The Power of Read Alouds: A Conversation With a Colleague

About this episode

Jessica Carey joins Melanie to discuss the impact of read alouds in literacy instruction and shares practical tips and strategies.

Two Writing Teacher Co-author Jessica Carey joins Melanie to talk about the power of read alouds with tips and strategies that you can use right away in literacy instruction. Jess is a literacy coordinator in Westport, CT, and she is inspirational in the work she does every day with young learners. Go Deeper: Owen DaveyNo More Chairs by Dan GillTeachers Read Professionally- a blog post from Jess CareySend us Fan Mail Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us ratings/reviews on ...

People in this episode

Host: Melanie

Guest: Jessica Carey

Topics covered

• read alouds
• literacy instruction
• teaching strategies
• education
• young learners

Keywords

• read alouds
• literacy
• instruction
• teaching tips
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Two Writing Teachers, Teachers Read Professionally

Books & works: No More Chairs

Places: Westport, CT

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