Reading Recovery

Powerful Proven Results

Reading Recovery Results Over 2 million American first graders Tens of thousands of teachers trained

in Reading Recovery Data collected on every student 75% of students with a full series of

lessons reached grade-level standard

Reading Recovery Works What Works Clearinghouse independent

review of research High ratings across all 4 domains

1. Alphabetics 2. Fluency 3. Comprehension 4. General Reading Achievement

No other intervention measures up

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Measurable Results in Weeks 30-minute daily lessons for just

12-20 weeks, not years One-to-one teaching Reading Recovery teacher works

closely with classroom teacher

Writing Vocabulary

Beginning of lessons After a series of lessons

Hearing and Recording Sounds in Words

Beginning of lessons

After a series of lessons

Reading Level

Level 2 - Beginning of lessonsBuffy by Lucy Lawrence

Level 16 - After a series of lessonsStone Soup retold by Annette Smith

Powerful Professional Development

Yearlong on-the-job training

Non-profit, university-school partnership

Reading Recovery’s highly skilled teachers also fill other roles

Long-Term Cost Benefits All children make progress School receives a diagnostic history for

children who need additional screening or services

Majority of children reach grade-level standard in just 12-20 weeks

with Reading Recovery

Success is Within Reach!