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University Training Centers

New Zealand - Auckland, U.S. - Alabama - Birmingham, U.S. - California - Fresno, U.S. - California - San Diego, U.S. - Connecticut - Storrs, U.S. - Georgia - Atlanta, U.S. - Illinois - Wheaton, U.S. - Indiana - West Lafayette, U.S. - Iowa - Iowa City, U.S. - Kansas - Emporia

A Scientifically Based Analysis

http://www.state.sd.us/deca/TA/sbr.pdf

A synthesis of recent research

An Evaluation of Costs and Benefits

http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~bgrossen/rr.htm

A paper which examines the cost-effectiveness of the Reading Recovery approach and finds it lacking.

Arkansas Comprehensive Early Literacy Model

http://www.arliteracymodel.com/Rr/

This design for school change includes the intervention as a major component.

Education Commission of the States

http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/18/91/1891.htm

Review of the intervention with bibliography

Effective Reading Instruction

http://www.uni.edu/coe/ci/file/rr2.html

Pros and cons about the effectiveness of the intervention as an approach to reading instruction.

ERIC Digest

http://www.ericdigests.org/1996-2/reading.html

This ERIC Digest discusses elements of the program, describes a typical lesson, addresses the importance of teacher education, reviews the existing literature in the ERIC database, and discusses cost effectiveness.

Heinemann

http://www.heinemann.com/shared/authors/387.asp

Publisher of many works by the intervention's founder, Marie Clay.

Indicators, Benchmarks, and Evidence

http://www.people.memphis.edu/~coe_crep/bmarks/rr.htm

The Center for Research in Educational Policy suggests a template for evaluating implementations.

Just the Facts

http://www.avko.org/Essays/reading_recovery.htm

AVKO Dyslexia - Spelling Research Foundation presents a summary of critical research.

National Data Evaluation Center

http://www.ndec.us/

NDEC processes evaluation research data for the United States. Its web site provides methodological documentation, and allows data entry by teachers.

NRRF - Observations on Reading Recovery

http://www.nrrf.org/essay_ReadRec_10.html

An evaluation of books published by Marie Clay.

NRRF - Phonological Processing Study

http://www.nrrf.org/rr_study_chapman.htm

Examines the relationship between the development of phonological processing skills and the effectiveness of the intervention.

NRRF - San Diego Research Project

http://www.nrrf.org/sd_rrrp.htm

Compares the academic performance students in San Diego based on norm reference tests and literacy assessment portfolios.

Provide the Evidence

http://www.educationnews.org/educationnews_maybe_reading_reco.htm

EducationNews makes an offer "to serve as a clearing house" for data.

Reading Excellence Grant - Kansas

http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/REA/pdfs/kansasnarr.pdf

Reading Recovery and the Kansas Advanced Literacy Learning model share a common framework.

Reading Excellence Grant - Kentucky

http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/REA/pdfs/kentuckynarr.pdf

Kentucky legislation provides for the creation of a University Training Center.

Reading Excellence Grant - Vermont

http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/REA/pdfs/vermontnarr.pdf

Schools in Vermont that have full and high-quality implementations find the intervention to make a significant and sustaining contribution.

Reading Recovery and the ESL Learner

http://www.ritslab.ubc.ca/teslcan/read.htm

Three case studies with ESL students

Reading Recovery Council of California

http://www.r2c2.org/

Promotes reading and literacy intervention, reading and writing instruction and professional development.

Reading Recovery Council of North America

http://www.readingrecovery.org/

News articles, membership information and upcoming events.

Reading Recovery National Network

http://ioewebserver.ioe.ac.uk/ioe/cms/get.asp?cid=9263&9263_0=9261

U.K. Institute of Education explain how teachers can turn young children into fluent effective readers.

Reading Recovery Overview

http://www.sfusd.k12.ca.us/programs/rr/RRoverview.html

An overview of the intervention as written by educators from the University of California San Bernadino.

Research in Reading Recovery

http://www.stanswartz.com/reading.htm

A collection of academic research about the effectiveness of the Reading Recovery approach.

Research Monograph

http://www.stanswartz.com/researchmonograph.htm

A summary of evidence prior to 1996 documenting the success of the intervention.

South Carolina Department of Education

http://www.sde.state.sc.us/offices/cso/rr/

Teacher nomination and application forms from the Office of Curriculum and Standards.

Teachers.Net

http://teachers.net/mentors/remedial_reading/

Remedial Reading/Reading Recovery chatboard

Text Levels Guide

http://www.melroseps.vic.edu.au/reading%20recovery/

Searchable database of leveled books from the Melrose Schools in Victoria, Australia.

U.S. Department of Education

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/EPTW/eptw4/eptw4l.html

Education Programs That Work: The catalogue of the National Diffusion Network

U.S. Department of Education

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/ModStrat/pt3e.html

Model Strategies in Bilingual Education: Descubriendo la Lectura

U.S. Department of Education

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/Prog95/pt3major.html

Progress of Education in the United States of America - 1990 through 1994