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RRCNA Membership Spotlight: Jonelle Hickerson
Learn about your colleagues from across the country who do whatever it takes as part of the Reading Recovery Community! Jonelle received a professional development award to attend LitCon this year, thanks to generous
The Four Fallacies of the Media’s Representation of Literacy
The following is a publication from a group of Concerned Educators in Massachusetts 2024, urging state legislators to resist a one-size-fits-all approach to literacy instruction. “If not done well,” they share, “policy decisions related
Teacher Leader Institute Keynote Speaker Announcement
We are excited to announce the Teacher Leader Institute Keynote Speakers Alice Yee and Allison Briceño! Explore your role as a literacy educator in diversity, equity, and inclusion at Palm Springs. With
RRCNA Membership Spotlight: Dannyelle Lowpensky
Learn about your colleagues from across the country who do whatever it takes as part of the Reading Recovery Community! Dannyelle received a professional development award to attend LitCon this year, thanks to generous
Advocacy Alert: Senator Cassidy’s ‘Literacy Report’ is More Fiction Than Fact
Another day, another dubious report making headlines. This time, it's U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) stirring the pot with some suspiciously biased findings on literacy rates among American students. Too bad his report is
RRCNA Membership Spotlight: Megan Dodd
Learn about your colleagues from across the country who do whatever it takes as part of the Reading Recovery Community! Megan received a professional development award to attend LitCon this year, thanks to generous
Follow My Journey: Under Pressure
Cambridge University defines the word pressure, in its simplest of terms, as the force you produce when you press on something. Of course, Cambridge provides several other uses for the word, and some are more appropriate
LitCon 2024 Recap: Inspiration and Rejuvenation
Another year, another successful LitCon! Reading teachers, interventionists, Reading Recovery professionals, and district leaders gathered for a spring weekend in Columbus, Ohio, January 27 -31. After the first in-person Litcon last year since 2020,
Ohio releases its Approved Curriculum List, and the Deja vu is real
Just in time for Groundhog Day, history is repeating itself. But for those of you playing along and to refresh education's collective long-term memory loss, let's recap: Established as part of the No Child
RRCNA Membership Spotlight: Ashley Martin
Learn about your colleagues from across the country who do whatever it takes as part of the Reading Recovery Community! Ashley received a professional development award to attend LitCon this year, thanks to generous
THE JOURNAL OF READING RECOVERY
Fall 2023
The Science of Readingpolitik: A Commentary by George G. Hruby
Distinguished Scholar Series: A Vygotskian Interpretation of Reading Recovery by Marie M. Clay and Courtney B. Cazden
Using Cycles of Inquiry: A Reflective Tool to Foster Acceleration by Jennifer Flight
Connected From the Start: Oral Language, Reading, and Writing by Adria F. Klein, Nancy Rogers-Zegarra, Julie Kugler