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Announcing 2023 Teacher Leader Award Winner Heather Cherry
The Reading Recovery Council of North America is thrilled to announce Heather Cherry as the 2023 Teacher Leader Award recipient. Heather represents Broken Arrow Public Schools in Oklahoma. A graduate of Northeastern State University
Dr. Sam Bommarito interviews Dr. Billy Molasso, Executive Director of RRCNA
Dr. Billy Molasso, Executive Director of RRCNA, discusses Reading Recovery and how research demonstrates that it really works: An interview conducted by Dr. Sam Bommarito Republished with permission of Dr. Sam Bommarito,
Open Letter to the Biden Administration, USDOE, and Secretary of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona
Originally published June 19, 2023. Republished with permission by Paul Thomas, author of the blog Radical Scholarship. https://radicalscholarship.com/2023/06/19/open-letter-to-the-biden-administration-usdoe-and-secretary-of-education-secretary-miguel-cardona/ Reporting for NPR in 2018 about A Nation at Risk, Anya Kamenetz noted: When it appeared in April
About Literacy Instruction: A Letter to the New York Times
Originally published June 12, 2023. Republished with permission of Dr. Sam Bommarito, author of Dr. Sam 7, Seeking Ways to Grow Proficient, Motivated, Lifelong Readers & Writers: https://doctorsam7.blog/2023/06/12/about-literacy-instruction-a-letter-to-the-new-york-times-by-dr-sam-bommarito/ To whom it may concern, I have
Having the Courage to Put Our Beliefs into Glorious Action
By Mary Howard A few days ago, I saw something that stayed in my head (which usually means I'll eventually be compelled to put it in writing). I was leaving Ala Wai Harbor when
LitCon: Now Accepting Session Proposals
It's your time to take the spotlight! LitCon is accepting proposals for LitCon '24, January 27 - 30. Submissions are due June 29, so mark your calendars! LitCon is North America's largest K-8 literacy
Student Growth and Outcomes: Zooming in on Accelerated Progress and Progressed Outcomes
By Dr. Kate Nelson and Dr. Susie Mauck The latest data show that Reading Recovery is a highly effective intervention for children who struggle to learn to read. Here, we’ll take a closer look
When Doing the Right Thing is the Wrong Thing
By Billy Molasso, PhD It’s a curious thing that people often believe promises that can’t be true. Sometimes it’s due to laziness: they want the easy fix. Sometimes, it’s indifference: “I can’t do anything
Literacy Leadership: Calling All Advocacy Superheroes
All donations in the month of May will go toward RRCNA’s advocacy efforts to keep Reading Recovery available to struggling readers. By Kathleen A. Brown Leadership and advocacy go hand in hand, just like
The Science of Reading Era: Seeking the “Science” in Yet Another Anti-Teacher Movement
All donations in the month of May will go toward RRCNA’s advocacy efforts to keep Reading Recovery available to struggling readers. By Paul L. Thomas Originally published in the Spring 2023 Volume 2 issue
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