Reading Recovery Connections
A blog for Reading Recovery and early literacy professionals
You are the voice of Reading Recovery! Submit an idea for a blog today. We can’t wait to hear from you.
Subscribe
We Teach, What is Your Superpower?
by Kim Reynolds Every time I walk into my colleague’s classroom, I look up to one of my favorite signs: “I teach, what is your superpower?” As I started roaming with my second-round student,
An Important Message from RRCNA
from Executive Director, Billy Molasso The world changes every day, but some days, we are unable to get our arms around how fast it is changing. The past few weeks are no exception. Each of
The Road Trip
by Lynn Newmyer Every summer my husband and I look forward to choosing a destination, packing up the car and heading into a wonderful week of both wandering and purpose. We choose to have a
Are You Ready for a Reset?
by Connie Dierking With the new year comes reflection. Many teachers spend their winter breaks reflecting on the days gone by and the days to come. A hot cup of coffee and a sunny
It’s All About Expertise
by Debra Zarling Where do you go for help when you have a serious medical issue? Or when your car has a major breakdown? Or a pipe bursts in your home? Like many people, you
Building an Even Stronger Sense of Community at National Conference
by Billy Molasso I’ve had an incredible welcome to the Reading Recovery community! As you may know, I joined RRCNA this past August as the new executive director at Jady Johnson’s retirement. I’m thankful for
Active Problem Solving in Reading is NOT a Guessing Game
by Jamie R. Lipp, Ph.D. “They are not guessing. They are computing the likelihood of the features that they recognise belonging to the word they have predicted” (Clay, 2016, p.145). You may have heard
Responding to the Reading Wars: Everyone’s Job
by Patricia L. Scharer, Ph.D. The Reading Wars have a long, long history. Over the past 100 years, adversaries have argued for and against numerous approaches: whole word, literature-based reading, look-say method, sight words, Initial
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
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
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