TRT Podcast #197: How to use think alouds to improve students’ reading comprehension – with Dr. Molly Ness
Dr. Molly Ness joins us to examine the power of think alouds. We discuss how to prepare for effective think alouds and how to use them to boost student comprehension.
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Books by Molly
- Think Big with Think Alouds: A Three-Step Planning Process That Develops Strategic Readers
- Making Words Stick with Katie Pace Miles (releasing June 2025)
- Read Alouds for All Learners: A Comprehensive Plan for Every Subject, Every Day, Grades PreK–8
- Every Minute Matters: 40+ Activities for Literacy-Rich Classroom Transitions
- The Question is the Answer: Supporting Student-Generated Queries in Elementary Classrooms
- Lessons to Learn: Voices from the Front Lines of Teach for America
Resources from Molly
- Think aloud videos (scroll to the bottom of the page)
- Think aloud sentence starters
- Molly’s website
Other interviews with Molly
- Leveraging Read-Alouds to Build Language on the De Facto Leaders podcast
- The Impact of Read-Alouds on Vocabulary, Comprehension, and Reading Skills on Amira Learning
- How to Get Kids Reading at Home with Melissa & Lori Love Literacy
- Make the Most of Your Read Alouds with SoR-What I Should Have Learned in College
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