Memories of Marie: Reflections on the Life and Work of Marie Clay
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In Memories of Marie, dozens of educators, researchers, and others
from around the world come together to share their experiences
with Marie Clay and her work. A stellar group of educators pay tribute
to Marie's amazing influence on the field of literacy education,
her massive contribution in the form of Reading Recovery, and
the importance of her work in the lives of students everywhere.
Beginning long before Clay became a researcher's researcher, personal
friends describe where she came from and what her life was
like. Then her story is picked up by internationally known voices
such as Gay Su Pinnell, Peter Johnston, Courtney Cazden, Anne Haas
Dyson, Carol Lyons, Billie Askew, and Dorothy Butler. They trace
her emergence as one of the most important researchers on the
teaching of reading and writing in the world and follow her long,
illustrious career decade by decade from discovery to discovery.
The stories in Memories of Marie span the globe from New Zealand,
to Australia, Bermuda, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom,
Asia, Denmark, and Greece, crossing over boundaries of nations
and language within the field of literacy. These stories are
just the start of a conversation. Read them, remember your own
Marie moments, and take part in appreciating the amazing career of
Marie Clay.