DSI Secondary Getting Started Guide

The Secondary Getting Started Guide is your step-by-step companion for launching Delivering SMARTER Intervention – Secondary. Designed for reading specialists, interventionists, special educators, and instructors, this guide makes implementation clear, practical, and doable from day one.

Inside, you’ll find:

• Clear Orientation: Learn how to navigate the DSI Secondary dashboard and access lessons, training, and support with confidence.
• Step-by-Step Process: Follow five structured steps: Purpose, Pathway, Placement, Plan, and Progress, that ensure you know exactly what to do next.
• Structured Literacy Foundations: Understand why structured literacy matters for secondary students and how DSI’s pathways (Intro to Literacy Strategies, Word Recognition, and Language Comprehension) accelerate growth.
• Practical Tools: Use placement assessments, pacing guides, planning tips, and progress monitoring resources to make instructional decisions easy.
• Your First 30 Days Checklist: A ready-to-use roadmap to help you implement at a steady, realistic pace.

Important Note:

• This product should only be ordered if you are licensed to the Delivering SMARTER Intervention - Secondary program.

Specifications:

• The workbook is 232 pages in length, spiral-bound, and approximately 8.5" x 11" in size.
• Pages are printed in full color on super-smooth paper that is optimized for text. 
• Workbook includes tabs for quick reference to each section

Warning – to ensure the longevity of the manual, please avoid folding the book on itself as that can weaken the binding.