Webinars
Critical Comprehension: A Conversation with Penny Kittle & Kelly Gallagher
What does it mean to read critically in pre-school and elementary school? The three authors of Critical Comprehension (Katie Kelly, Lester Laminack, and Vivian Vasquez) talk about thoughtful practices that will lift up reading instruction at any grade level.
Critical Comprehension (Corwin Webinar)
At a time when outside forces are calling for greater restrictions on access to information through book challenges, prohibitive legislation, and threats to educators who encourage students to read widely, there is an even greater need to teach students to read critically, to question the author, the text, the source of the material, and intentions.
Presented by Katie Kelly, Lester Laminack, and Vivian Vasquez​
Podcasts
Open Access Articles & Blog Posts
Kelly, K. (2025). Purposeful Read-Alouds to Build Comprehension. CCIRA blog. https://ccira.blog/2025/12/02/purposeful-read-alouds-to-build-comprehension/
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Kelly, K. (2025). Responding to Readers with the Four-N-Framework. Literacy Today. https://publuu.com/flip-book/24429/1858563/page/16
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Kelly, K. & Laminack, L. (July 30, 2024). From Empathy to Compassion: Reading to Make a Difference. CCIRA blog. https://ccira.blog/2024/07/30/from-empathy-to-compassion-reading-to-make-a-difference/
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Kelly, K. & Laminack, L. (March 21, 2024). The Importance of Teacher Autonomy. The Dispatch, Heinemann Podcast Series. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heinemann-podcast/id1145532509?i=1000649960236
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Kelly, K. & Laminack, L. (November 20, 2023). Reading to Make a Difference: Coping With Loss. Heinemann blog. https://blog.heinemann.com/coping-with-loss-rtmad
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Kelly, K. (2023). Weaving a More Complete Tapestry of Truth Through Multiple Perspective Texts in the Social Studies Classroom. South Carolina Middle Grades Initiative Literacy in the Discipline, 6-12 blog.
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Kelly, K., Laminack, L. & Vasquez, V. (July/August 2023). A call for critical comprehension. Literacy Today, 2-3. https://publuu.com/flip-book/24429/445819/page/66
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Kelly, K., Siekman, M. & Mahan, R. (2023). Facilitating Restorative Justice Practices to Foster Conflict Resolution. The Reading Teacher, 77(3), 418-422. https://ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/trtr.2247
Kelly, K. (2023). Four-N-Framework for Responding to Readers. The Reading Teacher, 76(6), 793-797. http://doi.org/10.1002/trtr.2190
Kelly, K. & Cameron Likens, A. (2023). A Pandemic Partnership: Preservice Teachers and Fourth Graders Engage in Virtual Book Clubs. The Reading Teacher, 76(6), 682-694. https://ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/trtr.2173
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Kelly, K., Laminack, L., & Vasquez, V. (2023). Teaching reading through critical comprehension. Corwin Connect blog. https://corwin-connect.com/2023/03/teaching-reading-through-critical-comprehension/
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Kelly, K. (July/August/September 2022). Read alouds for social-emotional learning. Literacy Today, 2-4, 42-43.
Kelly, K., Massey, K., Siekman, M., Mather, G., & Sherman, H. (2022). Read Alouds to Foster Community and Critical Conversations. Literacy Matters, 22, 7-14. https://user-23310503727.cld.bz/Literacy-Matters-Winter-2022/7/
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Kelly, K., Kissel, B., Morrison, M., & Johnson, B. L. (2021). Teachers as Writers: Finding Our Voices. Reading Matters, 21, 51-56. https://user-23310503727.cld.bz/Literacy-Matters-Vol-21-Winter-2021/51/#zoom=z
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​Kelly, K., Laminack, L., & Carmenates, N.*** (May/June 2021). Family Matters: Children’s Literature to Honor Diverse Family Structures. Literacy Today, 38(6), 56-58.
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Kelly, K. & Thomas, P. L. (2019). Misreading the Reading Crisis Yet Again. https://nepc.colorado.edu/blog/media-misreading?utm_source=search&utm_campaign=nepc_visitors
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Kelly, K. (2019, May). Preparing Preservice Teachers in the Digital Age through Real-World Classroom Connections. Literacy Daily Online. Newark, DE: International Literacy Association. https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-daily/2019/05/10/preparing-preservice-teachers-in-the-digital-age-through-real-world-classroom-connections
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Kelly, K., Merry, J., & Gonzalez, M. (2018). Trust, Collaboration and Well-Being: Lessons Learned from Finland. Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators Journal, 27(2), 34-39. http://srate.org/z_journal_archive_27_2.html
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Kelly, K. & Oliveira, T.(2018, July). The Global Read Aloud: Digital Tools to Connect Readers and Inspire Action. Literacy Daily Online. Newark, DE: International Literacy Association. https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-daily/2018/07/06/the-global-read-aloud-digital-tools-to-connect-readers-and-inspire-action
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​Kelly, K. & Havran, M. (2018, March). National Walkout Day: Teaching for Democracy. Literacy Daily Online. Newark, DE: International Literacy Association. Retrieved from https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-daily/2018/03/21/national-walkout-day-teaching-for-democracy