Data, Data, Data – every child counted, all around the world
Have you used the on-line database to enter your students’ entry and exit data? If you’re ready to give it a go, you’ll find both the link in the Continuous Remote Entry Instruction Manual and your password in communications sent directly to you by Donna McFadden. This data contributes to our York Region District School Board outcomes, outcomes for Ontario, Canada and the world!
As Reading Recovery has expanded internationally, outcomes for all children who have received the intervention have been collected and reported. To date, outcomes have been documented for approximately 3 million children world-wide (New Zealand, Australia, United States including U.S. department of defence schools world-wide, Canada, United Kingdom and Ireland, Denmark, and island territories like Anguilla, Jersey and Bermuda). All countries with Reading Recovery use information from Clay’s An Observation Survey of Early Literacy Achievement to determine who is most at-risk, to report outcomes and to monitor change over time.
According to Dr. Jerome D’Agostino, from the International Data Evaluation Center, Reading Recovery, perhaps like no other intervention, has embraced data since its inception. “The results reveal the year-to-year consistency of Reading Recovery in terms of providing struggling Grade 1 students the opportunity to get back on track toward academic success.” (Journal of Reading Recovery, Spring 2011)
In addition to reporting entry and outcome data, Reading Recovery teachers prepare, in collaboration with their primary colleagues, an annual school report to examine their school’s implementation. These reports spark intentional, focused dialogue among staff, guide forward planning, and help to connect and align Reading Recovery with individual School Improvement Plans and the Board Improvement Plan. New goals for continuous improvement are set and the journey continues!
How are you and your colleagues using the Reading Recovery School Report to enhance what’s possible for the most at-risk Grade 1 readers and writers?
In addition, independent research reviews from the What Works Clearinghouse confirm that Reading Recovery has the strongest results of any early reading program. Its proven effectiveness and strong professional learning are examined here:
