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She is currently a clinical professor at NYU, where she received the Steinhardt Distinguished Teaching Award and also serves as a state and district advisor, instructional media developer, and frequent speaker. https://carolynstrom.com/blog/building-a-new-brain-city-lehman-college-cuny monthly 0.5 2026-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ee6f87930f3480b9f9d43/8c7cb9bc-653e-4722-beeb-4ca38e5ec632/Lehman+College+march+14+2026.png Home - Building a New Brain City - Lehman College, CUNY - Make it stand out Free Professional Development Event https://carolynstrom.com/blog/expanding-word-families-integrating-linguistic-neighbors-to-strengthen-brain-city monthly 0.5 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ee6f87930f3480b9f9d43/4fb2ec5f-97c5-439e-87e3-ec0dcef382ec/l_16_img1_plaintalk_v7.webp Home - Expanding Word Families: Integrating Linguistic Neighbors to Strengthen Brain City - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://carolynstrom.com/blog/south-bronx-literacy-academy-serie-de-talleres-para-las-familias monthly 0.5 2026-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ee6f87930f3480b9f9d43/c5a3ed6d-fc11-4103-976e-52727a0b14a1/espanol.png Home - 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Memphis Literacy Conference: The Early Reading Brain and Implications for Preschoolers - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://carolynstrom.com/blog/through-a-neuroscientific-lens-bridges-to-practice monthly 0.5 2026-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ee6f87930f3480b9f9d43/a73933e9-3421-4608-856b-296191b208e2/new+zealand+strom.webp Home - Through a Neuroscientific Lens: Bridges to Practice. Auckland, New Zealand - Make it stand out Dr. Carolyn Strom opened her presentation by addressing a fundamental question: “if research is not accessible, how can it be actionable?” https://carolynstrom.com/blog/oakland-ca-making-scientific-research-accessible-an-implementation-framework monthly 0.5 2026-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ee6f87930f3480b9f9d43/821dd2be-a166-40c1-ae8c-22343f87fe12/Screenshot+2026-03-23+at+10.10.28+AM.png Home - Oakland, CA - Making Scientific Research Accessible: An Implementation Framework - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://carolynstrom.com/blog/building-capactiy-not-compliance-understanding-the-early-reading-brain monthly 0.5 2026-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ee6f87930f3480b9f9d43/56fce21d-40db-480a-8f6d-2a85d375aa4a/reading+in+rockies.jpg Home - Building Capactiy, Not Compliance: Understanding the Early Reading Brain. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://carolynstrom.com/blog/beyond-buzzwords-using-the-neuroscience-of-reading-for-classroom-impact monthly 0.5 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ee6f87930f3480b9f9d43/8a49b018-e534-4581-8872-c39c1b4a45c7/Screenshot+2026-03-11+at+10.56.00+PM.png Home - Beyond Buzzwords: Using the Neuroscience of Reading for Classroom Impact - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://carolynstrom.com/blog/f2osgkulup2v0tk68268y9ziihibw0 monthly 0.5 2026-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ee6f87930f3480b9f9d43/3d61192e-04e5-4d46-b6bb-64d7da3d16c0/Teaching+Excellence+Award.png Home - NYU Steinhardt 2023 Teaching Excellence Award - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://carolynstrom.com/blog/skilled-reading-in-context-9gc68 monthly 0.5 2022-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ee6f87930f3480b9f9d43/fdde4a86-49e2-4b57-ba5e-e3d06f69ffb6/No+heading%2CSkilled+Reading+in+Context.FINAL+OCT+2022.png Home - Skilled Reading in Context The strands of the Scarborough’s (2001) reading rope depicted as roots growing in the soil of spoken language, and deeply impacted by the environment in which they live. https://carolynstrom.com/blog/a-tale-of-three-cities-chapter-2-the-rise-of-letterbox-lookout monthly 0.5 2026-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ee6f87930f3480b9f9d43/1666313128199-875J3LLJTBE3U8DV08TN/Poster++-+Draft+v+1.4.png Home - A Tale of Three Cities. 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The BEST first graders ever! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ee6f87930f3480b9f9d43/cb1f53d0-e65b-4c56-a373-56cb772acb5c/IMG_2417.jpg About Beyond Topsoil Teaching at the Reading League https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ee6f87930f3480b9f9d43/1612815393731-6XCGWD6O70N0WH56BSOU/Headshot%2Bw%2Bjacket.jpg About - Carolyn H. Strom, PhD Carolyn is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Literacy at NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. Her work is focused on bridging the divide between scientific research and instructional practices. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania, has a Master’s degree from USC in Reading Education and a PhD from NYU. As a teacher educator and classroom researcher, Carolyn is passionate about linking what is known about how the brain learns with how reading is taught. 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