Reading teachers chat with Dr. Timothy Shanahan about how to quiet the noise within the literacy community and realize the MOST important things we should be doing for our learners according to the reading research. Listeners will find out what practices and activities they should prioritize to improve their students' reading achievement.

Reading teachers chat with Brandi Dugal from The Fidget Game, featured on Shark Tank, about unique ways to engage and motivate students to learn. They share methods for gamification, brain breaks, and other strategies teachers can use to increase student engagement. Listen for ideas to make reading more fun and how to help motivate even the most reluctant readers to get excited about their learning.

Dr. Pete Bowers shares an overview of Structured Word Inquiry (SWI) with reading teachers. They discuss how SWI transforms spelling and vocabulary into tools for deep thinking and understanding of the structure of the English language.

Reading teachers chat with Nancy Young to explore practical, evidence-based strategies for meeting the needs of gifted and high-achieving readers in the classroom. Whether you’re a classroom teacher, reading specialist, or literacy coach, this episode offers valuable tools and inspiration to elevate your elementary reading instruction and ensure all students—especially your strongest readers—are challenged and supported.

Reading teachers chat with Brandon Cardet-Hernadez from Mrs. Wordsmith about smart technology resources. They talk about intentional uses of technology resources for instructional purposes and what skills will be required as our students advance in the next part of the 21st century. Listeners will gain ideas for ways to incorporate technology to elevate students' learning.

Reading teachers talk with Melissa Taylor from ImaginationSoup.net about the importance of nonfiction texts in a student's reading diet. They chat about the flexible comprehension strategies students need to organize the info gathered from nonfiction and text features and structures that are specific to nonfiction texts. Listeners can find out how to help their students read NF texts.

Reading teachers talk with LaMonica Williams from Teaching Matters about professional development experiences and the most effective ways to bring about positive change in school systems. They discuss the differences between management and leadership and how to foster student-centered school improvement.

Reading teachers chat about maximizing the learning impact of co-teaching. The conversation is centered around an article from Choice Literacy written by Franki Sibberson titled Aligning Curriculum with Struggling Readers in Mind. The article proposes that co-teachers must reflect and determine how their various teaching activities and strategies align into a cohesive instructional plan for the students, so that the readers can build transferable skills they can apply across the school-day.

Reading teachers talk with @MindfulTeacherRachel to discuss strategies for helping their students strengthen spelling skills. They talk about the stability of English spelling and the meaning-based reasons for a word's spelling, beyond sound-symbol connections. Listeners will know what to look for in students' spelling errors and accuracies and walk away with fresh ideas for spelling instruction.

Reading Teachers talk with Droppin' Knowledge with Heidi about all the aspects that go into the topic of Word Knowledge. What are all the things students should know and understand about a word to demonstrate complete knowledge of that term? Listeners will gain more complete understanding of all the layers of skills within Word knowledge that we need to help our readers build.

Reading teachers welcome Marty Martinez from Reach Out and Read and Judy Newman from Scholastic to the podcast to talk about Book Equity. They share ideas for getting quality books in students' hands and nurturing students' reading diversity. Listen how parents and teachers can share a love for books with children and help readers find texts with diverse representation.

Reading teachers have an informative and inspiring chat about how the Covid-19 pandemic affected teachers and students. Karen Gross shares why the role of teachers is more difficult today, and she provides tons of specific ways teachers can fill their cups and take care of themselves and their class. If you've experienced stress or trauma, you'll discover ideas from this discussion with Karen about healing.

Reading Teachers catch up with each other after the summer & podcast break. They chat about their personal lives and their plans for this upcoming school year. They discuss the implementation of Georgia's dyslexia bill this year. They share about their professional reading and learning. And they fill listeners in on their summer activities. This new year is full of changes and possibilities!