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Is Reading Recovery A Beneficial Reading Program To Have Implemented In A School District?, Carrie Langan
Is Reading Recovery A Beneficial Reading Program To Have Implemented In A School District?, Carrie Langan
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Reading Recovery is an instructional program that offers individualized reading and writing instruction to struggling first graders. This program is costly and with the limited number of first graders that can be served, it raises the question : Is Reading Recovery really beneficial in the long run?
The purpose of this paper is to explain the importance that Reading Recovery has to offer. While this program may be costly, Reading Recovery children usually complete their series of lessons within 12 - 20 weeks. After that time, other children take their place. With good classroom instruction , many children who discontinue …