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Stellar Teacher Podcast with Sara Marye

Teaching literacy is a skill. It takes a lot of time, practice, and effort to be good at it. This podcast will show you how to level up your literacy instruction and make a massive impact with your students, all while having a little fun! Each week, my guests and I will share our literacy strategies, tips, and tricks so that you can feel confident in your ability to transform your students into life-long readers. So, put those ear buds in and join the conversation!

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Episode 7

5 Things To STOP Doing During Guided Reading

I’m pretty sure it’s in every teacher’s DNA to research best teaching practices to enhance literacy skills. I also think we often forget to research what we should NOT be doing during guided reading. I’m curious if you’ve ever done this? There are so many ineffective strategies that I see other teacher’s using and that I am absolutely guilty of having used as well! 

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Episode 6

Mastering Guided Reading in the Classroom and for Distance Learning with Aylin Claahsen

Guided reading groups are so important for lower and upper elementary grades. That’s why I’m especially excited to announce my first podcast guest, Aylin Claahsen. Aylin is a certified reading specialist, literacy consultant and curriculum designer who loves sharing literacy tips. Specializing in Kindergarten-5th Grade, she can be found sharing literacy tips on her blog or social media at Learning to the Core. 

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Episode 5

How to Use Strategy Groups to Boost Comprehension

One of the most important and underutilized instructional practices for reading comprehension is strategy groups. This targeted practice can be used with all students to give them confidence and independence for applying strategies while reading. That’s the point right?

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Episode 4

Effective Comprehension Strategy Instruction

Comprehension is one of the most important parts of reading instruction. It can also be one of the most challenging to teach, wouldn’t you agree? A student’s background, knowledge, and life experiences may cause them to comprehend a text differently than their same aged peers, let alone their teacher!

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I’m Sara, your literacy lovin’ mentor and cheerleader.

With over a decade of experience working as a classroom teacher and school administrator, I understand the joys and challenges of teaching. That’s why I’m on a mission to make an impact by serving stellar upper elementary teachers just like you. Get ready, because I’m pulling out all the stops to ensure that you have the tools and confidence you need to build a literacy block that you’re proud of. One that excites you and your students while also meeting the standards. Oh yes, it’s totally possible to have both!

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