Ongoing research and evaluation are essential in Reading Recovery’s success. Since Reading Recovery was introduced in the United Kingdom and Europe in 1990, data have been collected and analysed for each of the 216,205 children served.
The Reading Recovery Evaluation Database (RRED) is an ongoing research project in the International Literacy Centre at UCL Institute of Education. Reading Recovery teachers enter data through RRED’s secure website. Every pupil taught is entered, no matter what the programme outcome or how long they receive Reading Recovery. No pupil is omitted. Evaluation reports for each school and each region are created.
RRED makes Reading Recovery accountable to schools and funding sources, and informs teaching and management decisions. A national report for Reading Recovery results is made publically available each year and is posted on the Reading Recovery Europe website.
You can find the most recent reports for Reading Recovery in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland below.
- Annual Data Report for Reading Recovery Europe™ 2022-23 (published December 2023, Reading Recovery Europe) Download the report.
- Annual Data Report for Reading Recovery Europe™ 2021-22 (published December 2022, Reading Recovery Europe) Download the report.
- Annual Data Report for Reading Recovery Europe™ 2020-21 (published December 2021, Reading Recovery Europe) Download the report.
- Annual Data Report for Reading Recovery Europe™ 2019-20 (published February 2021, Reading Recovery Europe) Download the report.
- Annual Data Report for Reading Recovery Europe™ 2017-18 (published November 2018, Reading Recovery Europe) Download the report.
- Annual Data Report for Reading Recovery Europe™ 2016-17 (published October 2017, Reading Recovery Europe) Download the report.
- Reading Recovery in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland: 2015-16 (published November 2016, International Literacy Centre) Download the report
- Reading Recovery in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland: 2014-15 (published November 2015, International Literacy Centre) Download the report
You can access more data reports from our archives.