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“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 [...]
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 [...]
