Every Child A Reader (ECaR)
A new reading centre will be opened on 24th
November, at 2pm, at the Conference Development Centre, Stephenson
Court, Priory Park, to mark the launch of the ‘Every Child a Reader
Project’ in Bedford Borough.
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 4-5 months of teaching – well over four
times the normal rate of progress. Every Child a Reader continues
to positively influence the life chances of Key Stage 1 children,
getting 83% of our lowest attaining pupils to Level 2 by the age of
seven.”
Reading Recovery is a short-term 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.
Jane Smithson continues: “We will be outlining
the effectiveness of the programme, both locally and nationally and
explaining the current position with Reading Recovery Teachers. The
event will be an excellent opportunity for interested schools to
find out more about the project and view the specialist facilities
for the Reading Recovery teacher training programme.”