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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 [...]
Opinion: Phonics is not a panacea for all struggling readers
by Maureen Downey Originally published May 26, 2022. Republished with permission by Maureen Downey, author of the Get Schooled blog, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. https://www.ajc.com/education/get-schooled-blog/opinion-phonics-is-not-a-panacea-for-all-struggling-readers/4H52UELV4RANFP53YVILC46VTI/ Researchers: Dyslexia isn’t the only cause of reading challenges students [...]
Intervention Essentials #3: Full Implementation Maximizes Effectiveness
by Dr. Anne Simpson, Texas Woman’s University Why does full implementation in Reading Recovery® matter? The goal of Reading Recovery and Descubriendo la Lectura—Reading Recovery in Spanish—is to efficiently and effectively lift the literacy achievement [...]
Intervention Essentials #2: Importance of Individual Instruction
by Annie Opat, Emporia State University Why are Reading Recovery® lessons taught one-to-one? Reading Recovery teachers are responsible for instructing first-grade children who are the lowest achievers in beginning reading and writing, “[c]hildren who [...]
Leveraging the Teacher Leader’s Expertise as a Coach and Provider of Professional Development, Part 2
by Adria Klein and Deb Rich, Trainers, Saint Mary’s College of California As Trainers, we collaborate in planning our classes and support ongoing professional development with Teacher Leaders and Teachers. With a combined 33 [...]
Leveraging the Teacher Leader’s Expertise as a Coach and Provider of Professional Development, Part 1
by Adria Klein and Deb Rich, Trainers, Saint Mary’s College of California As Trainers, we collaborate in planning our classes and support ongoing professional development with Teacher Leaders and Teachers. With a combined 33 years [...]
