ERIC ED453505: University Training Centers.

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University Training Centers.
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ABSTRACT
This article focuses on the 24 Reading Recovery University
Training Centers (UTCs) in North America. It notes that although each
training center performs similar functions, they are all very different. It
states that the first and probably the most visible function involves the
wide scope of training, and that another function of the UTCs that impacts
the implementation of Reading Recovery is research. The article also states
that the service functions of Reading Recovery are some of the most
rewarding. It lists names of trainers, teacher leaders, site coordinators,
contact information, number of teacher leaders trained and/or affiliated, and
highlights for each program.
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Volume 5
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READING
RECOVERY'
COUNCIL
OF NORTH AMERICA
A Newsletter of the Reading Recovery® Council of North America
In This Issue ...
President's Message
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University Training Centers
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2
Executive Director's Message
National Conference
2
Annual Fund Opens New
Opportunities to Advance
15
Reading Recovery
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Trainers Receive Awards
Supporting Members
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and Contributors
NDEC Gears Up for Challenges
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of New Millennium
Using the Reading Recovery Logo 18
Reading Recovery in Canada ..
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Classroom Connections
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Chances
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University Training Centers
Editorial Board
Janet Bufalino, Editor,
Janet Bufalino, Editor
125 Horton Hall
Shippensburg University
Shippensburg PA17257
phone: [phone]
The focus of this issue is on the twenty-four North American
[email protected]
University Training Centers (UTCs). Beginning on page 3 are
Dianne Frasier, Chair,
descriptions of individual training centers. You will find they
Publications Committee
are very different; however, each training center does perform similar
Texas Woman's University
Fort Bend ISD, TX
functions. They differ in the ways they implement the functions as
[email protected]
described below.
Patricia Hubbard, Associate
The first, and probably the most visible function, involves the
Editor, Forest Hills School District,
wide scope of training. This entails the following: training teacher
Retired, Cincinnati, OH
leaders, providing professional development, conducting field-year site visits, sponsoring the
[email protected]
Patsy Rucker,
Editor,
Associate
annual Teacher Leader Institute, and the teaching of children by trainers.
Fox Chapel Area School District,
Another function of the UTCs that impacts the implementation of Reading Recovery is
Pittsburgh, PA
research. Within this framework are the many articles, investigations, and research reports that
[email protected]
Jean Bussell, Executive
are published in journals, through the'RRCNA, or presented at conferences.
Director, RRCNA,
The service functions of Reading Recovery are some of the most rewarding. Examples are
Columbus, OH
teaching of children, awareness presentations, membership on RRCNA Board and committees,
bussell.4 @osu.edu
and many others.
Council Connections
The political arena also is a backdrop for communications and advocacy functions. These
Published by RRCNA
communications happen on many different political levels: department level (university), uni-
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Columbus, OH 43210
versity level, and local-state-national level of politics. The summaries from various UTCs high-
www.readingrecovery.org
light many successes in this area.
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University Training Centers Continued
Mary Fried, Rose Mary Estice, Emily Rodgers, and Susan
The administrative function of university training centers
Fullerton
is not glamorous but very necessary. This function involves
Site Coordinator: Carol Lyons
developing budgets, monitoring office staff, and returning
Contact Information:
phone calls/email to name a few.
Becky Kitchen
As you have read the UTCs are busy places that perform a
The Ohio State University
variety of functions which are vital to the implementation of
Reading Recovery Program
Reading Recovery across North America. Please feel free to
200 Ramseyer Hall
contact any of the UTCs summarized below with questions
29 W. Woodruff Ave.
and/or requests for more information.
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1116
Phone: [phone]
University Training Center Descriptions
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [email protected]
The Ohio State University
Internet Address: www.osu.edu
Trainers: Gay Su Pinnell, Diane DeFord Carol Lyons,
Established: (984 -85
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University Training Centers
teams are also discussed and analyzed.
Teacher leaders affiliated: Almost 200 teacher leaders and
The start up of the 1999-2000 teacher leader/trainer
trainers of teacher leaders from across the country have begun
class which includes a new trainer from the
their Reading Recovery study at The Ohio State University.
