Read STOP Write with Drs. John Strong and Laura Tortorelli In this episode of the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy podcast, host Matt Sroka welcomes Dr. John Strong and Dr. Laura Tortorelli to discuss their article, Read STOP Write: Teaching foundational skills in a multicomponent informational reading and writing intervention written by John Z. Strong, Laura S. Tortorelli, and Blythe E. AndersonStrong and Tortorelli explore the design and impact of Read STOP Write, an intervention developed to support upper-elementary and middle grade students in building foundational reading and writing skills through a multicomponent approach. The intervention integrates multisyllabic decoding, fluency, and vocabulary with strategies for comprehending and writing about informational texts.Dr. John Z. Strong is Assistant Professor of Literacy Education in the Graduate School of Education at the University at Buffalo. He is also Associate Director of Research in the Center for Literacy and Reading Instruction and Co-PI in the Center for Early Literacy and Responsible AI. His research focuses on developing and testing reading and writing interventions to support students’ foundational reading skills and comprehension of complex texts. A former high school English language arts teacher, he is coauthor of professional books on literacy instruction in grades 4-12 and has published in leading journals. He has served as associate editor of The Reading Teacher and serves on the editorial review boards of leading journals, including Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. Dr. Laura Tortorelli is an Associate Professor of Elementary Literacy in the Department of Teacher Education at Michigan State University. Tortorelli's research focuses on the texts, technologies, and evidence-based practices for developing foundational reading and writing skills. She also teaches future teachers how to teach reading in Michigan State’s #1 ranked elementary education program. Her work has been funded by the Institute for Education Sciences, the National Science Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, the Advanced Education Research and Development Fund, and the International Literacy Association. Her current projects focus on supporting informational text reading and writing in 4th and 5th grade and integrating AI into early reading instruction.Resources:Read STOP Write: Teaching foundational skills in a multicomponent informational reading and writing intervention https://www.readstopwrite.com/

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