Their Reading Recovery students may or may not be from their regular classroom. Next year, teachers from Banquete, Ben Bolt, Driscoll and Robstown will receive training in Reading Recovery. The Reading Recovery program originated in New Zealand 20 years ago and was brought to the United States 13 years ago by Ohio State University. There is a regional center for the training of teacher leaders at Texas Women's University. Reading Recovery is not a package program, but one that is adjusted to match each reader's skill level.
Books are short with only a few lines on each page.
They are leveled in degrees of difficulty to assist teachers in selecting the right books for their students. Funding for the program comes from the Academics 2000 Reading Initiative established by Gov. George W. Bush. The goal of the program is to have all Texas students reading at grade level by the time they complete fourth grade.