University of Maine and teacher leaders from Ohio
Educators came from as close as Columbus, Ohio to as far as
and Kentucky.
Okinawa, Japan to participate in the year-long residency train-
Operation of the National Data Evaluation Center
ing program. Currently, 93 teacher leaders from fifteen states
for Reading Recovery research and responsibility
and the Department of Defense Dependent Schools affiliate
for the United States trademark also are obligations
with The Ohio State University. (Many of the teacher leaders
of Ohio State's Training Center.
who trained at OSU now affiliate with training centers in their
own states.)
Clemson University
Highlights:
The Ohio State University began work in Reading
Trainer: Joe Yukish
Recovery in 1984-85 when Marie Clay, the founder
Teacher Leader Specialist: Ruby S. Brown
of Reading Recovery and Barbara Watson, the
Site Coordinator: Kathy Neal Headley, Area Coordinator,
National Director of Reading Recovery in New
Graduate Reading Program
Zealand, came to the university to begin the train-
Contact Information:
ing of Reading Recovery educators. The Ohio State
Joe Yukish, Director
University, the Ohio Department of Education, the
Reading Recovery Program
Columbus Public Schools, and the Martha Holden
Clemson University
Jennings Foundation collaborated in this pilot pro-
404-G Tillman Hall
ject in which one trainer, three teacher leaders, and
Clerhson, SC 29634
fourteen Reading Recovery teachers were trained.
Phone: [phone]
Close collaboration with The Reading Recovery
Fax: [phone]
Council of North America (RRCNA) in the plan-
[email protected]
ning and execution of The Reading Recovery
http://www.hehd.clemson.edu/currinst/yukish.htm
National Conference held in Columbus, Ohio each
http://www.hehd.clemson.edu/currinst/indexR.htm
winter.
Established: 1989
Close collaboration with the Ohio Reading
Number of teacher leaders trained and/or affiliated:
Recovery Governing Board in its work to support
Teacher leaders trained: 48 with 6 South Carolina
Reading Recovery in Ohio and to plan for future
TLs in training in 1999-2000.
expansion.
Affiliated sites: 23 with four new South Carolina sites
Small group, two-day regional professional devel-
that are projected to be implemented in 2000-2001.
opment opportunities for teacher leaders affiliated
In addition, three affiliated sites are located in
with OSU which include close analyses of selected
Alabama (2) and Western North Carolina (1).
experiences such as: continuing contact sessions,
Highlights:
school visits, training class sessions, or teaching
The South Carolina Reading Recovery Program at
sessions with puzzling students. The role of the
Clemson University is one of three regional train-
teacher leader as a teacher of children and the
ing centers in the Southeastern USA.
implementation of Reading Recovery building
In 1999-2000 South Carolina has 560 trained
Reading Recovery teachers actively teaching at
approved Reading Recovery sites. 102 new teach-
ers are being trained in 1999-2000.
Approximately 20,000 children have been served
(including projected figures for the current school
year).
No teacher desiring Reading Recovery training in
South Carolina must drive more than 50 miles to an
affiliated Reading. Recovery Teacher Training Site.
The center is the university hub with a strong liai-
son among the South Carolina Department of
Trainers left to right: The Ohio State University Training Team:
Education and the public school systems in South
Rose Mary Estice, Gay Su Pinnell, Carol Lyons, Emily
Carolina.
Rodgers, Susan Fullerton, Diane De Ford, and Mary Fried.
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lUniversity
Project Director and Coordinator: Jane Ashdown
A South Carolina Advisory Council composed of
Site Coordinator: Phyllis Blanck
members from these three areas has been instru-
Acting Project Manager: Michelle Madden
mental in supporting the expansion of Reading
Contact Information:
Recovery in South Carolina since 1988.
Phyllis Blanck
Two South Carolina Department of Education staff
members have been assigned to assist with the
New York University
Reading Recovery Project
implementation of Reading Recovery in South
Pless Hall Annex
Carolina - Cathy Jones, Reading Consultant,
Coordinator of the Reading Recovery Program and 82 Washington Square East, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10003
Suzette Lee, Director, Governor's Institute of
Phone: [phone]
Reading.
