SPIRE Up
The facts below are what the maker publishes about SPIRE Up, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From SPIRE Up's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| SPIRE Up | Priced on request | Pricing and quotes available by contacting an EPS representative; product page does not list a price |
The facts
Each one read from SPIRE Up's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Assessment and reporting
- EPS Connect provides digital practice and data dashboards with real-time data teachers can use to adjust pacing, group students, and provide scaffolds or reteaching.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Audience
- SPIRE Up is designed for Tier 3 and special education use with one student or a small group.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Content
- The program covers 64 target concepts and includes 192 lessons.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Evidence
- EPS Learning says SPIRE Up meets ESSA Level 3 standards for promising evidence of effectiveness.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Implementation support
- Year 1 support includes readiness planning, initial training, materials delivery, coaching, refinement, data review, and instructional rounds.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Instruction
- Its lessons use a gradual release model with teacher-led instruction, guided practice, and online independent practice.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- EPS Learning support documentation describes rostering SPIRE Up through Clever and ClassLink.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Limits and scheduling
- The maker describes flexible pacing of 3–5 sessions per week, with sessions of 30–45 minutes, and does not publish a price on the product page.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Materials
- Included materials are a print and digital Teacher’s Guide, Student Books, letter and word cards, magnetic letter tiles, trays and boards, and EPS Connect access.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- SPIRE Up is a blended print and digital literacy intervention for striving readers in grades K–8+.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security and privacy
- The technical requirements page lists firewall domains that schools must allow for SPIRE Up to work; it does not state a security certification or compliance standard.checked 8 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Device support
- The technical requirements page says the latest two versions of major browsers are supported, iPads are supported for student use with Safari, and teachers and administrators must use a non-iPad device.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Reading approach
- The program is grounded in Structured Literacy and Orton-Gillingham and focuses on foundational reading skills, including decoding.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Bethesda, Maryland, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
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