Submitted by Lisa Fisher, Reading Recovery Teacher Leader, Sarasota County Schools

Watch this powerful video about the Sarasota County Reading Recovery program to hear parents, principals, Reading Recovery Teachers, homeroom teachers, and both current and past Reading Recovery students discuss what Reading Recovery means to them. “This is the most targeted, individualized instruction available to help with early literacy. I dare say it is the best thing that has happened to Sarasota County students,” says Principal Lisa Wheatley. 

Mairym, a former Reading Recovery student, shares how she has grown into a seventh-grade honor student while Kayla, a recent Reading Recovery first-grader, grins while she proudly shows off her recent A on a reading test. “I have seen complete joy take over a child’s face when reading just clicks,” shares Reading Recovery Teacher Kelly Watts. “Tapping into and opening up that joy is what Reading Recovery does each and every day.”