Fax: [phone]
The South Carolina state legislature has appropriat-
Internet Address:
ed a grant of $2,500,000 to assist in the implemen-
tation of Reading Recovery in South Carolina dur- www.nyu.edu/education/teachlearn/reading/descril.htm
Established: 1989
ing the 1999-2000 year. This amount reflects an
Number of teacher leaders trained and/or affiliated: 75
increase of approximately three times the amount
of funds allocated for Reading Recovery last year. (plus current class of 11)
Highlights:
In March, 1999, the
National-Louis University - IL
Growth and Development
Reading Recovery Project at NYU celebrated its
Trainers: Rosalie Forbes and Kathleen McDonough
10-year anniversary. As part of the recognition of
Site Coordinator: Rosalie Forbes
this milestone, the center looked at the continued
Program Coordinator: Carol Ivy
growth and development of the project. In 1989-90
Field Coordinator: Jeanne Chaney
the project began the year working with 13
Contact Information:
Reading Recovery Teachers and 6 Teacher
Rosalie Forbes
Leaders-in-Training. By the tenth year in 1998-99,
National-Louis University
having served over approximately 35,000 children,
200 S. Naperville Road
the numbers had grown considerably. As of spring
Wheaton, IL 60187
of 1999, the Reading Recovery project at NYU
Phone: [phone] x4098
supported a total of 29 teacher training sites, 215
Fax: [phone]
districts, 705 schools, 46 trained teacher leaders,
E-mail: [email protected]
1,044 trained teachers, and conducted a Teacher
Internet Address: To be announced by January, 2000
Leader Training class of 10. Presently, the project
Established: 1989
is affiliated with sites throughout the New York
Number of teacher leaders trained and/or affiliated: 35
metropolitan area, which includes the boroughs of
(33 from Illinois and 2 from Wisconsin)
Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens,
Highlights:
Westchester and Rockland Counties, Long Island,
National-Louis University is the site of the Illinois
and New Jersey. Other affiliated sites are located in
Reading Recovery Project.
Glens Falls, and Schenectady, NY, Bethlehem, PA
Seven teacher leaders-in-training attend classes at
and Fairfax, VA. The project has also expanded sig-
NLU's Wheaton, IL campus (5 from IL and 2 from
nificantly on the national research and evaluation
Madison, WI).
design as well as supporting the establishment of
The Illinois State Board of Education contributes
DLL in several schools.
$40,000 per teacher leader in training, $12,300 per
Metropolitan Area Focus
As part of New York
trained teacher leader, and $300 per trained teacher.
University's School of Education, the Reading
NLU is instrumental in supporting the Illinois
Recovery project supports the university's dedica-
Reading Recovery Institute each year, providing
tion to the New York City community of which it is
excellent professional opportunities for Reading
a part. The project has a long history with the New
Recovery and classroom teachers alike.
York City Board of Education and has become an
inteual component of the Board's "Project Read"
New York University
initiative to serve the literacy needs of New York
Trainers: Trika Smith-Burke, Evelyn O'Connor, Jane
City's public school students. Currently a total of
Ashdown
16 New York City school
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serves 22 sites in other states, 4 of which also have
districts are implementing Reading Recovery.
DLL teacher leaders.
Regular Visiting Trainers and Teacher Leaders
TWU sponsors annual institutes for trained Reading
The project has been particularly proud of its rela-
Recovery teachers, an annual institute for adminis-
tionship with Reading Recovery organizations in
trators, and annual institutes for site coordinators.
New Zealand and Australia and has had the oppor-
TWU hosts an annual Reading. Recovery and Early
tunity to host a number of trainers from these sites
Literacy conference with a combined attendance
who have provided support in a variety of forms.
exceeding 5,000.
Colleagues Joan Smith from Australia, and Blair
Two four-year, longitudinal studies of former
Koefoed and Barbara Watson from New Zealand
Reading Recovery children in Texas have been
have assisted the project by conducting teacher
completed at TWU. Final analyses of the second
leader training classes, presenting regional profes-
study are under way; results of both studies are
sional development sessions for teachers and
promising.
teacher leaders, working with children in New York
City schools, and visiting affiliated sites to consult
with teachers and administrators. Presently, Jill
Stephenson from New Zealand and Ellen Hauser
from Australia serve as project Teacher Leaders and
have provided invaluable assistance to sites
throughout the New York metropolitan area over the
past two years.
