Empowering Special Education: Enhancing Reading Skills through SPIRE Program

This research paper examines the efficacy of the Specialized Program Individualizing Reading Excellence (SPIRE) in enhancing reading skills among students in special education. The study, Empowering Special Education: Enhancing Reading Skills through SPIRE Program, emphasizes strategies that promote academic success for learners with varied educational needs. Utilizing a structured, multisensory methodology, SPIRE customizes instruction to meet the specific needs of each student, to enhance phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension skills. The research adopts quantitative data from reading assessments. The results reveal that the SPIRE Program enhances the reading skills of the SPED students (p-value = 0.000). Thus, the SPIRE program empowers special education students by improving their reading skills through personalized, multisensory instruction. Its impact extends beyond reading proficiency, fostering greater confidence and providing teachers with valuable tools for supporting student success.