Reading Recovery in the News - January 2008
Outgoing YME superintendent proud of 34 years as educator
West Central Tribune, Willmar, MN
January 21, 2008
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GRANITE FALLS — Retiring Yellow Medicine East School District
Superintendent Dwayne Strand says he’s enjoyed his work in education
during the past 34 years...
“We’ve had a board that’s really supported a lot of the initiatives.
They’ve been willing to put some money into programs that have been
good for kids: Reading Recovery certainly has been one of the
hallmark programs that we’re most proud of. That will continue,’’ he
said.
Bristol Charities’ Allocation of Funds for New Zealand Reading
Recovery Scheme at St Ursula’s
Bristol, United Kingdom
January 21, 2008
St Ursula’s School is delighted to announce it has been given
funding for the extended provision of the New Zealand Reading
Recovery Scheme.
North Drive teacher has second play published
Goldsboro News Argus, Goldsboro, NC
January 18,2 008
A reading teacher at North Drive Elementary School has had his
second children's script published.
..."Mr. Brown currently teaches Reading Recovery, Guided Reading,
and Readers Theater," she said. "His ability to create and apply
effective reading strategies and exercises helps his students become
excited about reading, while strengthening their reading abilities."
Australian Educators Learn from UMaine-Based Literacy Partnership
Coaches
University of Maine Email News, Orono, ME
January 11, 2008
ORONO – Five literacy educators from Queensland, Australia arrived
in Bangor this week to learn first-hand about the work that the
Maine Literacy Partnership (MLP) provides to Maine schools.
...The visit was arranged as a result of a relationship between Mary
Rosser, director for professional development and a UMaine trainer
for Reading Recovery within the College of Education and Human
development, and a former colleague who is part of the visiting
Australian team.
Mengerink, Morrow join VWCS board of ed
Times Bulletin, Van Wert, OH
January 10, 2008
Two VWCS teachers, Jennifer Arend and Donna Clark, gave an
educational impact presentation to the board about "Reading
Recovery," a short-term tutoring intervention program intended to
serve the lowest achieving (bottom 20 percent) first-grade students.
"Two years ago, the district looked at what we could do to make a
difference for kids who were struggling to read," said Schilb.
"Looking at the research, it became apparent that Reading Recovery
was a model that we were interested in implementing."
Arend and Clark reported the district has had "good success
rates" since implementing the program. During the first year of
implementation in VWCS, about 65 percent of students successfully
completed and exited the program.
It was also reported that research shows for every $3 dollars
invested in the program, $5 dollars is saved by not having to have
students remain in or be placed in other special education programs
or other special services.
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