New! National Center on Response To Intervention Gives Observation Survey Highest Possible Ratings

An Observation Survey of Early Literacy Achievement, the screening tool central to Reading Recovery's evaluation and instruction, has received the highest possible ratings for scientific rigor from the National Center on Response To Intervention (NCRTI). The ratings and descriptions are intended to inform and assist educators as they select screening tools that are valid, reliable, and evidence-based.

See the National Center on Response To Intervention's website for more information on their rating of the Observation Survey: http://www.rti4success.org/screeningTools

In addition, we do have a Center for Reading Recovery and Literacy Collaborative document that shows how Reading Recovery fits into the RtI model.

i3- Investing in Innovation Federal Grant- Reading Recovery: Scaling Up What Works

Ohio State University has received a $55 million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Education to scale up Reading Recovery. Lesley University is a partner on this grant which in turns allows districts and schools that are in the region served by Lesley University to take part in this grant opportunity. The proposal was one of four that were given the highest rating in the scale-up portion of the 2010 i3 federal grant competition. This is a five year grant that ends in 2015.

All U.S. schools qualify to take part in this grant. The grant has three qualifying categories of schools:

• Priority 1 schools (on state's Tier 1 School Improvement Grant List, a Title I school in corrective action or restructuring, a rural school listed on the U.S. Department of Education's SRSA or RLISP program list or a school that has a LEP population that is at or above the state's average for the current year)
• Priority 2 schools (Title I school that is in Year 1 or 2 of program improvement or in a district in program improvement)
• Priority 3 schools (any other U.S. school- public, private, parochial or charter)

This grant funds:

1. the entire year of Reading Recovery teacher training
2. a stipend to be used during the first two years of training

Included in the free training are 8 graduate credits from Lesley University, all professional books and an extensive leveled library of children's books, as well as materials such as an easel, magnetic letters, etc.

If you think your school would like to take part in this grant opportunity, please contact Kelly Adams at 617.349.8165 to receive further information.

What is Reading Recovery?

Reading Recovery® is a proven, short-term early literacy program for first-grade children having extreme difficulty learning to read and write.

For an average of 12 to 20 weeks children receive daily, one-on-one, 30-minute lessons taught by a specially trained teacher.

The results? All children improve their reading and writing skills, while approximately 75% reach their grade level after 20 weeks.

"The goal of Reading Recovery is to dramatically reduce the number of learners who have extreme difficulty with literacy learning and the cost of these learners to education systems." -Marie Clay, founder, Reading Recovery

"Reading Recovery rescues many students who would otherwise fall further and further behind and wind up getting unnecessary special education services and/or continuing in school careers marked by failure and distress. In addition, Reading Recovery teachers are ambassadors of enlightened, research-based, highly effective practices that carry over into their colleagues' classrooms."

--Kim Marshall, former principal, Mather School, Boston, Mass., principal coach consultant, author of The Marshall Memo

The Three Key Elements of Reading Recovery

Reading Recovery takes a powerful three-pronged approach to reduce the number of first-graders struggling to read and write. By doing so, Reading Recovery lowers the future cost of educating these challenged learners.

• 1. A Powerful Literacy Prevention/Intervention for Children
• 2. Training and Professional Development for Educators
• 3. A Long-Range Plan for School-wide Implementation