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FAQs
The following Frequently Asked Questions should help you find out more about Reading Recovery.
How do I get Reading Recovery in my school?How do I become a Reading Recovery teacher?
How do I get Reading Recovery for my child?
Is Reading Recovery for children with SEN?
How can I organise my books for teaching reading to provide a reliable gradient of difficulty?
How do I order a Reading Recovery Guide to Book Selection?
Are there any Reading Recovery centres in Scotland or Northern Ireland?
Is it possible to be trained as a Reading Recovery teacher or teacher leader outside of the UK?
I am currently a Reading Recovery teacher overseas, can I move to the UK and continue teaching Reading Recovery?
How do I get our publications included in Book Bands for Guided Reading/Bridging Bands for Guided Reading/Guiding Reading?
How do I get our publications included in the Reading Recovery Guide to Book Selection?
How do I get Reading Recovery in my school?
You need a trained Reading Recovery teacher. You can train a teacher through your local Reading Recovery centre or advertise for an already trained Reading Recovery teacher on our jobs page.How do I become a Reading Recovery teacher?
You need to undertake the one year part-time professional development course.How do I get Reading Recovery for my child?
Reading Recovery is designed for the lowest attaining five or six year olds. If you think your child needs Reading Recovery you should talk to their class teacher.Is Reading Recovery for children with SEN?
Reading Recovery is a preventative measure, designed to overcome literacy difficulties that could otherwise lead children into SEN.Reading Recovery is targeted at the lowest attaining 5% of children in literacy in Year one, which can include pupils already identified as having special educational needs. Reading Recovery is not normally classified as an SEN intervention, but can be supportive of such children. It is an effective and appropriate response for children with additional educational needs.
How can I organise my books for teaching reading to provide a reliable gradient of difficulty?
You can order Book Bands for Guided Reading (4th edition), which enables schools to create, audit and supplement a high-quality library of sets of books for use with groups of Foundation and Key Stage 1 children.How do I order a Reading Recovery Guide to Book Selection?
The Reading Recovery Guide to Book Selection is only available for teachers implementing the Reading Recovery programme. Reading Recovery teachers can order a copy through their teacher leader. If you are not a current Reading Recovery teacher we would recommend Book Bands for Guided Reading (4th edition).Are there any Reading Recovery centres in Scotland or Northern Ireland?
There are currently no Reading Recovery centres within Scotland or Northern Ireland. The nearest centre to Northern Ireland is in Mongahan. For Scotland Newcastle, Sunderland and Redcar & Cleveland/Middlesbrough are the closest.Is it possible to be trained as a Reading Recovery teacher or teacher leader outside of the UK?
Training to become a Reading Recovery teacher or teacher leader cannot be undertaken by short courses or distance learning.The training to become a Reading Recovery teacher is facilitated by a Reading Recovery teacher leader through a one year initial professional development course at an accredited centre. Reading Recovery teachers receive further professional development through a minimum of six continuing professional development sessions each year, and annual teacher leader and colleague visits for as long as they are teaching Reading Recovery. This provision would need to be factored into the decision to train in the UK as a Reading Recovery teacher.
Training to become a Reading Recovery teacher leader requires attendance at an accredited site for MA LLLD, and is a fulltime, yearlong training course (in the UK, this is at Masters level and is through the European Centre for Reading Recovery at the Institute of Education, University of London). We have in the past trained Reading Recovery teacher leaders for Anguilla and for St Kitts and Nevis. This was funded by the respective governments and the teacher leaders relocated to the UK for the year of training. Accreditation as a teacher leader requires ongoing professional development support, including trainer site visits, this cost would need to be factored into the decision to train in the UK as a Reading Recovery teacher leader.
Reading Recovery is available internationally and training may be negotiated in centres overseas for their education systems.
If you wish further information, please email marking it for the attention of Dr. Sue Taylor.
I am currently a Reading Recovery teacher overseas, can I move to the UK and continue teaching Reading Recovery?
To work as a Reading Recovery teacher within the UK from overseas you will firstly need to provide evidence of your Reading Recovery qualification to the teacher leader in the region you wish to work. The teacher leader will then determine the level of retraining/support required to meet UK standards, which is assessed on an individual basis.An essential requirement to become a Reading Recovery teacher within the UK is qualified teacher status (QTS). In order to gain QTS the teacher will need to register with the nearest Employment Based Initial Teacher Training (EBITT) Provider (see Teacher Development Agency for details).
The teacher may need to work in a mainstream class as well as teaching Reading Recovery in order to provide evidence to meet the QTS Standards. This process usually takes three-to-12 months, depending on prior experience and evidence obtained.
How do I get our publications included in Book Bands for Guided Reading/Bridging Bands for Guided Reading/Guiding Reading?
The first step to inclusion in our classroom publications would be a review by the editorial committee.If you would like us to review the materials then please send them in the post, marking them for the attention of Dr Sue Bodman.
How do I get our publications included in the Reading Recovery Guide to Book Selection?
The first step to inclusion in our Guide to Book Selection would be a review by the editorial committee to determine whether the materials are suitable for use in Reading Recovery.This is done by the European trainer team at IOE not by teacher groups. If you would like us to review the materials then please send them in the post, marking them for the attention of Dr Sue Bodman.