S3-09. Deconstructing the Rope: Vocabulary with Nancy Hennessy

Science of Reading: The Podcast

English - May 05, 2021 08:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 491 ratings
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Previous Episode: S3-08: Deconstructing the Rope: Language comprehension with Sonia Cabell

Next Episode: S3-10. Deconstructing the Rope: Language structures with Kate Cain

Join Nancy Hennessy, past president of the International Dyslexia Association, as she unwinds vocabulary, a strand of Scarborough’s Reading Rope. In the latest episode of our Deconstructing the Rope series, Nancy defines the role of vocabulary and elaborates on the nuanced structures of comprehension in literacy instruction. She also highlights how to explicitly teach vocabulary to students through her research-backed, four-pronged approach.

Quotes:

"Every one of the strands of the rope is important. If any strand frays, then reading is in jeopardy. "

"Vocabulary instruction is really getting our students interested in words as the building blocks of our language."

Resources:

The Reading Comprehension Blueprint: Helping Students Make Meaning from Text by Nancy Hennessy

Daniel Willingham–Science & Education

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