The Evidence on Teaching

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Survives the gold standardIndependent, durable, rigorousThe debunked shelfCheap winsFor parents at homeFamous numbers, deflatedWhere we admit ignoranceThe terrain
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Reading Recovery buys large short-term gains at high cost; the only US long-term estimate is negative. Early 1:1 tutoring works — this model's durability is unproven.

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Reading Recovery and Tier-2 1:1 early-literacy tutoring · reading · ages 5–8

Not yet assessed for this question · 2

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