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Bermuda Ministry of Education
In 1996–1997, the Bermuda Ministry of Education developed a
comprehensive plan for implementation of Reading Recovery. The
journey started when three senior officers of the Ministry of
Education traveled to Auckland, New Zealand, to meet Dr. Marie Clay
and the Reading Recovery trainers and get an overview of Reading
Recovery in New Zealand schools. Subsequently, a Reading Recovery
teacher leader from New Zealand, Isabel Montgomery, was hired to
begin systemwide awareness sessions and training of Bermudian
teachers. Darnell Todd-Wynn, a Bermudian educator, was selected to
train in New Zealand that year as a Reading Recovery teacher leader.
She continues to lead the Bermuda implementation.
Bermuda moved its affiliation of Reading Recovery from the Auckland
College of Education, New Zealand (1997–2000), to Georgia State
University to ensure continual professional development and support
the Reading Recovery teacher leader, teachers, and school
administrators.
Bermuda’s 18 government primary schools have reached full
implementation. All students in need of Reading Recovery have
complete access to lessons, even if transferring between schools.
Over 1,370 beginning readers have had Reading Recovery lessons, and
for those with a full set of lessons, 86% have successfully
discontinued their lessons. In addition, more than 80 teachers have
been trained in Reading Recovery.
Reading Recovery is fully funded and supported by the Bermuda
government. Georgia State University continues to work closely with
Bermuda through annual site visits and professional development. The
recent adoption of Literacy Collaborative in 2008 will ensure even
greater partnerships between teachers, and ultimately, student
success.
Bermuda hosted its first Reading
Recovery and
Early Literacy Conference in September 2004.
Attending were trainers (seated, left to right)
Irene Fountas, Gay Su Pinnell, Julie Doüetil,
Floretta Thornton-Reid, and Billie Askew; (standing
left to right) teacher leader Darnell Todd-Wynn, trainers
Sue Duncan and Mary Fried.
Marie Clay met with Reading Recovery
teachers,
school administrators, and Bermuda government
ministers, including the premier, during a January
2005 visit. Shown here (left to right) are Bermuda
Minister of Cultural Affairs Dale Butler, Marie Clay,
Dr. Clifford Johnson, and Darnell Todd-Wynn.
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