Come join us for a day with Dr. Molly Ness to explore Building Language Comprehension!
What is the role of read alouds in the science of reading? What does the most
current research show about the linguistic, socioemotional, academic, and even
physiological benefits of read alouds? Based on Dr. Ness's 2023 book Read
Alouds for All Learners, we focus on maximizing the potential of read alouds
across the content areas, by exploring funds of knowledge, building expressive
and receptive vocabulary, and thinking aloud to build comprehension and
comprehension.
Join this session to learn an explicit planning process to
maximize the instructional benefits of read alouds in all content areas in K-8
classrooms.
Dr. Molly Ness, author and National Speaker, is a former classroom teacher, a reading researcher, and a teacher educator. She holds a doctorate in reading education from the University of Virginia, and spent 16 years as an associate professor at Fordham University. With four books and numerous peer-reviewed articles, her research focuses on reading comprehension, teachers' instructional decisions, and dyslexia.
In 2019, Molly began the End Book Deserts podcast to bring attention to the issue of book access and equity. Molly serves on the Board of Directors for the International Literacy Association and on the elementary advisory panel for Penguin Random House.
She serves on the Board of Directors for the International Literacy Association and on the elementary advisory panel for Penguin Random House. In 2022, she was invited to join the New York City Mayor's Literacy Advisory Council. She is the co-founder of the New York state chapter of The Reading League. She speaks frequently at national and international conferences about dyslexia, the science of reading, literacy access and equity, and reading comprehension.
To learn more about Dr. Ness visit her website
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