Basic Materials for the Reading Recovery Lesson

Basic Items for Reading Recovery Lessons

Resources for Reading has everything you need (other than the books themselves) for your Reading Recovery® lesson. We've kept this list of basic items down to a reasonable size; you'll find a much wider selection available from us, so by all means please browse around.

The easiest way to get started is with our RR Teacher Kits. We provide everything you need to get going, all together in one convenient package, a single order with just one purchase order to deal with, all at a discounted price.

If you prefer, by all means choose individual items from our catalog. We've put together a list of the basics. You won't need every item on this list, some alternative choices are provided. But in general, you'll need items from these categories:

Journals & Markers
Coverup Tape or Glue Sticks
Magnetic Letters
Magnetic Easel or Board
Sentence Strips, Envelopes
Send-home Bags
Timers
Record Keeping & Storage

and of course, the books, which you can get from the various book publishers.

	Description (click on the item for more detail) = Recently Added Items	Price
PE020	Transparent Front Send-Home Book Bags, set of 5 New! Our best-selling economy book bag design now comes with colored transparent fronts and solid back of the same waterproof material as our popular PE010 Book Bags . Set of 5 bags, one each of red, ...	$12.95

SS012	3" White Pocket Chart Sentence Strips These 3" wide tagboard strips are perfect for use with pocket charts, bulletin boards, or group letter formation. They are wider than our RR Sentence Strips and have a 1-1/2" rule with 3/4" ...	$4.35

MV357	Spanish Parent-Student Interaction Reproducible Newsletters These reproducible newsletters were developed by Reading Recovery® teacher Molly Reed as a way to communicate with parents to get them involved with the upcoming Reading Recovery® lessons. This ...	$9.95

MV354	Parent-Student Interaction Reproducible Newsletters These reproducible newsletters were developed by Reading Recovery® teacher Molly Reed as a way to communicate with parents to get them involved with the upcoming Reading Recovery® lessons. Each ...	$9.95

OP026	SenseMatic Mechanical Pencils, 2-Pack Sense-matic is the most revolutionary improvement in the pencil. No more clicking, turning, twisting, shaking or jamming. You never have to interrupt your writing to advance the lead, just write! Looks ...	$1.69

LS008	Letter Storage Satchel This sturdy clear plastic letter storage satchel has movable dividers to make as many as 35 compartments of varying size from 1-1/4"x2" up to 5-1/2"x3" (we give you enough dividers ...	$13.49

CN003	Push-Up Ring Counters, bag of 50 Colorful transparent plastic doughnut shaped counters for pushing into words. 5/8" diameter with a 1/4" center hole. The unique shape gives better tactile feedback to the student, and is easier ...	$4.99

BK200	Literacy Lessons, Volume I New! Just Released! Literacy Lessons, Designed for Individuals is the eagerly awaited revision to Dr. Clay's Reading Recovery Guidebook . Volume I provides administrators and specially trained teachers ...	$15.00

BK201	Literacy Lessons, Volume II New! Just Released! Literacy Lessons, Designed for Individuals is the eagerly awaited revision to Dr. Clay's Reading Recovery Guidebook . Volume II is a training manual for practicing Reading Recovery ...	$32.00

GL007	Re-Stic Glue Restickable Glue Stick is great for repositioning posters, photos, notes, artwork or fabric. 1 bottle lasts as long as 5 regular glue sticks. Non-toxic, fast drying, non clogging. Ergonomic shaped bottle ...	$2.60

TM003	Triple Timer The Triple Electronic Timer is back, and Resources for Reading is the exclusive importer of this hard-to-find item! Three timers in one, start them all counting with a single button press. Program them ...	$23.60

TM010	MyChron II Timers, set of 6 An inexpensive count UP/count DOWN timer, with alarm. This set of six timers is an excellent value at less than $8 per timer! A great tool when you want to set a time for a specific task in your classroom ...	$47.95

TM011	Red Apple 60-Minute Timer Mechanical timer in the shape of an apple. Easy to operate, just twist the top of the apple to the desired time, up to 60 minutes. Bell rings continuously for several seconds when the time is up. Apple-size ...	$4.00

RS029	Date Stamp, Small Size 1 This small size date stamper is useful for neatly entering dates on your running records and other documents. Use with a standard ink stamp pad (not included).	$2.98

KIT006	Non-Slip RR Teacher Starter Kit Resources for Reading kits are an easy way to get the materials you need to set up for Reading Recovery with a single order, at 5% to 15% off the regular price of the items in the kit. You have enough ...	$164.93

