Read Aloud to Boost Comprehension

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Mary and Shannon chat with Dr. Molly Ness about her new book Read Alouds for All Learners. Molly shares how teachers should intentionally plan their read alouds, with thought put into the vocabulary instruction, the purpose for reading, the think aloud process, and engagement and extension activities for students after reading. Listen to this episode for TONS of ideas from our guest about how to get the most learning out of your read aloud experiences.
RECOMMENDED RESOURCES AND ONES MENTIONED DURING THE EPISODE

1. Reading Rockets: Reading Aloud to Build Comprehension
2. Reading Rockets: Vocabulary Development During Read Alouds
3. ASCD: The Hidden Power of Read Alouds
4. Scholastic: 5 Easy Skills to Teach Kids During Read-Alouds
5. Read Write Think: Teacher Read-Aloud that Models Reading for Deep Understanding
6. Cox Campus: Meaningful Read Alouds for Vocabulary and Oral Language Comprehension
7. Read Alouds for All Learners: A Comprehensive Plan for Every Subject, Every Day, Grades PreK-8 (Learn the step-by-step instructional plan for Read Alouds for All Learners) by Molly Ness * Amazon affiliate link
8. Think Big with Think Alouds: A Three-Step Planning Process That Develops Strategic Readers by Molly Ness *Amazon affiliate link
9. Love in the Library by Maggie Tokuda-Hall *Amazon affiliate link
10. The William Hoy Story: How a Deaf Baseball Player Changed the Game by Nancy Churnin *Amazon affiliate link
11. The Decline by Nine (Scholastic Reads Podcast)
12. End Book Deserts (Podcast by Molly Ness)
13. Website for Molly Ness
14. Contact Molly on Twitter
15. Contact Molly on IG

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