More Than a Program: Implementation Support with SPIRE Up

In many schools, the difference between literacy interventions that succeed and those that disappoint isn’t the program—it’s the implementation.

For that reason, it’s worth asking a simple question of any provider you’re considering: What happens after we purchase?

At EPS Learning, the answer begins well before students start experiencing the program in classrooms. When a district or school adopts SPIRE Up—an Orton-Gillingham-based Structured Literacy intervention for students in K-8+—the partnership includes a clear, implementation-science-based system of services and support. This guides leaders and teachers across three phases: planning and preparation, getting started in the first weeks, and building capacity and momentum throughout the year.

EPS Learning’s well-attuned support is designed to help schools do what matters most early on: build teacher confidence, establish routines, and reduce the bumps that can cause an intervention to lose footing.

In your first year with SPIRE Up, support comes to life in a few key ways:

• Professional learning to get teachers and leaders ready, including science of reading coursework, role-specific training, and early coaching
• Focused support during the launch window, with coaching, collaboration, and guidance during the first 30 days, when new routines are still taking hold
• Tools for leaders to actively guide implementation, including planning and goal setting, instructional rounds, and ongoing data review and analysis

All of this is grounded in the understanding that teachers and leaders need different kinds of support at different points in implementation, and that timing matters. EPS Learning’s support starts early, stays focused during the early weeks, and continues to help educators and leaders build strong internal capacity over time.

Why does this matter for an intervention selection decision? Because even the strongest evidence-based program can only deliver results when it’s implemented well. SPIRE Up brings ESSA Level 3 evidence and a design built for striving readers in today’s classrooms—where time is tight and needs are urgent. It’s paired with a partner who treats your implementation as a shared responsibility rather than a handoff.

As you weigh your literacy intervention options, consider asking, What support is included, and when does it begin? How do you help our teachers in the first 30 days and beyond?

We’re confident in how SPIRE Up answers this question, and we’d welcome the chance to show you.