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Dr. Molly Ness
@mollyness.bsky.social
I read and write about reading and writing. Shameless fan of Bruce Springsteen, the coast of Maine, and independent bookstores. #scienceofreading
Yup. I got to meet #kidlit #mglit author Judy Blume. There she was stocking the shelves at @booksandbooks.bsky.social
January 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Sunday morning inspiration #literacy
December 15, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Though I have some questions about the methodology, interesting results showing children - especially striving readers - prefer large print books and their positive impact on comprehension.
www.gale.com/binaries/con...
December 14, 2024 at 11:59 AM
I don’t often boast about the #lteracy accomplishments of my home state of New York but thrilled about this. #scienceofreading #dyslexia #untilallcanread

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/n...
Private Insurers Must Now Cover Dyslexia Testing in New York (Gift Article)
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law a first-in-the-nation bill requiring insurance companies to cover costs associated with dyslexia diagnoses.
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Hot off the presses - a must read about #comprehension and #backgroundknowledge from Hugh Catts at @thefcrr.bsky.social #scienceofreading
www.aft.org/ae/winter202...
Rethinking Reading
www.aft.org
December 11, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Join me on Dec. 10th at 4 PM to explore the meaning side of the Reading Rope. In collaboration with SUNY New Paltz

Register now: newpaltz.webex.com/weblink/regi...
December 6, 2024 at 12:09 PM
Kudos to the innovation of @worldreaders.bsky.social with LaundryCares and Too Small to Fail - books and digital access in 350 laundromats #endbookdeserts
December 5, 2024 at 11:41 AM
Worth a read....is there any rigor / science behind the %s of independent, instructional, frustrational levels?! You might be surprised...#scienceofreading

www.educationnext.org/leveled-read...
Leveled Reading: The Making of a Literacy Myth
Opponents of the Common Core question the idea of improving literacy by introducing higher levels of textual complexity into the instructional mix.
www.educationnext.org
December 4, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Hockey mom at work. Pre ice hockey game is the perfect time to write about orthographic mapping for Scholastic #scienceofreading
December 3, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Best advent calendar ever. #readmore
December 1, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Fascinating work about the potential global economic impact of the #scienceofreading - "Approximately 57% of children in low- and middle-income countries are unable to read with a basic level of comprehension by age 10"

blogs.worldbank.org/en/education...
The science of reading can help to turn around the reading crisis in low- and middle-income countries
Learning to read is the most important outcome of primary education. The ability to read allows an individual to acquire new knowledge, and it is the foundation of employment, political participation,...
blogs.worldbank.org
November 23, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Excited to be a part of this terrific lineup on December 10th, and the best part is, it's completely free! Register today at oregonrti.org and you'll also get free access to the video recordings after the event.
#scienceofreading
November 23, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Love read alouds as much as I do - join this free, virtual session on 12/7 - to make the most of them!
November 19, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Why do I care so deeply about the work to #endbookdeserts? The 2024 NAEP uses # of books in the home as a measure of children's socioeconomic levels. Find out more at www.endbookdeserts.com
November 18, 2024 at 11:37 AM
Excited to announce the Spring 2025 release of my newest book with Katie Pace Miles, Ph.D. - all about orthographic mapping in the #scienceofreading @scholastic.bsky.social
November 15, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Lots to consider here - but I'm quite uncomfortable with the statement 'it felt a bit like 9/11 - (when 3000+ lost their lives) #scienceofreading

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
How One Woman Became the Scapegoat for America’s Reading Crisis
Lucy Calkins was an education superstar. Now she’s cast as the reason a generation of students struggles to read. Can she reclaim her good name?
www.theatlantic.com
November 13, 2024 at 9:42 PM
While we align instruction with the #scienceofreading, we cannot overlook reading entire texts with students
www.kqed.org/mindshift/64...
It’s Not Too Late to Read That Entire Book With Your Students | KQED
Full-length books offer students invaluable benefits that are often lost when reading is reduced to test-prep passages and excerpts.
www.kqed.org
November 13, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Do not miss what my brilliant #scienceofreading colleague Katie Pace Miles is doing with the Reading Institute
www.readinginstitutenyc.org
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The Reading Institute (TRI) believes that every child should have access to effective and affordable reading interventions. Therefore, we offer educators and tutors working with K-2 students high-qual...
www.readinginstitutenyc.org
November 12, 2024 at 9:34 PM
"If children do not have adequate word recognition skills, their reading comprehension often won’t get better no matter how much direct support for comprehension they receive."
Who's ready to discuss secondary readers who haven't met the decoding threshold?! #scienceofreading #edusky
November 11, 2024 at 7:22 PM
New here - ready to chat #scienceofreading #literacy and the work to #endbookdeserts in a less toxic environment.
#EduSky
November 11, 2024 at 4:02 PM