University Training Centers

The following university training centers provide year-long residential training for Reading Recovery teacher leaders as well as continuing professional development and supervision following the initial year of training. The teacher leaders provide Reading Recovery training in nearly 400 training sites throughout the United States and Canada.
 

CANADA

Ontario
Central Canadian Institute of Reading Recovery
Yorkhill Training Centre
350 Hilda Avenue
Thornhill, Ontario L4J 5K2
Canada
905-764-5292 / 905-764-5294 (fax)
Pam Jones, Trainer
Dianne Stuart, Trainer Emerita
Janice Van Dyke, Trainer

Manitoba
Western Canadian Institute of Reading Recovery
1567 Dublin Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 3J5
Canada
204-945-4687
Allyson Matczuk, Trainer

Nova Scotia
Eastern Canadian Institute of Reading Recovery
879 Highway 204, RR#3
Amherst, Nova Scotia B4H 3Y1
Canada
902-661-2414
Heather Janes Pedersen, Trainer

UNITED STATES

Arkansas
Arkansas Reading Recovery Program
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
College of Education
2801 South University
Little Rock, AR 72204-1099
501-569-3479
Janet Behrend, Trainer
Linda Dorn, Trainer
Barbara Schubert, Trainer

California
Saint Mary's College
School of Education
PO Box 4350
Moraga, CA 94575
925-631-4077
Adria Klein, Trainer

San Diego State University
School of Teacher Education
5500 Campanile Dr.
San Diego, CA 92182-1153
619-594-3241
Sharan Gibson, Director
Patricia Kelly, Trainer
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/literacy/SDSULiteracyCenterReadingRecovery.php

Connecticut
University of Connecticut
Neag School of Education
249 Glenbrook Rd., Box U‑33
Storrs, CT 06269‑0233
860-486-2433
Mary Anne Doyle, Trainer

Georgia
Georgia State University
College of Education
Early Childhood Education Dept.
GSU Reading Recovery Program
P.O. Box 3978
Atlanta, GA 30302-3978
404-413-8027
Sue Duncan, Trainer  
Clifford I. Johnson, Trainer
Floretta Thornton-Reid, Trainer
education.gsu.edu/ece/reading_recovery.htm

Illinois
National-Louis University
Illinois Reading Recovery Center
850 Warrenville Rd.
Lisle, IL 60532
630-874-4120
Mary Ann Poparad, Trainer
www.illinoisreadingrecovery.org

Indiana
Purdue University
Center for Literacy Education and Research (CLEAR)
100 N. University Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907
765-496-2119 / 765-496-2305 (fax)
Shannon Henderson, Trainer
Maribeth Schmitt, Trainer and Director

Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
SEC 142
Cedar Falls, IA 50614
319-273-6515
Salli Forbes, Director

Kansas
Emporia State University
The Jones Institute
Campus Box 4036
1601 State Street
Emporia, KS 66801
620-341-5828
www.emporia.edu/readingrecovery

Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Reading Recovery Center
120 Quinton Court, Suite 200
Lexington, KY 40509
859-257-7859
Judy Embry, Trainer and Director
www.readingrecoverycenter.org

Maine
University of Maine
Center for Early Literacy
College of Education
5766 Shibles Hall
Orono, ME 04469-5766
207-581-2438
Mary Rosser, Trainer
http://www.umaine.edu/

Massachusetts
Lesley University
Center for Reading Recovery and Literacy Collaborative
29 Everett St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-349-8424
Irene Fountas, Trainer
Eva Konstantellou, Trainer
http://www.lesley.edu/crr/rr_intro.html

Michigan
Oakland University
School of Education
Reading Recovery Center of Michigan at Oakland University
217 Pawley Hall
Rochester, MI 48309-4494
248-370-3057
Mary K. Lose, Director
Robert M. Schwartz, Trainer

Missouri
Southeast Missouri State University
Mail Stop 5540
1 University Plaza
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701-4710
573-986-6765
Gayla Kolb, Trainer

New York
New York University
The Steinhardt School of Education
The Ruth Horowitz Center for Teacher Development
Reading Recovery Project
34 Stuyvesant Street, Suite 501
New York, NY 10003
212-998-5210
Ann Ballantyne, Trainer
M. Trika Smith-Burke, Trainer Emerita

North Carolina
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Reading Recovery Program
Watson School of Education
601 South College Rd.
Wilmington, NC 28403-3297
910-962-3382
Barbara Honchell, Trainer

Ohio
The Ohio State University
Reading Recovery Program
200 Ramseyer Hall
29 W. Woodruff Ave.
Columbus, Ohio 43210
614-688-3646
Mary Fried, Trainer
Gay Su Pinnell, Trainer
Emily Rodgers, Trainer
Lea McGee, Trainer

Pennsylvania
Shippensburg University
Reading Recovery Program
1871 Old Main Drive
Shippensburg, PA 17257
717-477-1166
Janet Bufalino, Trainer
www.ship.edu/~jmbufa

South Carolina
Clemson University
Reading Recovery Program
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
414C Tillman Hall
Clemson, SC 29634-0708
864-656-6149
Floretta Thornton-Reid, Trainer
www.clemson.edu/readingrecovery

South Dakota
University of South Dakota
School of Education/Division of Curriculum and Instruction
123 Delzell Education Building
414 East Clark Street
Vermillion SD 57069
605-677-6332
Garreth Zalud, Trainer
www.usd.edu/ed/ci/reading/readingrecovery.cfm

Texas
Texas Woman's University
Reading Recovery Program
College of Professional Education
P.O. Box 425769
Denton, TX 76204-5769
940-898-2441
Nancy Anderson, Trainer
Billie Askew, Trainer Emerita
Betsy Kaye, Trainer
Yvonne Rodriguez, Trainer (DLL)
Cynthia Rodriguez, Trainer (DLL)
Anne Simpson, Trainer

Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Madison
456B Teacher Education Building
225 North Mills Street
Madison, WI 53706
608-890-0909
Catherine Compton-Lilly, Trainer
http://website.education.wisc.edu/readingrecovery/