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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
Teaching and Cheerleading
by Johnny Downey A month or so ago, I was racking my brain, over and over again to try and find a topic to explore for the wonderful opportunity to guest author on the RRCNA
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
Teaching as a Team Sport
by Susan Vincent This past summer, I watched the Tour de France bicycle race on TV, as I do every summer. I loved waking up every morning to the incredible scenic views of quaint French
Why Revisiting Shared Reading Texts Matters for Emergent and Early Learners
by Debra Crouch “Ms. Candia, Ms. Candia, did you know there’s 'and' in Jack and Jill? Do you hear it, Ms. Candia? Jack 'and' Jill—do you hear it?" This exciting outburst from Cameron, a student in
Beyond the Reef: Reading Recovery Teachers as Literacy Leaders
by Jamie Lipp My daughter recently turned three. It’s safe to say I’ve watched more than my share of Disney princess movies over the last three years. These films offer powerful messages. One in particular,
Navigating in Reading Recovery
by Sandy Brumbaum This past spring break, I met my daughter in Florence. Because she had been working in Greece for the past year, she had an EU data plan, so we used her phone
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
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?
What’s the Power of Knowing a Word in a ‘Snap’?
by Michal Taylor Moving a sight word from new to fluent retrieval is a crucial part of learning to read. Then immediately having the opportunity to use these words in the cycle of continuous text
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