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Reading Recovery in Scoil Aonghusa Junior

We are lucky in Scoil Aonghusa Junior to be able to offer Reading Recovery to some of our students.

Reading Recovery is a short term intervention programme to help children who are finding reading and writing difficult. It is aimed at children around 6 years of age. 


Children in Reading Recovery attend 30 minute one- to-one lessons every day with a specially trained teacher. During this time the teacher observes the child closely in order to identify what aspects of reading and writing they are finding hard.  Lessons are individually designed based on these moment by moment observations. Children usually attend Reading Recovery for around 20 weeks. 

During a Reading Recovery session, children usually work on the following areas of Literacy:
  • Reading familiar books to promote confidence and fluency
  • Read a new book every day
  • Work on letter identification
  • Learn how to break words into parts
  • Hold a conversation
  • Write a story 
  • Hear and record sounds in words

The main goal for children in Reading Recovery is to become effective readers and writers and able to work at a level that is average for their class once they finish reading recovery.  

Reading Recovery teachers must undergo a year of intensive training. Following this they attend ongoing professional development courses to keep up to date and develop their skills. Our Principal, Ms Blake was the first teacher to train in Reading Recovery in SAJ.  Ms McAdam and Ms Buckley are currently working in RR.

If we identify your child as a suitable candidate for a place in Reading Recovery, Ms McAdam or Ms Buckley will contact you and invite you in for a meeting. 



Here are some examples of the great writing that takes place during a Reading Recovery Lesson!
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​Every day we learn about how words work!

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  • Home
  • About us
    • Our Ethos
    • A word from the principal
    • Policies >
      • Critical Incident Management Policy
      • Child Protection Safeguarding Policy
      • Code of Behaviour
      • Anti-Bullying Policy
      • Data Protection Policy
      • Acceptable Usage (Internet) Policy
      • Admission (Enrolment) Policy
      • Special (Additional) Educational Needs Policy
      • Attendance Strategy
      • Annual Review Notification 2022/23
      • Annual Admission Notice (2023-24)
      • Dignity in the Workplace Policy
      • Parental Complaints/Grievance Procedures
      • Homework Policy
    • Child protection >
      • Attendance
      • Enrolment
      • Why attendance at school is so important
      • How you can help your child
    • Board of Management
    • Staff
    • Contact
    • Parish
  • Enrolment
  • News
    • Newsletter
    • Our new Sensory Garden
    • New MacBook Pro Laptops for SAJ
    • Our New Sensory Room is Open
  • Parents
    • HSCL >
      • Introduction
      • Local supports for children and adults
      • School Refusal
      • Anxiety Management
    • Parents association >
      • Making life manageable for the Junior Infant
      • First day
      • Going Home
      • Supporting my child's learning at home
      • The School Day
      • The Distressed Child
      • Our School Curriculum
    • Holiday Schedule 2022-2023
  • Pupils
    • Curriculum >
      • Numeracy
      • Literacy >
        • Reading Committee
        • Power Hour
        • Reading Recovery
        • Learning to read and write in Scoil Aonghusa Junior
        • Useful links
      • STEM
      • Aistear
    • Activities >
      • Class Assemblies
      • Swimming
      • Community Singing
      • GAA Skills
      • Baking Club
      • Guest Speakers
    • Achievements >
      • Discovery Primary Science
      • Green Schools
    • After-School Clubs >
      • Infant After School Club 1.40pm - 2.40pm
      • Arts and Crafts Club
      • Variety Club
      • Fitness Fun Club
      • GAA Club
      • Lego Club
      • Coding Club
      • Baking Club
    • Our Work Around the School
  • Classes
    • Junior Infants >
      • Ms Murphy
      • Ms Smyth
    • Senior Infants >
      • Mr Lally
      • Ms Keogh
      • Ms Jenkins
    • First Class >
      • Ms Griffin
      • Ms Higgins
      • Ms Devlin
    • Second Class >
      • Ms O'Connell
      • Mr Butler
      • Ms McGinley
    • SET Teachers