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Recovery was introduced in Bellingham School District
in 1992-93. The district is registered with the Reading
Recovery Council of North America as a recognized Reading
Recovery training site. A certified Reading Recovery
Teacher Leader trains and provides continuing contact
professional development for Reading Recovery teachers
for Bellingham and other districts. Each Title I school
in the district has a minimum of one Reading Recovery
teacher.
What
is Reading Recovery®?
Reading Recovery is a short-term early intervention
for low achieving first grade students. The instruction
provided in Reading Recovery incorporates the components
identified by the National Reading Panel and the "No
Child Left Behind" legislation as being necessary for
effective reading instruction, including phonemic awareness,
phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. This
intervention is aligned with the Bellingham School District's
literacy program.
Reading
Recovery students receive an individually designed half-hour
lesson with a specially trained Reading Recovery teacher
each school day for 12 to 20 weeks. The one-on-one tutoring
of Reading Recovery is designed to supplement the regular
classroom literacy program. The goal is for students
to develop effective reading and writing strategies
so that they can work successfully within an average
or above range in their classrooms.
Trained
Reading Recovery teachers assess students using An
Observation Survey of Early Literacy Achievement
(Clay, 1993, 2002). Those students with the lowest profiles
of performance on this assessment are selected for service.
What
are the outcomes of Reading Recovery®?
There
are two positive outcomes in Reading Recovery. First,
most students make accelerated progress. They reach
an average or above range of performance, and continue
to achieve in the regular classroom literacy program.
A second positive outcome is that after the intensive,
one-on-one instruction, a small number of students are
identified for further help. School staff members have
learned much about the child's needs and can collaborate
to plan future learning opportunities for the child.
Where
was Reading Recovery developed?
Reading
Recovery was developed through the research of New Zealand
educator and researcher, Dr. Marie M. Clay. Under Dr.
Clay's guidance, it has evolved into an international,
research-based, collaborative effort between schools
and universities. Reading Recovery now operates in New
Zealand, Australia, Canada, the United States and U.S.
Department of Defense schools overseas, and the United
Kingdom. In the United States alone, over one million
children have been served in Reading Recovery since
1984. More information about the program can be found
on the web site of the Reading Recovery Council of North
America at www.readingrecovery.org
Reading
Recovery Teacher Responsibilities
The
success of a Reading Recovery program is dependent upon
the commitment of teachers to participate fully in the
intensive training, to continue to participate in on-going
professional development (continuing contact) after
the training year, and to implement the program as prescribed
by the Standards and Guidelines of the Reading Recovery
Council of North America. See
the full explanation of Reading Recovery Teacher Responsibilities.
Reading
Recovery schools in the Bellingham School District:
- Alderwood
- Birchwood
- Geneva
- Larrabee
- Parkview
- Roosevelt
- Silver Beach
- Sunnyland
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