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RRCNA Blog: A Year in Review
From sharing exciting updates to spotlighting our members, the RRCNA blog is your resource for what's new in the Reading Recovery Community. In 2023, we advocated that Reading Recovery works and explored how to
Book Choice Matters Part Two: Text Variety and Lifelong Readers
In the first part of this blog, we examined the importance of using data when selecting books for an individual child and the critical role of motivation and engagement. In this installment, we will
Book Choice Matters Part One: Data, Motivation, and Engagement
Every day in a Reading Recovery lesson, we have the opportunity to introduce a new book to the child sitting beside us. In Literacy Lesson Designed for Individuals (LLDI), Clay advised us to select
Lessons from Churchill
Winston Churchill once said, "Success is not final, failure is not fatal; It is the courage to continue that counts.” Reflecting on the last few months of teacher leader training, I know I've struggled,
Connected Text and Word Solving
By Michele Dufresne Recent discussions about phonics have underscored its critical role in literacy education. While the significance of teaching phonics is widely acknowledged, it is imperative to recognize that phonics is a means
Giving Tuesday with the Foundation for Struggling Readers
On this Giving Tuesday, the RRCNA community is celebrating our Professional Development Award winners. A key tenet of Reading Recovery is a commitment to continuous professional development; these awards funded by friends, partners, and
Spotlight Speaker: Allison Briceño
Don't miss this presentation on Sunday, January 28 and Monday, January 29! Join Dr. Allison Briceño for Creating Conscious Classrooms: Using Diverse Books for Anti-Racist Teaching. Dr. Allison Briceño is an Associate Professor in
Spotlight Speaker: George Hruby
Don't miss this presentation on Sunday, January 28 and Monday, January 29! Join George Hruby (Ph.D. Reading Education), former Executive Director of the University of Kentucky’s Collaborative Center for Literacy Development, for Dyslexia’s Discontents:
Literacy Lessons: Revised Standards & Guidelines
In June 2023, the North American Trainers Group (NATG) approved revisions to the Standards and Guidelines of Literacy Lessons in the United States. This article provides contextual background information and highlights particular changes appearing
Why a Lawsuit, Why Now?
Why a lawsuit? Why now? In a complex education system, it’s understandable for non-educators to get some things wrong. But when non-educators are making momentous decisions that impact both teachers and children, those consequences
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