UNC TRI

What is the Targeted Reading Intervention?

To meet the needs of the rural communities, teachers and students, we have developed the Targeted Reading Intervention. The TRI is a dual-level professional development intervention for both K-1 classroom teachers and their struggling readers.

  • Change One Sound - Watch the complete video

    This game is one of a handful of efficient and effective Word Work strategies in the Targeted Reading Intervention. Using this multi-sensory activity, TRI teachers support students' decoding abilities by enhancing their:

    • understanding of the alphabetic principle
    • letter-sound knowledge,
    • and phonemic awareness (especially segmenting and manipulation).

    Like all strategies in the Targeted Reading Intervention, Change One Sound simultaneously integrates multiple reading sub-processes in the context of real words, allowing kids to connect their new learning to meaningful words and purposeful activities.