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The “Implementation Dip” or Just Plain Old Bad Practice? Let’s Call It What It Is
Any educator can tell you that there's always some newfangled strategy promising to revolutionize learning, boost test scores, and turn every student into a prodigy. But when these grand promises inevitably fizzle [...]
Roaming into a New School Year
Want more? Check out the new members-only Roaming Tips and Tricks resource listed under Literacy Teaching Tools! With a new school year, we welcome new students into Reading Recovery! During the first ten lessons [...]
How to Pair Decodable Texts with Leveled Books
PRINTABLE VERSION The intended audience for this blog is classroom teachers and small-group interventionists. Sponsored blog content does not necessarily represent the views of the Reading Recovery Community leadership. by Michèle Dufresne Decodable books [...]
Back to School: A Message from RRCNA President Allyson Matczuk
That back-to-school feeling is here and teachers are thinking about the new school year and ways to inspire and be inspired. I like to go to places where I find words that are encouraging [...]
Blinded by Perceptions Part Two: Focusing on the Whole Child
You notice what you are looking for. Think about it. You buy a new car and then see the same car in the same color everywhere you look. You hadn’t noticed it before, but [...]
Blinded by Perceptions Part One: Observing and Teaching the Whole Child
You notice what you are looking for. Think about it. You buy a new car and then see the same car in the same color everywhere you look. You hadn’t noticed it before, but [...]
RRCNA Membership Spotlight: Lori Dupuis
Learn about your colleagues from across the country who do whatever it takes as part of the Reading Recovery Community! Lori received a professional development award to attend LitCon 2024, thanks to generous donors [...]
The “Science of Reading” Recovery
by Susan Vincent Could the winds of change be blowing already? Like most literacy educators, I have watched with great interest (and often horror) the ways in which the Science of Reading movement has [...]
The Truth About Reading: The Eyes and Brain at Work
The recent webinar, The Truth About Reading: The Eyes and Brain at Work, was a collaborative effort between the International Literacy Educator Collaborative and Uniting to Save Our Schools. Both organizations are deeply committed [...]
Teacher Leader Institute 2024 Recap
Wow, the 2024 Teacher Leader Institute was an incredible event brimming with inspiration, innovation, and camaraderie! Teacher Leaders from across the U.S. gathered in Palm Springs for professional development packed with enlightening keynotes, engaging [...]