KIT007	Quercetti RR Teacher Starter Kit Resources for Reading kits are an easy way to get the materials you need to set up for Reading Recovery with a single order, at 5% to 15% off the regular price of the items in the kit. You have enough ...	$162.38

KIT020	Reading Recovery Teacher Refill Kit Resources for Reading Refill Kits are an easy way to get replacements for the "consumable" items used in Reading Recovery lessons. This Refill Kit contains: 4 JL001 100-page student journals ...	$58.63

ML047	Multicolor 1-1/2" Magnetic Letters in Tub, Upper Case These molded plastic magnetic letters measure 1-1/2" high, and have correct letter formation and proportion. Each letter has two or more magnets so they hold to your magnetic board more securely. ...	$6.29

ML048	Multicolor 1-1/2" Magnetic Letters in Tub, Lower Case These molded plastic magnetic letters measure 1-1/2" high, and have correct letter formation and proportion. Each letter has two or more magnets so they hold to your magnetic board more securely. ...	$6.29

ML102	Red & Blue 1-1/2" Magnetic Letters in Tub, Upper Case These molded plastic magnetic letters measure 1-1/2" high, and have correct letter formation and proportion. Each letter has two or more magnets so they hold to your magnetic board more securely. ...	$6.29

ML103	Red & Blue 1-1/2" Magnetic Letters in Tub, Lower Case These molded plastic magnetic letters measure 1-1/2" high, and have correct letter formation and proportion. Most letters have two magnets so they hold to your magnetic board more securely. Red ...	$6.29

ML104	Multicolor 2-1/2" Magnetic Letters in Tub, Upper Case These molded plastic magnetic letters measure 2-1/2" high, and have correct letter formation and proportion. Each letter has two or more magnets so they hold to your magnetic board more securely. ...	$12.95

ML105	Multicolor 2-1/2" Magnetic Letters in Tub, Lower Case These molded plastic magnetic letters measure 2-1/2" high, and have correct letter formation and proportion. Each letter has two or more magnets so they hold to your magnetic board more securely. ...	$12.95

ML078	Magnetic Foam Letters Upper Case, Assorted Colors Our innovative foam magnetic letters are custom designed specially for early literacy & Reading Recovery teachers. This 1-3/4" size is suitable for small group or class use, as well as individual ...	$13.95

ML079	Magnetic Foam Letters Lower Case, Assorted Colors Our innovative foam magnetic letters are custom designed specially for early literacy & Reading Recovery teachers. This 1-3/4" size is suitable for small group or class use, as well as individual ...	$13.95

ML080	Magnetic Foam Letters Upper Case, Red and Blue Our innovative foam magnetic letters are custom designed specially for early literacy & Reading Recovery teachers. This 1-3/4" size is suitable for small group or class use, as well as individual ...	$13.95

ML081	Magnetic Foam Letters Lower Case, Red and Blue Our innovative foam magnetic letters are custom designed specially for early literacy & Reading Recovery teachers. This 1-3/4" size is suitable for small group or class use, as well as individual ...	$13.95

BC001	Book Cards, unruled white, pack of 500 3" x 5" index cards to fit in book card pockets, make it easy to keep track of books borrowed by students. Simply pull the card from the book pocket and put it in the Student File Box for that ...	$5.19

BC003	Book Cards, library ruled, pack of 500 Library ruled cards make it easy to keep track of books borrowed by students. Blue 3" x 5" index cards have boxes for borrower's name and date due, with space at top of card for the book title ...	$8.95

BF001	Binder Folders, pack of 5 Folder dividers with pockets on both sides, standard 8-1/2" x 11" size and 3-hole punched to separate student binders into sections: diagnostic survey, lessons, and discontinued forms. Package ...	$2.99

BF002	8-Pocket Portfolio Duo-Tang 8-Pocket Portfolio helps organize student papers. Great for storing loose sheets, pictures, notes, book cards, etc. Five colored plastic leaves with a rugged wire coil binding, for a total of ...	$3.75

BK116	Reading Recovery Guidebook Reading Recovery: A Guidebook for Teachers in Training was developed by Dr. Marie M. Clay for training teachers to deliver an early intervention program designed to reduce literacy problems in an education ...	UNAVAILABLE

BK125	Running Record Pages Convenient pads of the running record form, in sets of 5 pads. Each pad contains 100 tear-off pages (so there are 500 forms total in the package ).	$28.00