Texas Woman's University
Trainers: Billie Askew, Nancy Anderson, Yvonne
The Texas Woman's University Training
Trainers left to right:
Rodriguez, Diane Frasier (part-time)
Team: Billie Askew, Dianne Frasier, Nancy Anderson, Yvonne
University Affiliated teacher leader: Betsy Kaye
Rodriguez.
Site Coordinator: Margaret Griffin
Contact Information:
Billie Askew
Western Michigan University
Department of Reading and Bilingual Education
Trainer: Beulah Goines-Lateef
Texas Woman's University
Center Coordinators: Beulah Goines-Lateef, Trainer; Joe
PO Box 425769
Chapel, Director, McGinnis Reading Center and Clinic
Denton, TX 76204.
Contact Information:
Phone: [phone]
Beulah Goines-Lateef
Fax: [phone]
Western Michigan University
E-mail: [email protected]
MI Reading Recovery Program
Established: 1989-90
3417 Sangren Hall
Number of teacher leaders trained: 202 (including 13
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5197
currently in-training)
Phone: [phone]
Highlights:
Fax: [phone]
TWU is one of two Centers in the United States for
E-mail: [email protected]
training trainers of teacher leaders.
Established: 1989
Of the 202 Reading Recovery teacher leaders
Number of teacher leaders trained and/or affiliated: 25
trained at TWU, 35 were also trained for
Highlights:
Descubriendo La Lectura (Reading Recovery in
January, 1993. The first Michigan Reading
Spanish).
Recovery Institute was conducted under the guid-
Currently TWU has the only Descubriendo La
ance of Jim Burns.
Lectura (DLL) trainer of teacher leaders. Reading
November, 1994. Marie Clay conducted an imple-
Recovery and Descubriendo La Lectura reside
mentation visit to Michigan with the assistance of
within the Department of Reading and Bilingual
Trainers: Jim Burns, Bob Schwartz, and Lee
Education, strengthening the RR/DLL connection.
Skandalaris. The trainers and teacher leaders partic-
TWU currently serves 73 sites in Texas represent-
ipated in a three-day seminar. Site coordinators and
ing more than 300 school districts; of those sites,
district liaisons also attended sessions designed to
22 also have a DLL teacher leader. TWU also
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University Training Centers Continued
The University of North Carolina, Wilmington
tively implementing Reading Recovery in their dis-
tricts.
Trainer: Noel K. Jones
October, 1995. The Reading Recovery Council of
Contact Information:
Michigan was incorporated. The primary purposes
Noel K. Jones, Trainer
of the organization are to encourage the full imple-
Department of Curricular Studies, UNCW,
mentation of Reading Recovery and advocate the
601 S. College Rd.
purposes of Reading Recovery with the business
Wilmington, NC 28403-32097
community, political entities, and the media in the
Phone: [phone]
state of Michigan.
Fax: [phone]
1998. Beulah Lateef was appointed to Governor
E-mail: [email protected].
Engler's Reading Plan for Michigan Advisory
Established: 1990
Committee. The committee was established to
Internet Address: http://www.uncwil.edu/ed/cs/
advise the chair of the Michigan State Department
Highlights:
of Education regarding a specific literacy frame-
Noel K. Jones was trained at The Ohio State
work for pre K-3rd grade that would impact the
University in 1990-91 with the aid of a grant from
children in the state in a powerful leap toward liter-
the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation. Teacher leader
acy learning.
training at UNCW began in the fall of 1991 and
1999. The Reading Recovery Council of Michigan
was continuous until the spring of 1998.
obtained affiliate status with the Reading Recovery
The UNCW Reading Recovery Training Center has
Council of North America.
trained 45 teacher leaders. Thirty-four teacher lead-
ers are currently affiliated with the UNCW Center.
Lesley College Center for Reading Recovery -
Teacher leaders trained at UNCW are working in
Maryland, Utah, Texas, and Virginia as well as in
MA
North Carolina. Several have retired or are working
Trainers: Irene Fountas, Eva Konstantellou
in different roles in schools, school systems, and
Teacher Leader Specialist: Sue Hundley
state departments of education.
