Teacher leaders are required to have a master's degree and to attend a year long residential training program at one of 23 university training centers in the United States. The teacher leaders provide training for teachers and serve as the leader of the Reading Recovery teacher training site. The achievement of these goals is measurable using the Observation Survey assessment as well as standardized tests and classroom performance. Support within the School Reading Recovery must be adopted by a school or a district through whatever method is selected by the school or district to make such decisions. Parent and Community Involvement Reading Recovery requires parental permission and encourages parents to assist in the tutoring process.
Students take home little books to read and cut up sentences to reassemble each night.
Parents are encouraged to listen to their child read each evening to reinforce the day's lesson. Reading Recovery also encourages opportunities for children to read to volunteers who visit the classroom to assist in early literacy learning. The volunteer program generally is a part of the school's larger effort to involve parents and community members in supporting the early literacy effort. The university training center which trains the teacher leader provides ongoing technical support and assistance to the Reading Recovery teacher leader. This ongoing supportive role includes professional development opportunities within the nationwide Reading Recovery network.