Literacy Groups

Literacy Groups provide daily small group instruction in reading and writing to first and second grade students utilizing the training, knowledge, and expertise of the Reading Recovery Program. Literacy Groups offer the same type of reading and writing support for a group of students at a critical time in their development of reading competence. Students are selected to participate in a Literacy Group based on the results of the Reading Recovery Observational Survey, the First Grade Local Assessment and/or teacher recommendation. It is expected that students would exit the program as they progress and other at need students would enter.

Literacy Groups are available in each elementary school. Lessons include reading familiar books, letter and journal writing, diagnostic reading assessments and the introduction and the reading of a new book. In both the Reading Recovery Program and the Literacy Group Program, the home is encouraged to work with the school to aid in the promotion of reading progress.