| The division has an approach to assist our struggling grade one English readers, through the Reading Recovery™ Program. The purpose of the programs is to provide intense English reading interventions to Grade 1 students who have not shown adequate reading skill development by the end of their Kindergarten year. The program is a supplemental reading program and does not replace the regular Grade 1 reading program. |
All students have their reading assessment completed by the classroom teacher who works with the school's resource teacher and divisional Consultant who select the lowest 20% of Grade 1 students across the division for extra support. All schools offer the Reading Recovery™ Program and the Leveled Literacy Intervention system. These supports are provided in Grade 1 classes where English is taught. |
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The Reading Recovery™ Program is a highly effective short-term intervention of one-to-one tutoring for low-achieving first graders. The intervention is used as a supplement to good classroom teaching. As of September 2017, Reading Recovery is provided in all schools with Grade 1 classes.
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The Reading Recovery™ Program has a strong tradition of success with the lowest-achieving children. Developed in New Zealand 30 years ago, Reading Recovery now also operates in most states in the United States, as well as Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
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