W. Dorsey Hammond

From his first years of teaching, Dorsey Hammond was intrigued by how his students attempted to understand what they were reading. Since those early years, he has combined research study with the regular practice of working in classrooms with teachers and students, K–12. His Heinemann title The Comprehension Experience reflects the decades Dorsey has devoted to understanding the comprehension process, especially how teachers’ language and actions most effectively build on students’ natural capacity to construct meaning.