Aims of the session: To gain further understanding of ‘Every Child a Reader’ Reading Recovery and what it involves Impact of the intervention in our school Methods to use in school which will help children to problem solve in reading more effectively

Guided Reading offers students intentional reading instruction! See the systems and structures that keep our learning running smoothly!

I’m about to start my fifth year as a Reading Recovery teacher. When I first started the week long assessment training Miss O was 6 weeks old. I was in a delirious haze of new motherhood an…

Setting up and organizing anecdotal records for reading groups to make lesson planning more effective

The time has come, teachers, to focus on how onsets work in words. To do this, present the letters for a set of known words, e.g. g o n o...

Helping students reach fluency in reading through balanced literacy and attention to reading levels is an essential part of the reading foundation skills.

After several decades of teaching first grade, I became a Reading Recovery teacher. Best. Training. Ever!!!! And, oh so, humbling. It was through that training I came to realize some of the mistakes I had been making as a teacher of emerging readers. And, now, it's about time I share some of those revelations-- Chief among them is the realization that the traditional, alphabet letter associations are fraught with pitfalls, especially for reluctant readers. The first problem comes with the…

Testing is underway… My girlie has made good progress and can do so much more than she could 20 weeks ago! She is attempting new words and knows how to confirm her attempts – yay! Mos…

Well…all my kiddos are officially in lessons! I’ve seen awesome acceleration and a some good learning since the first day of Roaming and I’m zeroing in on exactly what each kiddo…

How to analyze errors and self corrections on a running record. Includes a FREE MSV cheat sheet! - Michaela Almeida, Reading Royalty