Published: 22/11/2009 00:00 - Updated: 27/11/2009 18:31

Follow ECaR if your child’s reading needs to be on road to recovery

A new reading centre opens this week to mark the launch of the ‘Every Child a Reader Project’.

The Conference Development Centre, Stephenson Court, Priory Park, Bedford, will open its doors at 2pm on Tuesday offering ‘Reading Recovery’ to youngsters.

Jane Smithson, ‘Every Child A Reader’ (ECaR) teacher leader said: “Schools funded through the programme, receiving Reading Recovery lessons, made an average gain of 21 months in reading age in four-five months of teaching – well over four times the normal rate of progress.

“ECaR continues to positively influence the life chances of Key Stage 1 children, getting 83 per cent of our lowest attaining pupils to Level 2 by the age of seven.”

Reading Recovery is a shortterm intervention for children who have the lowest achievement in literacy learning in their first years at school.

Children are taught individually by a specially trained teacher for 30 minutes each day for an average of 12-20 weeks.

The goal is for children to develop effective reading and writing strategies in order to work within an average range of class performance nationally for their age.
Reddit Facebook Digg Del.icio.us Twitter Bebo
Bedford news, Read the latest news from Bedfordshire from the Bedfordshire on Sunday reporters, We report on breaking Bedford news stories, alongside topical local news from across the county of Bedfordshire, Stay in touch with Bedfordshire news on the go, or from the comfort of your own home