The Supplemental Instruction (SI) program at  Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE)   is a non-remedial, institution-wide approach to retention developed by Deanna C. Martin, Ph.D. at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.  Supplemental Instruction (SI) is an academic assistance program that increases student performance and retention.  The SI program targets traditionally difficult academic courses--those that have a high percentage rate of D or F grades and withdrawals--and provides regularly scheduled, out-of-class, peer facilitated sessions.  SI does not identify high-risk students, but rather identifies high risk courses. 

Key Elements of the Program:

• SI identifies high-risk courses instead of high-risk students.
• SI provides a vehicle for developing essential academic skills in regular credit-bearing courses.
• SI participation is voluntary and open to all students in the targeted course.
• SI leaders attend all the lectures for the targeted course and hold 3 group study sessions outside of class.
• SI is supervised by a trained professional staff member.
• SI is offered only in classes where faculty members support SI.
• SI leaders have usually taken the designated course with the faculty member who is currently teaching the course. 
• SI leaders work to facilitate group interaction and provide study strategies for success rather than lecture.

For Questions about SI, Please email Jane Yontz