Site Coordinator: Sue Hundley/Eva Konstantellou
Highlights of the program, in addition to the on-
Contact Information:
going training and professional development activi-
Eva Konstantellou
ties, include support for the Southeastern Regional
Lesley College
Reading Recovery Conference for five out of seven
Center for Reading Recovery
years of its existence and several administrative
1815 Massachusetts Ave., Suite 378
conferences, including one featuring Dr. Marie M.
Cambridge, MA 02140-1444
Clay, founder of the program.
Phone: [phone]
The UNCW language and literacy faculty have
Fax: [phone]
Irene Fountas,
incorporated aspects of the Reading Recovery pro-
E-mail: [email protected]
Trainer, Lesley
fessional development model into the revised grad-
Established: 1990
College,
uate program in the form of reflection seminars,
Number of teacher leaders trained: 35
Cambridge, MA
field projects such as action research, and running
trained teacher leaders, 6 teacher leaders-in-
record training. Behind-the-glass sessions have
training
been piloted with both undergraduate and graduate
Highlights:
students as well.
The Lesley College Center for Reading Recovery
monitors the implementation of the program at 16
California State University San Bernardino
regional training sites in Massachusetts, New
Trainer: Adria Klein
Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, and New York.
Site Coordinator: Joe Gray, Coordinator, Reading
In Massachusetts there are 548 Reading Recovery
Program, Department of Literacy, Language and Culture
teachers and 4 DLL teacher leaders.
Contact Information:
The Center has worked with Massachusetts
Adria Klein, Director
Reading Recovery Task Force to obtain state fund-
Southern California Reading Recovery Project
ing for training fees for Reading Recovery teachers
California State University San Bernardino
and teacher leaders.
College of Education
5500 University Parkway
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University Training Centers Co
Phone: [phone]
Internet address: http://education.gsu.edukr/
Fax: [phone]
Established: 1991-1992
E-mail: [email protected]
Highlights:
Internet Address: www.amihome.comirrca/
Teacher leader training began in the fall of 1991.
Established: 1991
Since 1991, the university training center has
Number of teacher leaders trained and/or affiliated:
trained 40 teacher leaders and 527 teachers who
have served more than 13,000 children across six
Teacher leaders trained: 55
Affiliated sites: 40 including sites in Arizona, Nevada,
Southern states.
Utah, New Mexico, and California Georgia trains and supports teacher leaders in
Highlights:
Tennessee, Alabama, and Florida, as well as
The Southern California Reading Recovery Project
Georgia.
The trainers at this center have been very influential
at California State University San Bernardino is one
in the founding and on-going development and
of four regional training centers in California and
operation of the Reading Recovery Council of
serves several Western states.
The Project has trained almost 2000 teachers over
North America (RRCNA). Cliff Johnson is current-
ly serving as the president-elect of RRCNA.
nine years; currently, 180 teachers are in training.
Approximately 34,000 children have been served
The program has conducted a year-long staff devel-
opment initiative for the faculty in the Department
(including projected figures for the current school
of Early Childhood focusing on improving under-
year).
The Project is an active Descubriendo La Lectura
graduate preparation in the teaching of language
teacher training site as well as a Reading Recovery
arts.
teacher training site.
Trainers left to right: Clifford I. Johnson, Georgia State
California trainers left to right: Patricia Kelly, San Diego State
University, Atlanta; Sue Duncan, Georgia State University,
University, San Diego, California; Jeannette Methven, California
Atlanta; Noel Jones, University of North Carolina, Wilmington;
State University, Fresno; Judith Neal, California State University,
Joseph Yukish, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina.
Fresno; Barbara Schubert, St. Mary's College, Moraga,
California; Adria Klein, California State University, San
Oakland University MI
Bernardino.
