Reading Recovery improves receptive communication skills immediately after the intervention, with promising evidence from one small quasi-experimental study¶
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Evidence · 1 study · causalr2·q2
Currency · newest study 2023 · checked against its sources 2026-10-17 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person
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q2 i? Reading Recovery improved students' receptive communication skills at the end of the implementation year, based on one study with fewer than 350 students. → rc-1
Evidence¶
rc-1¶
What Works Clearinghouse, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. (2023, June). Reading Recovery® Intervention Report | English Language Arts Topic Area. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/InterventionReport/730
q2 · i? · causal · r2
WWC synthesis of Burroughs-Lange & Douëtil (2007), a quasi-experimental study of 234 students in UK Year 1 across 42 London schools. The finding is measured by the Hearing and Recording Sounds in Words subtest and rated "promising evidence" for receptive communication.
"One study provides promising evidence that Reading Recovery® improved students’ skills in receptive communication. This assessment is based on one study that meets WWC standards and includes fewer than 350 students."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Communication Skills — outcome: instruction changes it
- Oral Language — outcome: instruction changes it
Related Claims¶
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- Of 18 reviewed Tier 2 literacy interventions, three had at most promising evidence and 12 had uncertain evidence of effects — a broader claim this one bears on
- Reading Recovery shows strong ESSA evidence of positive effects on general literacy achievement and moderate evidence on academic dispositions for grade 1 students — related
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Reading Recovery improves receptive communication skills immediately after the intervention, with promising evidence from one small quasi-experimental study |
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Reading Recovery improves receptive communication skills immediately after the intervention, with promising evidence from one small quasi-experimental study |
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2023 |
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2026-10-17 |
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