Reading recovery programme?

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Has anyone's child been on the reading recovery programme? DS1 was offered a place on it today and I am ashamed to say I cried!

He's 5 and 9 months and a fairly average reader (I thought) - the coordinator went to great lengths to assure me that he 'just needed a little help' but I assume he actually needs A LOT of help if he's been given a place on the programme..

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I know this is an old thread but .....
I have seen the thread about Reading Recovery and wanted to respond. I am actually a Reading Recovery Teacher Leader and have been involved in Reading Recovery for nearly a decade and before that I was a primary school teacher for 10 years. One of the reasons i wanted to get in touch with mumsnet is the terrible state RR finds itself in. Some of the threads were not based on fact at all. It is in fact one of the most researched literacy programs worldwide ( and that is not just using their own claims). There are many independent professors/ research programs that continue to show its effectiveness. I wanted to try and use mumsnet so that somehow parents could get behind this wonderful intervention as it truly gives many children a second chance to learn. Without it , i fear that many children would not leave primary school literate. I am happy to start a dialogue going and would love to hear from anyone who has ideas about how to raise the profile of Reading Recovery. All i know is that in education , policy is not governed by good practice but narrow ideology at the expense of focusing on closing the attainment gap and putting children at the heart of pedagogic decisions. It could be your child and i know the power of parents!

I doubt anyone on this site is going to help you raise the profile of reading recovery.

There's even more evidence against it than there was when this thread started.

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That;s the sort of message that has no substance. What evidence is there that RR is not effective? Far from it. This is about the level of low literacy that still exists in this country and how one goes about addressing the issue. Apart from a huge amount of evidence that supports its success, i am after parents who may feel interested enough to fully understand the impact RR can have and the ethical reasons for not having experts in school that can meet the needs of the lowest attaining pupils.

My ds' school has reading recovery teacher. Last year's sats reading result was bottom 10-20% nationally....

Do you know what PIRLS is? I'm assuming not from your comment. Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) is an international study of reading achievement in fourth graders. It is conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). It is designed to measure children’s reading literacy achievement, to provide a baseline for future studies of trends in achievement,and to gather information about children’s home and school experiences in learning to read.[

Can you point me to any independent evidence to support RR?

http://www.iferi.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/RR-James-W.-Chapman-and-William-E.-Tunmer.pdf
The Literacy Performance of ex-Reading Recovery Students Between Two and Four Years Following Participation on the Program: Is this Intervention Effective for Students with Early Reading Difficulties?

Exactly what are the ethical implications of not having a 'specialist reading teacher' in schools?

Well, that was a short discussion! Same time in another three years, user978346666633328282810009?