WHAT IS READING RECOVERY®?
Reading Recovery® is an early intervention program designed to help struggling first graders learn to read and write. Reading Recovery® was developed by New Zealand educator, Marie Clay. It is used world-wide and in several different languages. It is an individualized approach to learning to read and write that takes the child from where they are to average or better in their classrooms.

SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM:
1. Children are selected for Reading Recovery® after an extensive screening test that allows us to identify the children with the greatest need.
2. Each child gets a 30 minutes of daily one-on-one instruction for a period of up to 20 weeks.
3. Each RR teacher receives one year of intensive training and then continues their learning with methods discussions 4 times each year.
4. The teachers focus on the child’s strengths and not their weaknesses.
5. The children learn strategies to help them become independent readers.
6. Part of the lesson is also used for writing and the children must compose their own messages.
7. Each lesson includes a detailed analysis of student reading and writing behaviors.
8. Teachers select from a wide variety of small books which gradually increase in difficulty.
9. Reading Recovery® teachers work closely with the classroom teachers.
10. There is a parent component to the program. Each parent is asked to do ten minutes of reading with their child at home each night.

WHAT ARE THE PROGRAM RESULTS?
Most of the children who complete Reading Recovery® can perform within the average achievement range and do not need remedial help again. These children continue to make progress in their regular classroom instruction and become independent readers.