It’s Not Just the
Reading Curriculum
Why Systems Make or Break Literacy Success
A free e-book for school and district leaders ready to achieve immediate and lasting reading success for every student
Inside, you’ll find:
- The shift in thinking + proven practices that are required to build strong literacy systems.
- A side-by-side look at what’s achieved with piecemeal solutions v. system-based solutions.
- A brief assessment to help gauge your school’s readiness to do things differently and achieve real and lasting literacy success.
Why You’re Here:
You’re doing everything right but not seeing results.
You’ve invested in high quality reading programs, prioritized professional development, and tried promising interventions. Yet, students are still struggling to read on grade level and teachers are overwhelmed.
This guide will help you understand that it’s not the program or the people, it’s the system. Learn what it really takes to improve literacy outcomes without adding to workloads or budgets.
What You’ll Learn:
- Why so many schools stall out after adopting science of reading.
- The difference between piecemeal efforts and a systems approach.
- What a research-proven, aligned literacy system looks like in practice.
- How to get started.
Our Approach
Built on the Science of Reading and the Science of Learning
Success for All is more than a curriculum. It’s a schoolwide model that integrates the science of reading with the science of learning: two powerful bodies of research often siloed in practice.
With a focus on what happens every day between teachers and students, SFA helps schools implement systems grounded in how children learn:
- Instructional models aligned to how memory, attention, and mastery work.
- Embedded coaching and leadership development so teachers get what they need in real-time.
- Daily opportunities for students to speak, collaborate, and engage deeply.
- Structures that ensure alignment across grades, classrooms, and consistency in data and interventions.
“SFA is not just a curriculum—it’s part of our school culture and who we are.”
Superintendent
Steubenville City Schools
Apply for an SFA Scholarship
Schools using SFA see stronger reading outcomes, improved teacher retention, fewer referrals to special education, and healthier school systems overall. And most schools sustain the program for as little as $25 per student annually.
Now, through the generosity of a private donor, we’re offering implementation scholarships to help offset first-year implementation costs.
These scholarships are available to Title I–eligible public, private, and charter elementary schools ready to build a system that ensures every child learns to read.
Apply today and see how quickly SFA can change the trajectory for your school. Email knovotny@successforall.org to learn more.