Read Alouds for All Learners & Ending Book Deserts with Molly Ness
The Be Podcast Network, an organization of more than four dozen engaging shows dedicated to education, and Reading Is Fundamental are partnering during National Literacy Month to share high-impact conversations about literacy with more than 40 unique episodes featuring conversations about the state of children’s literacy nationwide, best practices for reading instruction and engagement, strategies to foster the joy of reading in school and at home, and much more.
Molly Ness, a reading researcher, teacher educator, former classroom teacher, and RIF affiliate is today’s guest. Molly earned a doctorate in reading education at the University of Virginia and spent 16 years as an associate professor at Fordham University in New York City.
She serves on the Board of Directors for the International Literacy Association (ILA) and is a New York state chapter founder of the Reading League. She is also creator of the End Book Deserts podcast, which brings awareness to the 32 million American children who lack access to books.
They discuss Molly’s book Read Alouds for All Learners and much more:
- Trends in reading instruction
- Defining and understanding Book Deserts
- What is book culture?
- Implications of limited access to books
- What is preventing better penetration of literacy solutions?
- How students become strong readers
- What does comprehension of a text entail?
- The case for Read Alouds
- What they look like across subject areas
- Find Molly’s book, Read Alouds for All Learners, from Solution Tree