Road to Success Implementation

Critical success factors for Road to Success implementation:

1. Well-prepared instructors


2. Small and diverse class composition


3. Relationship and procedural bridges to adult service providers

Road to Success instructors:

1. Practical knowledge of RtS content in order to Describe and provide the rationale and benefits to the learner


2. Mastery of RtS behaviors that allows verbalizing thought processes while Modeling a task


3. Adept at making accurate observations of learner performance while leading classroom activities during Verbal Practice


4. Highly skilled in giving constructive feedback


5. Able to lead discussions about generalizing and adapting skills to real life situations

Training for instructors:

1. Required two-day workshop to teach Road to Success available through the Division of Adult Studies at the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning http://das.kucrl.org/contact.shtml


2. Optional training in the Strategic Instruction Model (SIM) available through the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning http://kucrl.org/sim/profdev.shtml

Class Size and Diversity:

1. RtS classes promote building of community or supportive networks for students to communicate successes and challenges


2. Class size of about 10 or 12 learners are small enough to be sufficiently individualized, yet large enough to build a supportive network


3. Class groups that are diverse in terms of gender, age, and race help form genuine learning communities