BP001	Book Card Pockets, box of 500 Easy to use self-adhesive manila book pockets, like a special open-ended small envelope, used to hold book cards for keeping track of books borrowed by students. Overall size 3-1/2" x 4-3/4", ...	$24.95

CN001	Translucent Counters, pack of 250 Multi-colored see-through plastic counter chips are 3/4" diameter disks. Can be used on tabletop or on overhead projector for counting, sorting, and pattern activities. Use them for drawing letters ...	$3.50

CN002	Magnetic Transparent Counter Chips, pack of 100 100 see-through plastic magnetic chips in red, yellow, green, blue, pink, orange and violet, with metal rings so you can pick them up with magnets. (no, these chips are not magnets themselves, they will ...	$1.80

CT001	Coverup Tape, 1/3" wide Self-adhesive white Post-It Correction tape by 3M for quick fixing of errors during journal writing, or for covering or masking parts of a paragraph or sentence in a book without damaging the book. This ...	$2.75

CT002	Coverup Tape, 1" wide Self-adhesive white Post-It Correction tape by 3M for quick fixing of errors during journal writing, or for covering or masking parts of a paragraph or sentence in a book without damaging the book. This ...	$4.50

EN001	Envelopes, #10, box of 500 #10 (9-1/2" x 4-1/4") business-size envelopes for sending home cut up sentences. This business office item is available at this special low price only for schools and teachers!	$12.99

GL001	Glue Stick, permanent,.28oz All our glue sticks are AP-certified non-toxic, conforming to ASTM D-4236. GL001 is permanent glue. Item GL004 is also permanent glue, but goes on purple so you can see where you've applied it, then ...	$0.95

GL002	Glue Stick, Removable & Restickable, .29oz Glue stick with removable re-stickable adhesive. Make your own re-stickable words, pictures, etc. Makes any paper self-sticking and removable. Adheres to any smooth surface. Lifts off cleanly and re-adheres. ...	$2.25

GL004	Glue Stick, purple, .28oz All our glue sticks are AP-certified non-toxic, conforming to ASTM D-4236. GL004 is permanent glue, goes on purple so you can see where you've applied it, then turns clear. See items GL002 and GL003 ...	$0.95

JL001	Student Writing Journal, 100pg, blank Student Journals with 100 pages, 8-1/2" x 11" with wire coil binding. Binding lays flat for any page, and pages do not fall out as they will with plastic finger bindings. Custom made with extra-heavy ...	$5.95

JL002	Student Writing Journals, 100pg, blank, set/4 Student Journals with 100 pages, 8-1/2" x 11" with wire coil binding. Binding lays flat for any page, and pages do not fall out as they will with plastic finger bindings. Custom made with extra-heavy ...	$22.95

JL003	Student Writing Journal, 70 pg, blank Student Journals with 70 pages, 8-1/2" x 11" with wire coil binding. Binding lays flat for any page, and pages do not fall out as they will with plastic finger bindings. Custom made with extra-heavy ...	$4.25

JL004	Student Writing Journal, 70pg, blank, set/4 Student Journals with 70 pages, 8-1/2" x 11" with wire coil binding. Binding lays flat for any page, and pages do not fall out as they will with plastic finger bindings. Custom made with extra-heavy ...	$15.95

KIT003	Reading Recovery Book Storage Kit Our Book Storage Kit makes it easy to store and track your books for Reading Recovery. The kit includes a set of 20 Book Boxes with numbered labels 1-20 (see BB001 ), a box of self-adhesive Book Card ...	$51.20

KIT008	Economy RR Teacher Starter Kit Resources for Reading kits are an easy way to get the materials you need to set up for Reading Recovery with a single order, at 5% to 15% off the regular price of the items in the kit. You have enough ...	$153.43

LS001	Letter Storage Box These sturdy plastic storage boxes are the best we've found anywhere! Use them for sorting and storing your magnetic letters. The 24 compartments measure 2" x 2" x 2", made of durable translucent ...	$9.75

LS002	Letter Storage Board Cookie Sheet Extra large 17" x 11" steel cookie sheet for storing and displaying magnetic letters. Large steel cookie sheets can be hard to find -- nowadays most cookie sheets are aluminum (magnets won't ...	$5.25

MK001	Permanent Markers, Set of 4 fine-tip Redisharp Plus odorless water-based markers, specifically recommended for use with our writing journals and wipe-off alphabet mats. The ink is permanent, and does not bleed through when used for writing ...	$4.19

