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The Literacy Space

Building Reading Comprehension through Knowledge, Language, and Structured Inquiry (K.L.I.)

Project Information

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FUNDING AGENCY:

Institute of Education Sciences (IES), US Department of Education

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR:

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Project Overview

K.L.I. is a new small-group intervention for upper-elementary multilingual children identified as English learners (ML-ELs) who need extra support in reading comprehension. As signaled in its name, K.L.I. helps children build content knowledge, notice and reflect on English language structures, and engage in inquiry processes through teacher-supported discussion and fluent reading opportunities with expository texts. 

Each K.L.I. module focuses on a content area topic (e.g., robotic technology), introduced with overarching inquiry questions that serve as a thread connecting the activities across 41 lessons, each lasting approximately 20-30 minutes. The lessons are organized as a repeating sequence of five components: Discovery Reading, Confident Reading, Breaking Words, Sentence Workshop, and Uncover the Structure. The repeating components provide a predictable structure and enable students to become familiar with the routines and to take increased responsibility for leading the activities over time.

More information about our design-based process for developing and refining the intervention can be found in our published usability and feasibility studies. Details about the resources needed to implement K.L.I. and their associated cost estimates can be found in our cost analysis report.

Instructional Resources

Use the links below to access documents explaining the most recent iteration of the components of the K.L.I. intervention: