IDEC National Summary Reports
Results Matter! Ongoing research and evaluation are essential in Reading Recovery’s success. Since Reading Recovery was introduced in the United States in 1984, data have been collected and analyzed for each of the more than 2.3 million children served.
The International Data Evaluation Center (IDEC), an ongoing research project in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University, is responsible for collecting and analyzing data. Reading Recovery teachers enter data through IDEC’s secure website for each student they serve. Teacher leaders review and approve data then receive evaluation reports each year for each training site, school, and school district. The International Data Evaluation Center also prepares national reports, conducts academic research, collaborates with faculty at other universities on a variety of research endeavors, and assists researchers in their efforts.
The extensive IDEC database has made Reading Recovery accountable to schools and funding sources, and informed teaching and management decisions. An annual technical report of Reading Recovery results is available each year and is posted on the IDEC website.
2021-22 National Summary Data Reports
- 2021-2022 Descubriendo la Lectura National Summary Report for the United States.pdf
- 2021-2022 Reading Recovery National Summary Report for the United States.pdf
- 2021-2022 Reporting Guide to Tables and Figures in the Annual Reports.pdf
2020-21 National Summary Data Reports
THE JOURNAL OF READING RECOVERY
Spring 2023
The Science of Reading Era: Seeking the “Science” in Yet Another Anti-Teacher Movement by Paul Thomas
Understanding Marie Clay’s Perspective on Phonics by Mary Anne Doyle
Selection of Children for Reading Recovery: Challenges and Responses by Mary K. Lose and Eva Konstantellou
Let’s Talk About It: The Composing Conversation by Jamie Lipp
A Report of National Outcomes for Reading Recovery and Descubriendo la Lectura by Susan Mauck, Kate Nelson and Lisa Pinkerton