The Reading Comprehension Blueprint: Helping Students Make Meaning from Text

Nancy E. Hennessy, M.Ed., is Past President of The International Dyslexia Association. She is an experienced teacher, diagnostician, and administrator. While working in public schools, she provided leadership in the development of innovative programming for students with special needs, statewide revision of special education code in New Jersey, and an award-winning professional development initiative. She has delivered keynote addresses, workshops, and training to educators nationally and internationally. Her publications include articles and chapters on the dyslexic experience, study strategies, and mentoring. She recently coauthored the second edition of Module 6 of LETRS, Digging for Meaning: Teaching Text Comprehension (with Louisa C. Moats; Sopris West, 2009). She is a national trainer for Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) and an adjunct instructor with Fairleigh Dickinson University.