MK009	Crayola Washable Crayons, set of 8 Large Size Crayola Washable Crayons are just right for practice writing on our Writing Mats.	$2.80

MK010	Crayola Washable Crayons, set of 16 Regular Size Crayola Washable Crayons are just right for practice writing on our Writing Mats.	$2.80

ML001	Magnetic Letters, set of 36 Upper Case Magnetic alphabet letters in assorted colors. These upper-case injection-molded plastic magnetic letters are 1-1/4" high, and have smooth surfaces. The capital "I" has no horizontal bar ...	$3.95

ML002	Magnetic Letters, 36 Lower Case Magnetic alphabet letters in assorted colors. These lower-case injection-molded plastic magnetic letters are 1" high with ascenders and descenders, and have smooth surfaces. The "t"and ...	$3.95

ML003	Magnetic Letters, set of 36 Upper Case, 108 Lower Case Magnetic alphabet letters, 1-1/4" high, in assorted colors. This upper & lower case assortment of molded plastic magnetic letters includes one ML001 Upper Case Magnetic Letters and 3 ML002 ...	$14.95

ML010	Hard Foam Magnetic Letters, Upper Case Assorted Colors These innovative foam magnetic alphabet letters are custom designed specially for early literacy teachers. Many teachers prefer this smaller size letter (1-1/4" high) because they fit better on ...	$8.95

ML011	Hard Foam Magnetic Letters, Lower Case Assorted Colors These innovative foam magnetic alphabet letters are custom designed specially for early literacy teachers. Many teachers prefer this smaller size letter (3/4" to 1-1/4" high) because they ...	$12.49

MW006	Magnetic Wand & Counters Set Magnetic Wand Set includes 100 magnetic counter ships (same as our CN002 plus a magnetic wand for gathering and manipulating the counters. It's a fun way to "sweep up" the counters after ...	$4.50

PE001	Plastic Envelopes, set of 4 Reusable see-through colored vinyl envelopes with folding cover flap and button-and-cord ties, measure 11-3/4" x 10", large enough to hold standard file folders. Set contains four see-through ...	$8.00

PE002	Plastic Envelope, single Reusable see-through colored vinyl envelopes with folding cover flap and button-and-cord ties, measure 11-3/4" x 10", large enough to hold standard file folders. In four see-through transparent ...	$2.25

PE003	Bubblopes, set of 4 Bubblopes are clever durable 13-1/2" x 10" folders made from quilted bubble plastic material, covered with brightly-colored Mylar, with Velcro closures on the flap. The bubble envelope protects ...	$11.00

PE004	Bubblope, single Bubblopes are clever durable 13-1/2" x 10" folders made from quilted bubble plastic material, covered with brightly-colored Mylar, with Velcro closures on the flap. The bubble envelope protects ...	$2.95

PE005	Slide-Ons Pouches, set of 4 Vinyl 11" x 8-1/2" folder pouch with velcro side closure. Rear pocket slips over the cover of a standard wire-bound notebook (like our student journals). Another handy way to protect books and ...	$9.00

PE006	Slide-On Vinyl Folder Pouch Vinyl 11" x 8-1/2" folder pouch with velcro side closure. Rear pocket slips over the cover of a standard wire-bound notebook (like our student journals). Another handy way to protect books and ...	$2.50

PE007	KiwiPacs Book Bags, set of 4 These 12" x 10" water-repellent nylon bags with snap closure on the flap are very popular in New Zealand for carrying books, papers, maps, recipes, almost anything. Teachers know they are especially ...	$15.00

PE008	KiwiPac Book Bag These 12" x 10" water-repellent nylon bags with snap closure on the flap are very popular in New Zealand for carrying books, papers, maps, recipes, almost anything. They are especially good for ...	$4.00

PE010	Send-Home Book Bags, 4 pack This plastic fabric book bag is a welcome addition to our popular Kiwi Pac line of book bags. Set of 4 water repellent bags with carrying handle, velcro closure and clear label pocket for putting the ...	$10.00

PE011	Large Kiwi-Pac A larger version of our popular Kiwi-Pack send-home book bag, measuring 12-1/2" by 14-1/2". Water repellent and popular for carrying books, papers, maps or almost anything. The washable bags ...	$4.50

PE012	Large Send-Home Book Bag A larger version of our Send-Home Book Bag, measuring 12" by 14-1/2". These water repellent bags have a carrying handle, velcro closure and clear label pocket for putting the student's name. ...	$3.95

