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Clay, Marie M. – 1988
This paper addresses cognitive issues raised by the success of an early reading intervention program, Reading Recovery (originated in New Zealand and also used in Australia and the United States,) in which the great majority of students move from low reading achievement to average achievement for their age group within 12-15 weeks. The first…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Reading Difficulties, Reading Failure
Yukis, Joseph F. – Updating School Board Policies, 1988
This newsletter describes the Reading Recovery program, developed in New Zealand to help low-achieving first-grade students "recover" 90 percent of average first-grade reading and writing skills after 12 to 18 weeks of intensive instruction. It is currently being implemented by school districts in the United States as well--statewide in…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, High Risk Students, Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Instruction
