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Reading Recovery recognised as key measure for reaching disadvantaged children and tackling special needs

7 July 2006: A report published this week by the Social Market Foundation recommends Reading Recovery as one of five core measures for ensuring disadvantaged primary school children experience long-term benefits from the government’s investment into early years’ support programmes.

The report, ‘Fade or Flourish: How primary schools can build on children’s early progress’, recommends intensive one to one teaching for the most disadvantaged primary school children to ensure that the social and academic gains achieved through pre-school intervention  are sustained during primary school.

Jean Gross Director of Every Child a Reader, a three year initiative which is funding Reading Recovery in inner city schools welcomed today’s findings:  "Special educational needs can be prevented if we tackle them early. We are delighted to see Reading Recovery recognised as a guaranteed way of boosting the achievement of disadvantaged children in the primary school years.”

Every Child a Reader is a £10 million initiative working to boost literacy among disadvantaged primary children through Reading Recovery.  It is being supported and delivered through an innovative partnership between the DfES, the Institute of Education, the KPMG Foundation and other charitable organisations.