Exit students from tutoring once they consistently read at the average level for their grade¶

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Description¶

Reading Recovery® defines a mastery-based exit criterion rather than a fixed program length. The report states that "Reading Recovery® lessons are discontinued when students can consistently read at the average level for their grade." This milestone is determined through teachers' daily observations and a formal exit assessment administered by another Reading Recovery® teacher, typically between weeks 12 and 20 of the program. This allows tutoring intensity to be redirected to remaining low-achieving students as each student reaches grade-level performance.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Daily observations and formative assessments by the Reading Recovery® teacher to monitor student reading performance
• An exit assessment administered by a Reading Recovery® teacher other than the one working with the student, or by the teacher leader

Constraints¶

• The typical exit window is between 12 and 20 weeks; the report does not state outcomes for students who do not reach the exit criterion

Target Learners¶

• Grade 1 students with low literacy achievement receiving one-on-one tutoring

Target Learning Goals¶

• Reading fluency and accuracy sufficient to perform at the average level for the grade

Related Strategies¶

• Reading Recovery Program Element
• Mastery Learning
• Mastery Based Progression

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• 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