Reading Recovery is the world's most widely researched intervention for young children having extreme difficulty with early literacy learning.

What the research shows

Reading Recovery is the world's most widely researched intervention for young children having extreme difficulty with early literacy learning. Studies and research reviews document the effectiveness of Reading Recovery. Scholars have summarized the studies to identify trends and suggest future direction for research.

Researchers have concluded that Reading Recovery:

• promotes phonological awareness
• improves the self-efficacy scores of children
• promotes self-regulated behaviors
• contributes to closing the gap between White and African American children
• promotes writing strategies
• reduces the need for special education services and the costs of those services
• yields positive outcomes for English-language learners
• represents a comprehensive model of reading reflected in the lesson framework

The Reading Recovery Council of North America Web site provides information about research studies related to effectiveness, continued progress, students' self-esteem, cost effectiveness, and meeting the criteria for scientifically-based reading research.