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The Reading Recovery Garden
By RRCNA Immediate Past President Leslie McBane Summer is here at last! And here I am, at the end of my RRCNA presidency. Since I have a bit of time to reflect, lately I’ve been
TLI 22 Recap
It’s that time of year again! Members gathered at the historic Galt House in Louisville, Kentucky for a chance to learn and recharge at the 2022 Teacher Leader Institute. The program kicked off on
How Reading Recovery Works for Troy Schools
submitted by Kris Piotrowski, Reading Recovery Teacher Leader, Troy Schools For more than 30 years, the Troy School District in Troy, Michigan has used Reading Recovery to help struggling students learn to read and
Opinion: Phonics is not a panacea for all struggling readers
by Maureen Downey Originally published May 26, 2022. Republished with permission by Maureen Downey, author of the Get Schooled blog, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. https://www.ajc.com/education/get-schooled-blog/opinion-phonics-is-not-a-panacea-for-all-struggling-readers/4H52UELV4RANFP53YVILC46VTI/ Researchers: Dyslexia isn’t the only cause of reading challenges students
Intervention Essentials #3: Full Implementation Maximizes Effectiveness
by Dr. Anne Simpson, Texas Woman’s University Why does full implementation in Reading Recovery® matter? The goal of Reading Recovery and Descubriendo la Lectura—Reading Recovery in Spanish—is to efficiently and effectively lift the literacy achievement
Intervention Essentials #2: Importance of Individual Instruction
by Annie Opat, Emporia State University Why are Reading Recovery® lessons taught one-to-one? Reading Recovery teachers are responsible for instructing first-grade children who are the lowest achievers in beginning reading and writing, “[c]hildren who
Leveraging the Teacher Leader’s Expertise as a Coach and Provider of Professional Development, Part 2
by Adria Klein and Deb Rich, Trainers, Saint Mary’s College of California As Trainers, we collaborate in planning our classes and support ongoing professional development with Teacher Leaders and Teachers. With a combined 33
Leveraging the Teacher Leader’s Expertise as a Coach and Provider of Professional Development, Part 1
by Adria Klein and Deb Rich, Trainers, Saint Mary’s College of California As Trainers, we collaborate in planning our classes and support ongoing professional development with Teacher Leaders and Teachers. With a combined 33 years
Stop right there! May’s study raises more questions than answers
by Dr. Billy Molasso A story goes that someone once complained to Voltaire that life is hard, to which the French thinker replied, “Compared to what?” The “compared to what” question comes to mind with
Response To Long-Term Impacts of Reading Recovery Through Third and Fourth Grade: A Regression Discontinuity Study From 2011-12 Through 2016-17
A statement from the Reading Recovery Council of North America addressing the research of Reading Recovery reported by May and his co-authors at the AERA meeting, April 2022. Reading Recovery is a dynamic enterprise, and
THE JOURNAL OF READING RECOVERY
Spring 2024
Constructing a More Complex Neural Network for Working on Written Language That Learns to Extend Itself by Carol A. Lyons
Reading Recovery IS the Science(s) of Reading and the Art of Teaching by Debra Semm Rich
Predictions of Progress: Charting, Adjusting, and Shaping Individual Lessons by Janice Van Dyke and Melissa Wilde
Teachers Designing for Context: Using Integrity Principles to Design Early Literacy Support in Aotearoa New Zealand by Rebecca Jesson, Judy Aitken, and Yu Liu