Instructs 12-14 new Reading Recovery teachers in weekly classes and 30 hour workshop prior to the beginning of the school year. Guides testing and selection of children for the program. Serves as an outside tester for discontinuing children from the program. Coordinates testing with district requirements and procedures. Supervises and visits Reading Recovery teachers both trained and in-training on an ongoing basis.
Keeps records on Reading Recovery teachers and guides record keeping on children.
Completes an annual site report to be submitted to the district and the University of Arizona. Makes presentations on the program to interested groups including parents and boards of education in the participating districts. Conducts inservice sessions at the school building level for classroom teachers who will have Reading Recovery children in their classrooms. Participates in clinical aspects of training future Teacher Leaders. Attends in-state meetings of Reading Recovery Teacher Leaders.