Literacy Block Reflections and Ideas to Better Support Your Students

Listen to the full episode to hear ways to support your students during your literacy block:

We often teach and practice reading and writing separately, but in reality, they work together to improve a students’ literacy skills. I know you all have effective and successful literacy blocks, but my hope is that with me sharing my thoughts and experiences with you, that you’ll find new ways to teach reading and writing to your students. So listen up as I share ideas to better support your students during your literacy block.

During this conversational-type episode, I rattle off all the different ways I’ve helped my students during my literacy block with their reading and writing skills. Each suggestion helps improve a student’ confidence, comprehension, and love for either reading or writing. We want students to improve their literacy skills, which these ideas include activities and a variety of ways to support your students during your literacy block. Be sure to reflect on your own practices and see what you can implement that makes your literacy block enjoyable and fun! 

I wanted to remind you that I will be taking a break from this podcast, but be sure to browse my other episodes for ideas and inspiration for your literacy classroom. Don’t forget to follow me on Instagram for a return date on the podcast and as always, never hesitate to reach out to me for questions or sharing your students’ success!

In this episode on supporting students during literacy block, I share:

• Acronyms to use to implement spontaneous reading and writing time
• Suggestions and ideas to support your students with their literacy skills
• Why writing every day, even informally, can help create a love of writing for your students
• Feedback should be specific, constructive, timely, and can involve other peers
• Non-traditional ways to provide literacy tools and resources

Resources Mentioned:

• The Daily Writing Disguise
• Creative Writing Activities
• 6 Free Creative Writing Activities
• Writing Prompts Free Sample
• Reading and Writing Anchor Charts
• Reading Response Activities

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About The Literacy Dive Podcast:

Do you find yourself seeking new ideas when it comes to literacy instruction in elementary classrooms? The Literacy Dive Podcast was created to offer actionable steps and to share information for teachers, like you, who are always looking to improve their craft! ELA is our jam and we are excited to dive into all things reading and writing with you!

Your host, Megan Polk, is the creator and owner behind The Literacy Dive and loves to support students and their teachers with curriculum, literacy instruction, best practices, and engaging literacy activities.

Dive in with us every Monday for a new episode from Megan! She, and her guests, will chat about various literacy topics and will bring you tips and tricks that can easily be implemented in your classrooms. You can tune in wherever you get your podcasts! Listen to The Literacy Dive Podcast on platforms like Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Google, and more!