Today’s guest is Dr. Kelly Cartwright. We’ll talk about her invaluable work around executive skills, and the ways that these important skills undergird reading engagement and comprehension. We’ll also discuss her 2021 paper with Dr. Nell Duke titled “The Science of Reading Progresses” about The Active View of Reading framework, which incorporates current research on executive skills and explains critical “bridging processes” connecting word reading and language comprehension.  Later, I’m joined by my colleagues Darren Victory and Lainie Powell for a conversation about practical takeaways.

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Cartwright's Active View of Reading Paper

Cartwright's new book, Executive Skills and Reading Comprehension, 2e, is now available from Guilford who is offering a 20% discount. Just enter code AF2E at checkout! 

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About this episode’s guest:

Kelly Cartwright is a professor of psychology, neuroscience, and teacher preparation at Christopher Newport University where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in cognitive development, language, and literacy processes and instruction. She mentors and advises undergraduate students in psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, and teacher preparation; and graduate student pre-service educators. Kelly has provided professional development for teachers across the US and throughout Virginia. Her research focuses on the nature of skilled reading comprehension and the factors that underlie comprehension difficulties from preschool through adulthood in order to find appropriate interventions to serve those who struggle to understand text. Her articles have appeared in journals such as Journal of Research in Reading, Contemporary Educational Psychology, the Journal of Literacy Research, the Journal of Child Language, Early Education and Development, and the Journal of Educational Psychology. Her most recent book, Executive Skills and Reading Comprehension, was published with Guilford in 2015.

Special thanks to Scotty Sanders for audio editing this episode. https://www.scottysandersmedia.com/

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