Early Literacy Intervention:
Expanding Expertise and Impact

a Reading Recovery initiative in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education

The goal of this initiative is to focus on developing highly effective teachers and resources for schools for improving the reading and writing abilities of students.
Funding has been provided through an award from the U.S. Department of Education, under award number U215K090094, for the Fund for the Improvement of Education (FIE) Program. The contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the federal government.


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Overview of the Initiative

The Reading Recovery Council of North America is pleased to partner with the U.S. Department of Education to offer professional development resources and activities to strengthen early literacy outcomes with students nationwide.

 

All resources are offered at no charge and will include live webinars and on-demand webcasts, web-based professional development, forums and administrator institutes, a response to intervention information initiative, scholarship opportunities, and other activities and materials.

RECENTLY ADDED
Response to Intervention in Grade One: Reading Recovery

ON-DEMAND WEBCASTS NOW AVAILABLE
Reading Recovery as an Effective Component of RTI

English Language Learners: The Importance of Language to True Literacy

Making Decisions for Individual Learners Within a Small-Group Setting


 

Topics addressed in the initiative will include
• Response to intervention (RTI)
• Intervention coaching
• Working with groups
• Working with English language learners
• Best practices in early literacy teaching
• Comprehensive literacy models
• Cost-effectiveness of one-to-one vs. small-group instruction
• School reform for accelerated literacy learning

This project is supportive of the Department of Education's priorities, including promoting innovation and excellence in America's schools, improving professional development and mentoring for teachers, focusing on the lowest-performing students and schools, and providing solutions to close the achievement gap.

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