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Reading Between the Brushstrokes: Cultivating Critical Thinkers Through Curious Conversations About Art
by Nawal Qarooni Casiano CONVERSATION AND CURIOSITY I hopped into the Zoom room from a stool in my bedroom, poised with a pen and ready to take notes. A teacher I work alongside had
Just Choosing Diverse Books is Not Enough: Let’s Make Curriculum Connections
by Dr. Towanda Harris I have the great honor of being an adjunct professor for early childhood undergraduate students at a Historically Black Colleges and University (HBCU) in Georgia. For those who don’t know,
Learning Loss-Myth or Reality (Check)
by Kathleen A. Brown Learning Loss: one of the many topics of conversation in the education world of the pandemic. As school districts across the nation are working tirelessly to open schools, many are
LitCon 2021: A Remarkable Conference in a Remarkable Year with a Remarkable Community of Learners
by Amy Smith LitCon2021 is in the books, but we are still riding a wave of excitement about our first virtual conference. Within hours of the opening general session, I began to receive texts and
LitCon Vlog Contest Winner – Becky Fritz
Becky Fritz has won a free registration to LitCon 2021 – congratulations! How has professional development improved your practice and promoted equity, equality, and excellence for your students? by Becky Fritz
‘Roaming Around the Known’ with an Adult Learner
by Regie Routman This past June I received an urgent phone request from an extended family member: Would I be willing to tutor him in reading and writing so he could improve as a
It Only Takes One
by Todd Nesloney I often reflect back on my own personal reading journey when talking to other educators about how to inspire kids (and even adults) to read more. I hated reading anything
The Six-Word Memoir: A Tool for Distilling and Sharing Stories
by Lisa Pinkerton, Linda Randall, and Amy Smith Writing offers the possibility of catharsis and closure; justice and renewal. Writing is a way to seek and to offer support; a way to connect and
Teaching Literacy in a Virtual World
by Kathleen A. Brown Three words come to mind as I think about my experiences and the experiences of my colleagues during this extraordinary time: Resilience, Reflection, and Resetting. Resilience Resilience defined by Merriam
Roaming Around the Unknown in the Wake of COVID-19
by Amy Smith As I saw Drew’s cheerful face staring at me through my computer screen, I took a deep breath and thought, ”What do I know that might help me here?”. I knew it
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