Kristin Conradi Smith
kconradi.bsky.social
Kristin Conradi Smith
@kconradi.bsky.social
Associate professor at William & Mary, I study reading motivation, teachers' use of books in the classroom, and supporting students who struggle with reading.
A small group of us from W&M are coming up for this. It’s a great opportunity!
June 20, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Reposted by Kristin Conradi Smith
Any upper elementary teachers out there who want a free and effective language-based reading curriculum are welcome to check out CLAVES (www.clavescurriculum.net).

CLAVES can be used on its own or as a curricular supplement. It was designed with and for multilingual students and their teachers.
November 22, 2024 at 11:22 PM
“Are we going to be ruined by our greed or saved by our ingenuity?” ~Kate McKinnon #NCTE
November 22, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Reposted by Kristin Conradi Smith
Looking to follow some reading scientists and some practitioners who are interested in their work? I've got you covered with this starter pack! #EduSky
November 16, 2024 at 5:51 PM
What should adolescent literacy interventions include? In this open access article, Strong and colleagues describe Read STOP Write. Focuses on multisyllabic decoding, text structure, reading, and writing. #SOR ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy | ILA Journal | Wiley Online Library
Many adolescent readers experience difficulties comprehending informational text, which may result from underlying difficulties with foundational skills (e.g., word recognition and fluency), knowledg...
ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 14, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Fluency routines are effective in middle school content areas! This study (Burns et al., 2024) found that paragraph shrinking routines in eighth grade led to increases in both fluency AND science/SS comprehension. www.researchgate.net/profile/Matt...
www.researchgate.net
November 13, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Do reading skills lead to increased motivation or is it the other way around? There's more to the story! This study suggests that teacher-student relationships in kindergarten influence first grade reading skills & task persistence. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The role of teacher–child relationships in kindergarten on children’s motivation and reading skills in grade 1 - Reading and Writing
The main aim of the current study was to investigate the role of teacher–child relationship quality in kindergarten on children’s motivation (interest in reading and task persistence) and reading skil...
link.springer.com
November 12, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Looking for literacy research one pagers? Here's our initial batch. Proud of the TRIP fellows and all their work! #SOR #reading education.wm.edu/centers/lite...
Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP)
education.wm.edu
November 12, 2024 at 12:37 PM
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November 12, 2024 at 12:34 PM
I can't do twitter anymore so here to talk all things related to #reading instruction, #SOR, #kidlit.
November 11, 2024 at 1:53 PM