Reading Recovery University Training Centers
University training centers in the U.S. and regional institutes in Canada provide year-long residential training for Reading Recovery teacher leaders as well as continuing professional development and supervision following the initial year of training. Schools interested in bringing Reading Recovery to their District/Building should contact the UTC/RI based on their location.
The teacher leaders provide Reading Recovery training in about 300 training sites throughout North America.
Alabama:
Georgia State University
K Journey Swafford
(404) 413-8100
Arizona:
Saint Mary’s College
Adria Klein
(925) 631-5044
Alaska:
Saint Mary’s College
Adria Klein
(925) 631-4722
Arkansas:
Saint Mary’s College
Adria Klein
(925) 631-5044
California:
Saint Mary’s College
Adria Klein
(925) 631-5044
Colorado:
Texas Woman’s University
Betsy Kaye
(940) 898-2441
Connecticut:
Lesley University
Irene Fountas
(617) 349-8424
Delaware:
Lesley University
Irene Fountas
(617) 349-8424
District of Columbia:
The Ohio State University
Jamie Lipp
(614) 374-9593
Florida:
National Louis University – Tampa
Mary Ann Poparad
(630) 874-4120
Georgia:
Georgia State University
K Journey Swafford
(404) 413-8100
Hawaii:
Saint Mary’s College
Adria Klein
(925) 631-5044
Idaho:
Saint Mary’s College
Adria Klein
(925) 631-4722
Illinois:
National Louis University
Mary Ann Poparad
(630) 874-4120
Indiana:
The Ohio State University
Jamie Lipp
(614) 374-9593
Saint Mary’s College
Adria Klein
(925) 631-5044
Iowa:
Saint Mary’s College
Adria Klein
(925) 631-5044
Kansas:
Texas Woman’s University
Betsy Kaye
(940) 898-2441
Kentucky:
University of Kentucky
Lindy Harmon
(859) 257-6127
Louisiana:
Texas Woman’s University
Betsy Kaye
(940) 898-2441
Maine:
Lesley University
Irene Fountas
(617) 349-8424
Maryland:
The Ohio State University
Jamie Lipp
(614) 374-9593
Massachusetts:
Lesley University
Irene Fountas
(617) 349-8424
Michigan:
Oakland University
Mary K. Lose
(248) 370-3057
Minnesota:
National Louis University
Mary Ann Poparad
(630) 874-4120
Mississippi:
Georgia State University
K Journey Swafford
(404) 413-8100
Missouri:
Saint Mary’s College
Adria Klein
(925) 631-5044
Montana:
Saint Mary’s College
Adria Klein
(925) 631-5044
Nebraska:
Saint Mary’s College
Adria Klein
(925) 631-5044
Nevada:
Saint Mary’s College
Adria Klein
(925) 631-5044
New Hampshire:
Lesley University
Irene Fountas
(617) 349-8424
New Jersey:
Lesley University
Irene Fountas
(617) 349-8424
The Ohio State University
Jamie Lipp
(614) 374-9593
New Mexico:
Texas Woman’s University
Betsy Kaye
(940) 898-2441
New York:
Lesley University
Irene Fountas
(617) 349-8424
The Ohio State University
Jamie Lipp
(614) 374-9593
North Carolina:
Georgia State University
K Journey Swafford
(404) 413-8100
The Ohio State University
Jamie Lipp
(614) 374-9593
North Dakota:
Saint Mary’s College
Adria Klein
(925) 631-5044
Ohio:
The Ohio State University
Jamie Lipp
(614) 374-9593
Oklahoma:
Oklahoma State University
Donita Shaw
(913) 636-0749
Oregon:
Saint Mary’s College
Adria Klein
(925) 631-5044
Pennsylvania:
The Ohio State University
Jamie Lipp
(614) 374-9593
Rhode Island:
Lesley University
Irene Fountas
(617) 349-8424
South Carolina:
Clemson University
C.C. Bates
(864) 506-2856
South Dakota:
Clemson University
C.C. Bates
(864) 506-2856
Tennessee:
Georgia State University
K Journey Swafford
(404) 413-8100
Saint Mary’s College
Adria Klein
(925) 631-5044
Texas:
Texas Woman’s University
Betsy Kaye
(940) 898-2441
Utah:
Saint Mary’s College
Adria Klein
(925) 631-5044
Vermont:
Lesley University
Irene Fountas
(617) 349-8424
Virginia:
Clemson University
C.C. Bates
(864) 506-2856
Georgia State University
K Journey Swafford
(404) 413-8100
The Ohio State University
Jamie Lipp
(614) 374-9593
Washington:
Saint Mary’s College
Adria Klein
(925) 631-5044
Texas Woman’s University
Betsy Kaye
(940) 898-2441
West Virginia:
The Ohio State University
Jamie Lipp
(614) 374-9593
Wisconsin:
National Louis University
Mary Ann Poparad
(630) 874-4120
Atlantic Region:
Cavalier Drive School
116 Cavalier Dr.
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia B4C 3L9
Yvette Heffernan, trainer
Lisa Harvey, trainer
Gretchen Gerhardt, trainer
Central Region:
Janice Van Dyke, trainer
Western Region:
307 – 1181 Portage Ave.
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G 0T3
Allyson Matczuk, trainer
Jennifer Flight, trainer
Mountain Pacific Region:
c/o Vancouver Board of Education Learning Services Region
1580 West Broadway
Vancouver, British Columbia V6J 5K8
Christine Fraser, trainer
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