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3. Review previous Reading Recovery recommendations, with
considerations to:
• Place Reading Recovery Teachers in buildings as needed to reflect
the needs of 20% of our District's lowest performing first graders,
regardless of what elementary school they may attend;
• Analyze the other instructional assignments given to Reading
Recovery teachers in order to maximize their expertise as highly
skilled reading interventionists.
• Ensure standard case load for each Reading Recovery teacher at
National Reading Recovery standards and guidelines (e.g. 8
students/year).
• Place interventionists in buildings without Reading Recovery.
Interventionists would receive professional development to lift the
quality of interventions for students who need additional support in
literacy.
Reading Recovery Program Modifications since 2009 Report:
• Research & Evaluation provides names of targeted students to
principals and Reading Recovery teachers annually.
• Interventionists have been hired in several schools that were not
able to hire/recruit Reading Recovery teachers. Interventions
are provided through the interventionists using research-based
interventions.
• Interventionists participate in professional development biweekly
to ensure effective interventions provided with fidelity.
• Reading Recovery staff are interviewed and hired centrally.
• Reading Recovery teachers participate in regular professional
development.
• Reading Recovery Teacher Leaders conduct site visits to
Reading Recovery classrooms.
• MMSD received an i3 grant in 2011-12 to support the training of
8 new Reading Recovery teachers
• MMSD received scholarships to support two Reading Recovery
Teacher Leaders- in training.
• One Reading Recovery Teacher Leader is receiving training in
Reading Recovery for Spanish speakers (Descubriendo Ia
Lecture) in order to provide professional development more
broadly for Spanish speaking students requiring literacy
interventions.
• Some schools that were not able to fill the Reading Recovery
positions with qualified Reading Recovery teachers in 2010-11
were able to fill these positions in 2011-12 due to the i3 grant
funding provided to MMSD.
• Reading Recovery teachers provide Reading Recovery services
to students for 50% of a full teaching day per Reading Recovery
guidelines. Because of their expertise and background, MMSD
is strongly encouraging staffing models that employ these highly
skilled teachers as Interventionists, IRT's, Special Education, or
ESL teachers for the remaining 50% of their contract.
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