Trainers: Robert N. Schwartz and Lee Skandalaris
Georgia State University
Project Director: Lee Skandalaris
Contact Information:
Trainers: Clifford Johnson, Sue Duncan
Lee Skandalaris
University Affiliated Teacher Leader: Betsy Harrell
Reading Recovery
Site Coordinator: Clifford I. Johnson
453 O'Dowd Hall
Contact Information:
Oakland University
Clifford I. Johnson
Rochester, MI 48309-4494
Georgia State University
Phone: [phone]
Early Childhood Education
Fax: [phone]
University Plaza
E-mail: [email protected]
30 Pryor Street
Established: 1992
Atlanta GA 30303-3083
Number of teacher leaders trained and/or affiliated: 15
Phone: [phone]
in upper and lower peninsula of Michigan's large geographic
Fax: [phone]
area
E-mail: [email protected]
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g Centers Continued
University Traini
the UALR center has shared a unique partnership
Highlights:
with the Arkansas Department of Education and
Initiated through the incentive of six Oakland
Arkansas public schools. Two years ago, this part-
County school districts forming a consortium in
nership expanded to include the Missouri Early
1989-90.
Literacy Initiative, which resulted in statewide
Assisted by the Oakland Intermediate Schools
training of Missouri teacher leaders at UALR.
(ISD) system which serves 28 school districts.
Since 1992, the UALR training center has received
Over 500 teachers have been trained through the
over one million dollars in grant funds to support
center network.
the operation and maintenance of the Arkansas
Trainer Bob Schwartz serves as Chairperson of the
Reading Recovery project. In addition to the uni-
Reading Department at Oakland University.
versity grants, the Arkansas legislature has funded
the training and salaries for over 20 teacher leaders.
Since 1992, nearly 7000 struggling readers in
Arkansas schools have benefited from Reading
Recovery services. Currently, 288 Reading
Recovery teachers are working in Arkansas schools.
Since 1996, the UALR RR Training Center, in col-
laboration with the Arkansas Department of
Education and the Arkansas Association for
Elementary Administrators, has sponsored an annu-
al Reading Recovery and Early Literacy
Trainers left
to right: Robert Schwartz, Oakland University,
Conference. In 1998, the conference was expanded
Rochester, Michigan; Charlene Hildebrand, University of
to a two-day conference with nearly 1000 Early
Nebraska at Kearney; Connie Briggs, Emporia State University,
Literacy educators in attendance.
Emporia, Kansas; Beulah Lateef, Western Michigan University,
Each year, the UALR training center provides 10
Kalamazoo, Michigan.
full days of high-quality professional development
seminars to all affiliated teacher leaders in the
Little Rock
University of Arkansas
UALR network.
Other accomplishments of the UALR training cen-
Trainer: Linda Dorn
ter include publishing a Reading Recovery/Early
University Affiliated Teacher Leaders: Mike Moss,
Literacy newsletter that is mailed to over 3000 edu-
Stephanie Copes, Sandra Thompson, Carla Soffos, Debbie
cators, publishing annual research studies, conduct-
Williams, Laurie Harrison
ing summer institutes in early literacy, and present-
Site Coordinator: Angela Sewall, Dean of College of
ing advanced seminars for trained Reading
Education; William Geiger, Associate Dean of College of
Recovery teachers and teacher leaders.
Education
Contact Information:
Purdue University
Linda Dorn
Director of Reading Recovery Training Center
Trainer: Maribeth Schmitt
2801 South University
Teacher Leader Specialist: Tammy Younts
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Teacher Leader Affiliated with University: Anne Gregory
Little Rock, AR 72204
Contact Information:
Phone: [phone] or 501-569-3405
Maribeth Schmitt
Fax: [phone]
1442 Liberal Arts and Education Bldg.
E-mail: [email protected]
Purdue University
Internet Address: Available December, 1999
West Lafayette, IN 47905
Established: 1992
Phone: [phone]
Number of teacher leaders trained and/or affiliated:
Fax: [phone]
45
from Arkansas, Missouri, and Louisiana.
E-mail: [email protected]
Highlights:
Internet Address: [email protected]
During the past eight years, the University of
Established: 1992
Arkansas at Little Rock Reading Recovery Trainint,
Number of teacher leaders trained and/or affiliated: 37
Center has played a pivotal role in shaping literacy
Highlights:
initiatives in Arkansas schools. During this time,
Reading Recovery has
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