Become an Effective Writing Teacher
It’s a new year and time for reflection as a writing teacher! In today’s episode, I will be diving into a few writing tips to
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My 2020 Wrap Up
In this final episode of 2020, I am sharing a few of my reflections from 2020. Despite 2020 being a tough and hard year, so
4 Myths About Reading
This episode is all about unpacking some common myths and untruths about reading. While there are so many false beliefs when it comes to students
Using Quick Writes to Strengthen Student Writing
Are your students reluctant to write? Is student interest in writing at 0%? We are going to turn that around! In today’s episode, I am
Running Records 101
Today, we are taking a deep dive into running records. Why do we use them? How do we use them? What do all those acronyms
Thankful for Teachers
This episode shares a quick and heartfelt “thank you” to teachers everywhere. The work is hard, the days are long, but teachers ARE making a
Celebrating Student Writing Growth
Welcome back to The Literacy Dive! Writing is hard. Are your students feeling defeated from time-to-time in actually seeing their writing growth? Do you need
3 Read Alouds for World Kindness Day
Welcome back to The Literacy Dive! In this episode, I will be highlighting 3 book recommendations that lend themselves to teaching and spreading kindness. Below
5 Literacy Activities to Support World Kindness Day
Welcome back to The Literacy Dive! In this episode, I will be sharing 5 easy-to-implement, low prep (or no prep) literacy activities that can be
Making Literacy Instruction Effective By Using Essential Questions
Listen to the full episode below: Episode 3 is all about creating and using essential questions to move your literacy instruction forward. Essential questions help
5 Components of a Mini-Lesson
Listen to the full episode here: In episode 2, I will dive deeper into the importance and power of a mini-lesson. This is one of
Introduction
Listen to the full episode here: Welcome to The Literacy Dive, a podcast that dives into all things reading and writing for ELA teachers. In
