The objective of the program is to make instruction consistent for children experiencing academic difficulties. Each teacher has four students assigned to him or her for 20 weeks.
Instruction is intensive and individualized.
The teacher sets up a different instructional program for each child. The student engages in holistic reading and writing tasks during these sessions. Generally, students complete one book a week. Sixteen specially trained teachers worked with 170 first grade children. A long-range objective of the school district is to have two Reading Recovery teachers assigned to each elementary school.