Talking Reading Strategies with Jennifer Serravallo
The Reading Strategies Book 2.0!
Today’s podcast episode is a fun one and one that many of you are excited to hear. For today’s episode, I spoke with Jennifer Serravallo. She is a literacy consultant, author, and former New York City Public School teacher. She is also the author of the newly released book, The Reading Strategies Book 2.0 and The Writing Strategies Book.
In this episode, we discuss Jennifer’s newly released book – that just came out earlier this month. She shares the changes that she made in this new edition as well as how teachers can use the strategies to support the readers in their classrooms. Jennifer also shares advice for parents who may want to try out the strategies with their children at home.
Jennifer starts by explaining the differences between skills and strategies, and explains why strategies are so important to teach to readers. We discuss the differences in the 2.0 version and the previous Reading Strategies book – there are many differences! So many that it will feel like a new book! When writing the updated version, Jennifer worked with a research assistant who helped her go through peer-reviewed studies, citing over 700 studies, compiling them, and presenting them in a way that teachers can implement them. In this version, out of the 302 strategies presented, over a hundred are brand new, and more than 150 have been revised so much that they are almost unrecognizable. And this book is now organized according to skill progressions, making it easier for teachers to follow.
The first version of Jennifer’s book is very well-loved and useful for teachers and parents alike. Several copies found permanent homes in classrooms. It was translated into Spanish, French, and Chinese.
If you want to learn more about the strategies Jennifer so meticulously researched and shared with us, listen to this episode, and you’ll be ready with strategies for the new year! You can also find a copy of Jennifer’s new book wherever books are sold!
Connect with Jennifer:
Website: https://www.jenniferserravallo.com/
Publications: https://www.jenniferserravallo.com/publications
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenniferserravallo/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.serravallo
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JSerravallo