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Sheridan County School District #2
Wyoming
Reading Recovery is a critical component of the balanced literacy
program that is used in the six elementary schools in Sheridan
County School District #2. The Reading Recovery teachers are seen as
expert reading teachers and work closely with classroom teachers to
ensure that all students learn to read. They are also used as a
resource for all children who struggle with early literacy. Several
special education teachers have also been trained in Reading
Recovery, including Director of Special Education Tom Racette. The
district plans to train more special educators in Reading Recovery
over the next several years. As superintendent of schools for
Sheridan County School District #2, Craig Dougherty continues to
support Reading Recovery in Sheridan and as state site coordinator
for Wyoming.
Several communities in Montana and Wyoming are part of the
Sheridan Reading Recovery Site. Wyoming teachers from Lander, St.
Stephens Indian School, Lovell, and Kaycee are supported by the
Sheridan site along with teachers from Billings, Wyola, and St.
Labre Indian School in Montana. In the past 10 years, 1,267 children
have had Reading Recovery lessons through the Sheridan training
site.
The dedication of administration, teachers, and parents has
resulted in many at-risk students becoming successful readers and
writers. Jeri Mathes is the current teacher leader for the Sheridan
site.
Background on the Sheridan Reading Recovery Site
The Sheridan and Gillette Reading Recovery sites, members of the
Wyoming Reading Recovery Consortium, were established in 1995-1996
through the efforts of many Wyoming educators including Wyoming
educational leaders Craig Dougherty and Ed Weber, and Nancy Leinius,
a Wyoming Department of Education consultant. Financial support was
provided by Consortium members and by the Wyoming Department of
Education.
The Reading Recovery Professional Development Program for
teachers and teacher leaders in Wyoming began in Riverton during the
1995-1996 school year. Six teacher leaders from around the state
were trained by Dr. Kathleen McDonough, and 14 teachers were trained
by Yvonne Gatley, both from Tuscon, AZ. Sheridan teacher Patsy
Conner was trained as the teacher leader for the Sheridan site and
served until the 1998-1999 school year. Jeri Mathes was trained as
the teacher leader for the Gillette site. When Ms. Conner moved from
Sheridan in 1999, Jeri became the teacher leader for Sheridan and
Gillette.
The Reading Recovery team at Sheridan
(front row left
to right): Beth Ferries, Jeanette Geis, Susannah Bletner,
and Kris Anderson; (middle row left to right): Martha
Eberhart, Marsha Dillon, Jeri Mathes, Jessica Wheeler,
and Joan Dierking; (back row left to right): CB Goss,
Geraldine Hendershot, Debbi Hoeeft, and Patty Coe.
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