What’s the Story?
by Amy Smith At the center of all advocacy work is a story. Reading Recovery has a rich tapestry of stories with compelling themes like renewal, transformation, and hope. Our data tells one piece of [...]
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10, 2019
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09, 2019
The Three Cueing Systems in Beginning Reading Instruction: Good Idea or Hoax?
by Robert Schwartz A main skirmish in the Reading Wars centers on phonics first or building on the strengths a child brings. In his blog, Dr. Tim Shanahan, a knowledgeable and highly respected literacy researcher [...]
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08, 2019
The Stories We Tell Ourselves: Reading Recovery and the MSV Myth
by Jeffery Williams Every culture across time has developed a set of stories, tales, and myths that were designed to help explain the complexities of the world. Such lore is handed down across generations to [...]
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12, 2018
Using Share Time to Inspire and Instruct Writers
by Leah Mermelstein Recently, I was speaking with a group of fourth-grade teachers who use The Teachers College Writing Units of Study. They had just taught a minilesson about using ‘boxes and bullets’ as a [...]
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11, 2018
Building Bridges of Talk: Supporting English Language Learners in Reading Recovery
by Michelle Sharratt and Briare Wynn Learning to read and write is a highly complex, intricate process. Imagine what this would be like if you were learning the English language at the same time as [...]
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10, 2018
Book Joy
by Lisa Pinkerton I have been thinking a great deal lately about the concept of book joy in education. I have come to believe that one of the most important goals I have as a [...]
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07, 2018
Summer School: Golf as a Metaphor
by Leslie McBane Is it just me, or can every life experience find an apt metaphor in Reading Recovery teaching and learning? Cooking, for instance — the kitchen as a staging ground for “assembling working [...]
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07, 2018
Some Ideas for Preventing Summer Slide
by Maryann McBride It’s summer and in Maryland that means blue crabs, sweet corn, and a good book! But are your students reading this summer, and if they aren’t, will they suffer the summer slide? [...]
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06, 2018
Reading Recovery Works: Spread the Word
by Rhonda Precourt and Gen Arcovio We seem to be going through a time where heavy phonics instruction and skill and drill teaching practices are taking over. The importance of making all interactions with books meaningful [...]
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05, 2018
Taking a Professional Stand in an Age of Confusion
by Mary Howard As I write these words, I am headed home from an incredible visit to Fredericton Canada before leaving again in just a few days. I'm filled with such deep appreciation for this [...]