Then, they are released from the program as successful readers. When that happens for an individual child, the program is discontinued, and another qualified child begins to receive individual tutoring. Reading Recovery teachers go through an intensive course of study. Throughout the school year, teachers attend weekly three-hour classes held after school in which they learn the components of the lesson and the basic procedures. Simultaneously the teachers apply and expand their new knowledge as they work with children in their classrooms or small groups.
Teachers learn, apply, receive feedback and refine their teaching skills.
In a half-time position Reading Recovery teachers in Nashville teach an average of 11 students each. The cost of the program is considerably less than retention. The goal of Reading Recovery is to prevent failure and lower resource placement, to increase academic achievement and to supplement classroom instruction with early intervention support for our most at-risk students. Reading Recovery first came to Nashville in 1995-96. Bellshire, Cora Howe, Fall Hamilton, Gra-Mar, McCann, Napier, and Park Avenue.