In 2015, a report from the New South Wales Department of Education,[4] concluded that Reading Recovery was largely ineffective, and should not be used for most children.[5] As a result, in 2016, Reading Recovery lost its “mandated status” as part of the curriculum in NSW’s more than 900 public schools, although individual schools may still opt to use it.[6] A further consequence of this shift in policy is that, in 2017, the NSW Department of Education initiated a hiring program to recruit dozens of new literacy and numeracy experts to support teachers in “evidence-based professional learning”, according to NSW Minister for Education, Rob Stokes.
Surprisingly, NSW outsmarted Victoria on this…
In 2015, a report from the New South Wales Department of Education,[4] concluded that Reading Recovery was largely ineffective, and should not be used for most children.[5] As a result, in 2016, Reading Recovery lost its “mandated status” as part of the curriculum in NSW’s more than 900 public schools, although individual schools may still opt to use it.[6] A further consequence of this shift in policy is that, in 2017, the NSW Department of Education initiated a hiring program to recruit dozens of new literacy and numeracy experts to support teachers in “evidence-based professional learning”, according to NSW Minister for Education, Rob Stokes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_Recovery