Lyn Stone: A taster chapter of Lyn's forthcoming book - on a Reading Recovery lesson

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Lyn Stone: A taster chapter of Lyn's forthcoming book - on a Reading Recovery lesson

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https://lifelongliteracy.com/reading-re ... -teaching/
Reading Recovery: First impressions of bad teaching

One of the best aspects of my job is when I get to observe other practitioners in action. I’ve been very lucky to have such generous colleagues. This is the story of the first time I saw someone using Reading Recovery. Yes, it’s a story, an anecdote, and therefore not data, please bear that in mind. If you would like the science on Reading Recovery, you can find it here and here for starters.

When I started my private practice, one of the programs I kept hearing about was Reading Recovery. It seemed like every child who came to me for intervention had had this teaching.
Most of the local schools had a Reading Recovery teacher and every workshop I presented would have a of couple Reading Recovery-trained people there.
I found this slightly odd, as, from what I could glean, it was meant to be a long-term, highly effective intervention for struggling readers. Why did these children, who had accessed this program, then need further intervention?
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Lynn's description and worries about a Reading Recovery lesson reminded me of this thread featuring a BBC documentary 'B is for Book' that rang alarm bells for a number of people:

http://www.iferi.org/iferi_forum/viewto ... ?f=2&t=613
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And here is a warning about Reading Recovery from America:

http://www.iferi.org/iferi_forum/viewto ... ?f=2&t=861
The Reading Wars and Reading Recovery: What Educators, Families, and Taxpayers Should Know

Pamela Cook
Deborah R. Rodes
Kay L. Lipsitz
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