RS014	MSV Pre-Inked Stamp We've had many requests for an "MSV" rubber stamp to use with your running record. These convenient stamps are permanently inked, so there's no fumbling with a stamp pad. The ink lasts for thousands ...	$7.95

SB001	Student Binder, 1" Ring Vinyl covered 3-ring binders for keeping student forms, available in 3 widths. Holds ordinary 3-hole punched 8-1/2" x 11" paper. SB001 has 1" rings; choose SB002 for 1-1/2" rings, ...	$1.95

SB002	Student Binder, 1-1/2" Ring Vinyl covered 3-ring binders for keeping student forms, available in 3 widths. Holds ordinary 3-hole punched 8-1/2" x 11" paper. SB002 has 1-1/2" rings; choose SB001 for 1" rings, ...	$3.95

SB003	Student Binder, 2" Ring Vinyl covered 3-ring binders for keeping student forms, available in 3 widths. Holds ordinary 3-hole punched 8-1/2" x 11" paper. SB003 has 2" rings; choose SB001 for 1" rings, or ...	$4.95

SF001	Student File Boxes, set of 4 Corrugated fiberboard, 12" x 10" x 5" when assembled. Handy for individual storage of books and student binders for each student. Handle cutout on back makes it easy to carry. See item ...	$10.00

SF002	Student File Box, single box Corrugated fiberboard, 12" x 10" x 5" when assembled. Handy for individual storage of books and student binders for each student. Handle cutout on back makes it easy to carry. See item ...	$2.75

SP009	Refill Ink for MSV Stamp Special ink for re-inking our RS014 MSV pre-inked stamps. Only a few drops are needed to re-ink a stamp for thousands more stampings, so one small 6cc bottle of ink will be plenty for a long time. To ...	$6.95

SS001	Sentence Strips, 1", 67# white These 1"x 23" white sentence strips have no lines, and come in packages of 300 strips. The 67# weight paper is thinner than index card stock, but thicker than bond paper or chart paper, so it ...	$6.95

SS002	Sentence Strips, 1", 67# cream These 1"x 23" sentence strips have no lines, and come in packages of 300 strips. The cream (slightly off-white) color reduces the contrast for writing, which can be helpful with some students ...	$6.95

SS005	Sentence Strip Storage Tube Clear Plastic tube with red end caps that is ideal for storing your narrow Reading Recovery sentence strips. The 3" diameter tube is 24" long and keeps your 1" sentence strips handy and ...	$7.95

SS006	Sentence Strip Roll, 3" White These 3" wide tagboard strips are perfect for use with pocket charts, bulletin boards, or group letter formation lessons. They are wider than our RR Sentence Strips, and have a 1-1/2" rule with ...	$4.95

SS007	Sentence Strip Roll, 3" Manila These 3" wide tagboard strips are perfect for use with pocket charts, bulletin boards, or group letter formation lessons. They are wider than our RR Sentence Strips, and have a 1-1/2" rule with ...	$4.95

SS008	Rainbow Pocket Chart Sentence Strips, 3", pack of 100 These 3" wide tagboard strips are perfect for use with pocket charts, bulletin boards, or group letter formation lessons. They are wider than our RR Sentence Strips, and have a 1-1/2" rule with ...	$4.35

TM002	Dual Mode Electronic Clock/Timer Our improved TM002 Timer has a count-down timer with memory, a count-up timer, and a clock, with numeric keys to make it easy to set the time, all in one convenient compact unit, at a lower price! ...	$14.95

TM006	Electronic Timer w/numeric key Timer TM006 has numeric buttons 0-9 for setting the timed interval, rather than pressing a single button repeatedly to increment the time. Much easier to set the time, but this timer has no memory function; ...	$22.00

TM007	Electronic Timer, 99 Minutes Timer TM007 is a countdown timer which can time intervals up to 99 minutes 59 seconds. It shows numeric seconds as it counts down (rather than just flashing the colon as on the TM001 timer), and beeps ...	$10.95

TM008	Dual-Mode Electronic Clock/Timer Dual-Mode Clock/Timer from West Bend is perfect for use in Reading Recovery lessons, highly recommended for for its reliability and ease of use. Counts up to or down from 100 hours. Easy to change back ...	$19.00

TM009	TeachTimer Electronic Overhead Timer TeachTimer is more than just a stopwatch or countdown timer. Teach Timer can project the digital display of minutes and seconds remaining when placed on an overhead projector. With its built-in stand, ...	$43.95