Measurable Goal s Reading Recovery has specific measurable goals for each child. The achievement of these goals is measurable using the Observation Survey of Early Literacy Achievement 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 used to make such decisions. In the most successful implementations, good first teaching in the classroom is supported by Reading Recovery as an early intervention and by other educational programs for students who need longer term or more specialized services following the Reading Recovery intervention. Parent and Community Involvement Reading Recovery requires parental permission and encourages parents to assist in the tutoring process.
Students take home books to read and cut-up stories to reassemble each night.
Parents are encouraged to listen to their child read each evening and 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 is generally a part of the school's larger effort to involve parents and community members in supporting early literacy learning. The university training centers provide ongoing technical support and assistance to the Reading Recovery teacher leaders trained at each center. This ongoing supportive role includes professional development opportunities within the nationwide Reading Recovery network.