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The Reading Recovery Book List
All Reading Recovery Teachers use leveled books in their lessons, but do you know how the Reading Recovery Book List works? An incredible amount of effort goes into the process by trainers, teacher leaders, [...]
Science of Reading – Half Measures
By Connie Briggs The Science of Reading Initiative (SOR) has successfully convinced state legislators, educators, and parents that the latest silver bullet to improve reading outcomes for all children is a large dose of explicit, [...]
“Science of Reading” Media Advocacy Continues to Mislead
by Paul Thomas Originally published April 24, 2022. Republished with permission by Paul Thomas, author of the blog Academic Freedom Isn't Free. https://radicalscholarship.com/2022/04/24/science-of-reading-media-advocacy-continues-to-mislead/ Register today for LitCon 2023 to hear Paul Thomas as a featured [...]
TLI 22 Recap
It’s that time of year again! Members gathered at the historic Galt House in Louisville, Kentucky for a chance to learn and recharge at the 2022 Teacher Leader Institute. The program kicked off on [...]
Introducing Follow My Journey: An Exclusive New Blog Series
Everyone in the Reading Recovery Community has been impacted by an incredible Teacher Leader. Teacher Leaders are highly trained professionals who are leaders in their local districts where they teach children, train Reading Recovery [...]
The Reading Recovery Community
By RRCNA President Maeghan McCormick My career in education has always seemed to lean towards literacy. No matter where I was in my journey, I felt the support of a community of collaborative teachers committed [...]
Interview with LitCon Keynote Speaker Peter Afflerbach
Video shared with permission by Dr. Sam Bommarito, author of Dr. Sam 7, Seeking Ways to Grow Proficient, Motivated, Lifelong Readers & Writers: https://doctorsam7.blog/2022/07/09/an-interview-with-peter-afflerbach-about-his-new-book-teaching-readers-not-reading-conducted-by-dr-sam-bommarito/ Dr. Peter Afflerbach (NAEP Reading Framework Committee and Research Fellow of [...]
The Reading Recovery Garden
By RRCNA Immediate Past President Leslie McBane Summer is here at last! And here I am, at the end of my RRCNA presidency. Since I have a bit of time to reflect, lately I’ve been [...]
TLI 22 Recap
It’s that time of year again! Members gathered at the historic Galt House in Louisville, Kentucky for a chance to learn and recharge at the 2022 Teacher Leader Institute. The program kicked off on [...]
How Reading Recovery Works for Troy Schools
submitted by Kris Piotrowski, Reading Recovery Teacher Leader, Troy Schools For more than 30 years, the Troy School District in Troy, Michigan has used Reading Recovery to help struggling students learn to read and [...]
