UMaine, UMM graduates among Maine’s 2023 County Teachers of the Year
Among the 2023 Maine County Teachers of the Year were five teachers with degrees from the University of Maine or the University of Maine at Machias.
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Two conferences in May will celebrate literacy across the lifespan
The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development will host a pair of conferences this month that highlight the many ways its Literacy, Language and Culture programs support schools and communities throughout the state.
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Remembering Dean Emeritus Bob Cobb
One of the University of Maine’s longest-serving deans and a stalwart of education for learners of all ages in Maine has passed away. Robert Cobb, dean emeritus of the College of Education and Human Development, died Sept. 29.
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Maine Schools in Focus: Partnering with School Systems to Support Teacher Expertise in Literacy Instruction and Intervention
The University Training Center for Reading Recovery and Comprehensive Literacy supports schools in systemic implementation of effective literacy instruction and intervention for children in Maine schools through high quality professional development for teachers.
Read moreTaylor to serve on Reading Recovery Council board
Lori Taylor, a Reading Recovery trainer with the College of Education and Human Development’s University Training Center for Reading Recovery and Comprehensive Literacy, has been elected to a seat on the Reading Recovery Council of North America (RRCNA) Board of Directors.
Read moreCommunity message about passing of a UMaine graduate student
The public education communities on and off campus are mourning the loss of Kristin “Krissy” Miner, a talented teacher, and University of Maine alumna and current master’s student. She died this past weekend at the age of 42.
Read moreReading Recovery – Young learners benefit from UMaine center
Reading Recovery works because it addresses a student’s individual needs. The program acknowledges that every student learns differently and that sometimes in order to progress as literacy learners, students need additional, focused instruction to support classroom instruction.
Read moreHutchinson Center to host fourth Suzanne W. Cole Reading Recovery and Early Literacy Institute
More than 140 educators from Maine will gather at the Hutchinson Center in Belfast on May 23 for the annual Suzanne W. Cole Reading Recovery and Early Literacy Institute.
Read moreHigh school senior credits Reading Recovery for U.S. Presidential Scholar recognition, BDN reports
The Bangor Daily News interviewed Old Town High School senior and U.S. Presidential Scholar Emma Hargreaves, who credits Reading Recovery for helping her overcome early struggles to achieve academic success.
Read moreMDOE highlights Reading Recovery success story
The Maine Department of Education recently shared a story in its online newsletter about an Old Town High School senior who overcame reading and writing struggles as a young student with the help of Reading Recovery.
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