Activities for ESL Students. English EFL/ESL. ESL. ESL CLASSES. ESL Library - for ESL Teachers. Free ESL Worksheets, English Teaching Materials, ESL Lesson Plans. Reading Recovery. Reading Recovery has a strong tradition of success with the lowest-achieving children. Developed in New Zealand, Reading Recovery now also operates in all states in Australia, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The goal of Reading Recovery is to reduce the number of Year 1 students having difficulties learning to read and write. Students receive a series of individual, 30-minute Reading Recovery lessons daily from a specially trained teacher. This section explains: how the program is implementedhow schools can participatehow teachers and tutors can receive trainingthe outcomes of the 2006 programprovides links to further reading and useful resources online. Implementation of Reading RecoveryReading Recovery operates at several levels of the education system, as students, teachers and schools work together to reduce reading and writing problems.
Research and resourcesThere is a wealth of research and information about Reading Recovery. The ESL Handbook. The National Literacy and Numeracy Evidence Base - teach learn share - Successful language learners: whole-school ESL language and literacy practices.