Memories of Marie: Reflections on the Life and Work of Marie Clay

In Memories of Marie, dozens of educators, researchers, and othersfrom around the world come together to share their experienceswith Marie Clay and her work. A stellar group of educators pay tributeto Marie's amazing influence on the field of literacy education,her massive contribution in the form of Reading Recovery, andthe importance of her work in the lives of students everywhere.Beginning long before Clay became a researcher's researcher, personalfriends describe where she came from and what her life waslike. Then her story is picked up by internationally known voicessuch as Gay Su Pinnell, Peter Johnston, Courtney Cazden, Anne HaasDyson, Carol Lyons, Billie Askew, and Dorothy Butler. They traceher emergence as one of the most important researchers on theteaching 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 nationsand language within the field of literacy. These stories arejust the start of a conversation. Read them, remember your ownMarie moments, and take part in appreciating the amazing career ofMarie Clay.