Reading Recovery
About the Intervention
Reading Recovery is a short-term intervention that provides one-on-one tutoring to first-grade students who are struggling in reading. The supplementary program aims to promote literacy skills and foster the development of reading strategies by tailoring individualized lessons to each student. Tutoring is delivered by Reading Recovery teachers in 30-minute pull-out sessions, which include reading familiar books, story composition, assembling stories using cut-up sentences, and previewing and reading new books. Sessions are held daily for 12-20 weeks.
Statistical Findings
Positive effect on general reading achievement
Positive effect on reading comprehension
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Focus Areas
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General EducationDelivery Methods
Face-to-FaceDisability Support
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Student(s)Source
(2014). WWC Review of the Report "Evaluation of the i3 Scale-up of Reading Recovery Year One Report, 2011-12." What Works Clearinghouse Single Study Review (ED547670). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED547670.pdf.
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