Obey-Porter Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration (CSRD)
Reading Recovery was designed to be the early intervention component of a comprehensive literacy program. Although the Obey-Porter Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration (CSRD) Act does not list Reading Recovery as a comprehensive school reform model, it can be an important and effective part of any comprehensive reform model.

Reading Recovery embodies eight of the nine primary conditions that are a part of the qualifying factors of CSRD. More specifically, Reading Recovery includes:

1. Effective, research-based, replicable methods and strategies.
Reading Recovery is built on a foundation of more than twenty years of research about how young low-achieving children take on the process of reading and writing.

2. Professional development
Reading Recovery teacher leaders provide graduate-level instruction and on-site follow-up coaching to teachers in the program.

3. Measurable goals and benchmarks
Reading Recovery has specific measurable goals for each child, including bringing the child's reading and writing performance into the average range of performance in the class.

4. Support within the school
Collaboration and team decision-making among key staff members are typical in schools with Reading Recovery.

5. Parental and community involvement
Reading Recovery requires parental permission or notification. Teachers routinely communicate with parents about ways they can support their child's literacy learning at home.

6. External technical support and assistance
Twenty five university training centers provide ongoing technical support and assistance to the Reading Recovery teacher leaders they train.

7. Evaluation strategies
Reading Recovery monitors implementation and measures results for every student.

8. Coordination of resources
Reading Recovery teacher leaders and site coordinators are responsible for working with individual districts and schools to create the funding base required for implementation.