From sharing exciting updates to spotlighting our members, the RRCNA blog is your resource for what’s new in the Reading Recovery Community. In 2024, we advocated that Reading Recovery works and celebrated our incredible community of educators. As 2025 begins, take a look back at some of our best posts from 2024.

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Professional Development

Continuous professional development is a crucial tenet of Reading Recovery. This year’s professional development blogs invited readers to reflect on their teaching and apply new tactics to their lessons as they do whatever it takes to help struggling readers succeed.

Leveled Books Have an Important Place in Every Primary Classroom: Setting the Record Straight

SOR Tenets in Marie Clay’s Work: An Interview with Susan Vincent

Roaming into a New School Year

Blinded by Perceptions Part One: Observing and Teaching the Whole Child

Blinded by Perceptions Part Two: Focusing on the Whole Child

The Truth About Reading: The Eyes and Brain at Work

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Advocacy

Whether we were sharing good news reaffirming positive outcomes for Reading Recovery or having tough conversations about the consequences of the latest wave of anti-science Science of Reading legislation, the Reading Recovery blog remained a voice for advocacy and reason.

The “Science of Reading” Recovery

The Misrepresentation of Marie Clay in “Sold a Story”

Getting History Right: New Open Access Article from the Journal of Reading Recovery

More Research Proves Reading Recovery Meets the Phonics Challenge

Two New Resources to Counter Misinformation about Reading Recovery

The “Implementation Dip” or Just Plain Old Bad Practice? Let’s Call It What It Is

What is right is not always popular

The Four Fallacies of the Media’s Representation of Literacy

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RRCNA Community Updates

There is always something new happening at RRCNA! We celebrated our wins and advocates while updating important resources, like the Reading Recovery Book List. In the new year, check out the blog for the latest news.

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