Broken words, broken system | Behind the Investigation

<p>For the past 30 years, <a href="https://education.gsu.edu/ecee/">Georgia State University</a> has run a program for experienced teachers to learn a curriculum called Reading Recovery, which is intended to help children learn how to read.</p>

<p>Reading Recovery is one-on-one instruction in the classroom for the lowest performing students in first grade struggling to read. School districts in Georgia and across the country used its teaching methods for decades.</p>

<p>Once hailed as one of the most effective intervention models, a study published in the <a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19345747.2023.2209092">Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness</a> in 2023 raises questions about its effectiveness. While the results show the short-term impact to students &ldquo;largely positive,&rdquo; researchers say the results completely flipped once the children reach third and fourth grade.<br /><br />Read the full story here: https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/12/10/georgia-state-university-accused-teaching-debunked-reading-methods/</p>