What a year it’s been! From sharing exciting RRCNA updates to spotlighting our members, the RRCNA blog is your resource for what’s new in the Reading Recovery Community. We highlighted the impact of our program on students and parents. We also advocated that Reading Recovery works and explored how to stay positive in the face of adversity. Take a step back and review some blog posts from the last year below.

In the new year, we want to hear from you! Submit a blog topic using this short survey. Whether you have a funny story from a recent lesson or want to share what Reading Recovery means to you, your colleagues and friends want to hear your story. Blog writers receive a $100 gift card as a thank you for their time.

Membership Spotlights

In 2022, we launched two new series highlighting our members. In Follow My Journey, RRCNA follows Courtney Smith in Teacher Leader Training at Clemson University from first-day jitters to the community that formed when prepping for oral exams.  In Membership Spotlights, members learn about RRCNA members from all over the country. Who knows? You could be highlighted next!

 

Introducing Follow My Journey: An Exclusive New Blog Series
Follow My Journey: Training Begins
Follow My Journey: Oral Exams
RRCNA Membership Spotlight: Stephanie Logsdon

Advocacy

We know that Reading Recovery Works; our results are unimpeachable. When other media sources were spreading misinformation, RRRCNA calmly defended the Reading Recovery program and its outcomes.

 

Response To Long-Term Impacts of Reading Recovery Through Third and Fourth Grade: A Regression Discontinuity Study From 2011-12 Through 2016-17
Stop right there! May’s study raises more questions than answers
Revisiting the Recently Reported Longitudinal Study of Reading Recovery
Aligned with the Sciences: How does Reading Recovery teach phonics? 
The Place of Phonics in Reading Recovery: Understanding the Nonsense Claim
Marie Clay: A Personal Reflection on an Unparalleled Professional Career
Fact Check: ThreeThings Hanford Got Wrong about Dr. Marie Clay
The Black Hole of Social Media

 

RRCNA Community Updates

We shared parent thank yous and success stories from our community. We also let our community know the latest news about what’s going on at RRCNA with everything from outgoing and incoming President updates to sharing how the Reading Recovery Book List is created.

Professional Development

At RRCNA, we value continuous professional development. We heard from members and LitCon speakers in our series Roaming: The Power of the Known and Teaching Children, not just Teaching Reading. Stay tuned for more professional development blogs in January!

 

 

Active Problem-Solving in Reading is NOT a Guessing Game
Teaching Children, Not Just Teaching Reading: How Do We Teach Readers and Reading?
Teaching Children, Not Just Teaching Reading: Growing Readers, Growing Reading
The Power of a Name
What is Beautiful About Roaming?