'Outmoded' Schools Imperil Readiness Goa
The use of Reading Recovery helps address these problems.[Education Week]
Advocates of 'Reading Recovery' Respondi
The report from the Reading Recovery Council offers a point-by-point rebuttal of the researchers' critique. [Education Week: Letters]
Balance Between Phonics, 'Whole Language&apos
Robert Rothman discusses the objective of reading recovery - maintaining an appropriate balance between phonics activities and the reading and appreciation of informative and engaging texts. [Education Week]
Carnegie Offers Reform Strategy for Ages 3 to 10
A Carnegie Corporation report mentions Reading Recovery among other successful interventions. [Education Week]
Catalyst for Cleveland Schools
Giving first-graders a boost
Chapter 1: Why Do Students Have So Much Trouble Le
Arguing that mixing students or restructuring schools will solve the problems, current reformers believe there are no real cognition problems. [Education Week]
Clinton Proposal Puts Attention on Early Reading I
National Association of Elementary School Principals president mentions Reading Recovery as one of the "programs that work." [Education Week: News]
Column One: Curriculum
The Ohio Department of Education undertakes an extensive longitudinal study. [Education Week]
Council Elects New President
The Reading Recovery Council of North America has elected Irene C. Fountas as its president. [Education Week]
Diffusion Network Seeks To Gain Solid Footing
One of its biggest successes has been Reading Recovery, a popular intervention for 1st graders. [Education Week]
Districts News Roundup
Massachusetts Advocacy Center recommends Reading Recovery be introduced in all Boston first grades. [Education Week]
Early Reading Intervention And Special Education&a
The relentless referral of children to special education because of reading failure can be stopped by strategic intervention through Reading Recovery. [Education Week: Letters]
Education Research Consumer Guide
Office of Educational Research and Improvement's guide to Reading Recovery [U.S. Department of Education]
Education Week
It Takes Capacity To Build Capacity
Education Week
Lifting Minority Achievement: Complex Answers
Education Week
Minority Gaps Smaller In Some Pentagon Schools
Education Week
Reading Reform: Lessons From Maine
Education Week - Clinton Proposal Puts Attention o
Karen Diegmueller writes about "America's Reading Challenge", a five-year plan to ensure that all children can read.
Effectiveness of Clinton Reading Plan Questioned
Critics fear poorly trained volunteers will meet with failure. [Education Week]
Focus of Title I Shifting From Pullout Efforts
Reading Recovery continues to be used in Boston because it's a short-term intervention and students don't get shuffled out of classrooms for long portions of their school careers. [Education Week]
Grants From Corporate Sources
Dole Food Company provides $150,000 for teacher training in Hawaii. [Education Week]
Harvard Education Letter
Facts, Not Fads in Title I Reform
Harvard Education Letter
Students Make Strong Gains
Help for Young Readers
Program boosts skills above average. [York Dispatch]
Leaders speak ahead of NSW State election
Labor party incumbent Bob Carr claims adding 920 Reading Recovery teachers has improved performance in primary schools across the state.
Learning Their Lessons
Some of the best known school-reform networks are victims of their own success. [Education Week]
Leaving None Behind: Support From Safety Nets and
Viable research-driven "safety nets" do exist. [Education Week: Letters]
Legislative Update
Idaho allocates $500,000 for Reading Recovery training. [Education Week]
Legislative Update
New Hampshire governor wants to increase funding for this intervention. [Education Week]
Michigan Education Report
Reading Recovery Revisited
Michigan Education Report
"Reading Recovery" is no such thing
Missouri Governer Calls for Funding
Subsidy for training Reading Recovery teachers requested [Education Week: News]
New Zealand Import: An Effective,But Costly, Way T
Debra Viadero describes the chances and roots of reading recovery. [Education Week]
NSW Opp stands by Reading Recovery program stateme
Australian politicians argue over who can take credit for introducing the program in the state.
Opp Challenges Carr Over Education Ad
Politicans argue over bragging rights for Reading Recovery.
Our Reading Recovery Results: 'Conclusive&apo
Our retention rate has plummeted, and the referral rate to special education in the primary grades has dropped from approximately 18 percent to 3 percent. [Education Week: Letters]
Reading Rebuttal: Maine's Approach May Disapp
Writer maintains there is no substantive scientific research that literature-based reading instruction is as effective than explicit phonics instruction. [Education Week: Letters]
Reading Recovery 'Outshines All Others'
Michigan educator addresses its "bad rap" [Education Week: Letters]
Reading Recovery Has Wide Impact
Ohio curriculum assistant praises the intervention [Education Week: Letters]
Report Casts Critical Eye on Reading Recovery Prog
Article by Debra Viadero focusing on a report which questions the success of one of the remedial reading programs for 1st graders. [Education Week]
Researchers Urge Officials To Reject Reading Recov
Researchers have launched a campaign contending that the one-on-one tutoring program fails to deliver the gains it promises. [Education Week: Letters]
Retention Is No Way To Boost Reading
New Jersey administrator calls for financial support for proven programs like Reading Recovery. [Education Week: Commentary]
State Capitals Roundup
News in Brief: Budget Cuts in Georgia [Education Week: News]
Stateline NSW - Political Debate
Extended interview with incumbent candidate Bob Carr, who defends his claim of having introduced Reading Recovery in New South Wales.
States Unclear On ESEA Rules About Reading
State officials have complained that the rules might preclude them from incorporating supplemental programs such as Reading Recovery into their reading plans. [Education Week]
Study Finds Barriers to Reform Strategies
A study of 10 promising school-reform programs suggests that, even in the best of schools, change comes hard. [Education Week]
Study Identifies Obstacles to Reform Strategies
Schools face a rocky road in implementing new education-reform strategies for disadvantaged students. [Education Week]
TeacherHelp
Reading Recovery Practices Explained
Test Scores Don't Reveal Quality of Teaching
Anecdotal data imply that what is making a difference is the mandated reduced-class size in California. [Education Week: Letters]
The Science of Reading
Visit from presidential advisor spurs debate over literacy instruction versus research. [Fort Wayne Journal Gazette]
Title Holder
Boston superintendent sanctions Reading Recovery as a targeted pullout program under Title I. [Education Week]
U.S. Department of Education
Start Early, Finish Strong: How to Help Every Child Become a Reader - Summaries of Recent State Laws on Reading
U.S. Department of Education
On the Road to Reading: A Guide for Community Partners
U.S. Department of Education
Policy Guidance for Title I, Part A - Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies
U.S. Department of Education
Education Reforms and Students at Risk: A Review of the Current State of the Art
Walker Clarifies Criticized Comments
Political candidate rallies to save Reading Recovery. [Columbus Ledger-Enquirer]
Whole-School Recovery
Reading Recovery in combination with the Literacy Collaborative lauded. [Education Week: Letters]
Wonder Reading Scores Soaring
Reading Recovery is credited with raising literacy achievement levels at Arkansas elementary school. [Crittenden County Evening Times]