Reading Recovery© is an early instructional intervention program. It provides one-to-one individualized instruction for first grade students who need extra help in beginning reading. The program is directed toward first graders considered most at risk. The basic foundations of the program include: Reading is a strategic process that takes place in the reader's mind Reading and writing are interconnected, reciprocal processes Accelerated progress is possible, and It is most productive to intervene early before children become trapped in a cycle of reading failure (Clay, 1985). Reading Recovery© teachers have been intensively trained in a year-long program in which they learn to conduct lessons that help the most at-risk readers develop literacy skills. Reading Recovery© has been extensively evaluated and documented as an educationally effective reading intervention program. Approximately 80% of the children who are tutored by the Reading Recovery© teachers are successfully discontinued from the program after approximately 15-20 weeks of tutoring. In order to be discontinued successfully, a child must demonstrate the ability to apply critical reading process strategies without assistance and must be able to read as well as the average group in the classroom. To learn more about the Reading Recovery© Program visit http://education.gsu.edu/rr/.