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AJLD Eminent Researcher Award Winner 2024 Professor James Chapman: The Rise and Demise of Reading Recovery in New Zealand
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James W. Chapman; William E. Tunmer – Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 2025
Reading Recovery (RR) was introduced throughout New Zealand during the 1980s, for children struggling the most with learning to read after 1 year of formal schooling. In May 2024, the Minister of Education decided the programme would no longer be funded beyond 2024. This decision was based on evidence that the programme was not as effective as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Difficulties, Reading Programs, Reading Instruction