Reading Recovery® Intervention Report

Title:	Reading Recovery® Intervention Report
Description:	This new What Works Clearinghouse intervention report summarizes the evidence on Reading Recovery®, updating an earlier report from 2013, and provides detailed information about program implementation and cost. Reading Recovery® is a supplemental, one-on-one tutoring program designed to help students in grade 1 who score below grade level in reading. The program aims to improve student reading and writing skills by providing one-on-one tutoring and tailoring lessons to each student. Trained Reading Recovery® teachers deliver the tutoring in daily 30-minute sessions over the course of 12 to 20 weeks. Based on two studies that meet WWC standards, there is moderate evidence that Reading Recovery® positively impacted student achievement in literacy immediately after the intervention. There is also promising evidence that Reading Recovery® positively impacted writing productivity and receptive communication immediately after the intervention and writing conventions 3 years after the intervention. Reading Recovery® had uncertain effects on math achievement 3 years after the intervention and on general academic achievement 10 years after the intervention.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (373KB) Download, view and print the report brief as a pdf file. (253KB)
Cover Date:	June 2023
Web Release:	June 28, 2023
Print Release:	June 28, 2023
Publication #:	WWC 2023006 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	WWC
Associated Centers:	NCEE
Authors:	WWC
Type of Product:	Intervention Report
Keywords:	Elementary Education Literacy Reading • struggling readers Tutoring Writing
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Intervention Report, please contact: Betsy Wolf.