteers — schools decide who is the right fit for their context. SFA provides training for every tutor and the SFA coach supports them throughout implementation, so quality and consistency don't depend on who's in the role.
What does this look like for real students?
"One of our students took his beginning-of-year assessment in September and scored at the 3rd grade level. After going through SFA, he scored at the 5th grade level on his end-of-year assessment." — Ralph Paul Dominique III, Hynes-Parkview, Louisiana
"At the beginning of the year, I had a student who knew just a couple of letters. By the end of the year she was reading at the end of first-grade level." — Elizabeth Pedersen, St. John Public School, North Dakota
What is the prevention-first philosophy behind SFA's support model?
SFA's approach to student support is built on a fundamental belief: it is far better — and far more effective — to catch students early than to respond after they've fallen significantly behind.
This means the first priority is strong Tier 1 instruction for every student. When every teacher delivers high-quality, explicit, science of reading aligned instruction every day, fewer students need intensive support later. Prevention is cheaper, faster, and better for children than remediation.
When students do need additional support, SFA's model ensures they get it before small gaps become larger problems — through daily tutoring aligned to their current instruction, through flexible regrouping that matches them to the right level, and through the Solutions Teams which addresses whatever other barriers might be preventing a child from being fully present and engaged.
Schools aren't guessing. They aren't waiting.
Is SFA tutoring available as a standalone intervention?
Yes. SFA's tutoring model, including Tutoring with the Lightning Squad and Tutoring with ThemeReads, is available as a standalone intervention for schools not implementing the full SFA model.
Schools that use SFA tutoring as a standalone intervention get the same aligned, daily, data-driven support that SFA partner schools use.
Interested in
SFA tutoring for your school?
Reach out to learn more about standalone tutoring implementation, including samples, pricing, and how to get started. A member of our team will follow up with everything you need.
"*" indicates required fields
Ready to make sure every student gets the support they need — before they fall behind?
If you’re interested in implementing Success for All’s full model, which includes our full tutoring program, up to $100,000 in scholarships are available for Title I eligible schools — public, private, and charter.
