Reading Recovery!

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Reading Recovery!
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Reading Recovery

• East Irondequoit Central School District

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The goal of Reading Recovery

• To bring a childs reading and writing to an
  average level
• Child will have tools to use to problem solve in
  reading and writing
• Child takes risks in reading and writing
• Child continues to grow after Reading Recovery

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What is Reading Recovery?

• Began in New Zealand in the 70s
• For children confused about literacy
• A maximum of 20 weeks in duration
• One on one with highly trained teacher
• An accelerative program
• Daily 30 minute lessons

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What happens in a 30 minute lesson?

• Child reads about 5-6 books each day
• Child writes a story every day
• Child learns how words work
• Child learns to problem solve while reading and
  writing with teacher help

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Who is the Reading Recovery Team?
Child
Parent
Classroom Teacher
Reading Recovery Teacher
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Childs Role

• Good attendance in school
• Complete homework
• Bring Reading Recovery bag home each night and
  return to school

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Parents Role

• Help child with homework
• Communicate with teachers
• Observe Reading Recovery lesson(s)
• Encourage and praise childs efforts

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Classroom Teachers Role

• Regularly meet with Reading Recovery teacher
• Daily reading group with child
• Share observations with parent and RR teacher

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Reading Recovery Teacher Role

• Plan daily lessons for child
• Share information with parent and classroom
  teacher
• Help child to love reading and writing

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What is homework like?

• Reading books
• Games
• Cut-Up Sentence-glue in sentence, draw picture