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Stellar Teacher Podcast: A Podcast for Upper Elementary Teachers

Welcome to the Stellar Teacher Podcast! We believe 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... Read more

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154. My #1 Tip for Creating a Strong Classroom Community and Culture

154. My #1 Tip for Creating a Strong Classroom Community and Culture

Talking about literacy is a passion of mine and is what the content of this podcast is based on. However, in today's epi... Read more

14 Aug 2023

23mins

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153. Simple Strategies to Strengthen the Language Domains for Your ELL Students with Beth Vaucher

153. Simple Strategies to Strengthen the Language Domains for Your ELL Students with Beth Vaucher

As you prepare for back to school and the beginning of the year, it’s possible that you might have some ELL (English Lan... Read more

7 Aug 2023

41mins

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152. The 3 Steps to Take This School Year If You’re Always Saying “I Wish I Had More Time”

152. The 3 Steps to Take This School Year If You’re Always Saying “I Wish I Had More Time”

The one thing teachers wish they could have more of is time. Time to plan, time to teach, time to make copies, and time ... Read more

31 Jul 2023

28mins

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151. 5 Myths About Small Group Instruction (And What to Believe Instead)

151. 5 Myths About Small Group Instruction (And What to Believe Instead)

The task of implementing small groups can be daunting and overwhelming, especially with all the misconceptions surroundi... Read more

24 Jul 2023

15mins

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150. 3 Mistakes That Teachers Make When Creating a Literacy Block Schedule

150. 3 Mistakes That Teachers Make When Creating a Literacy Block Schedule

The number one question I get asked the most is How do I fit everything I need to in my literacy block? And while I wish... Read more

17 Jul 2023

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149. Give Students a Framework for Making Inferences [Small Steps to S.O.R. Part 7]

149. Give Students a Framework for Making Inferences [Small Steps to S.O.R. Part 7]

Our goal as literacy teachers is to have confident and skilled readers and a way to achieve that is aligning your instru... Read more

13 Jul 2023

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148. 4 Things to Do If You Don’t Have a Writing Curriculum (or it Doesn’t Meet the Needs of Your Students!)

148. 4 Things to Do If You Don’t Have a Writing Curriculum (or it Doesn’t Meet the Needs of Your Students!)

We know that writing can be difficult for our students, but on the flip side, teaching writing can also be difficult for... Read more

10 Jul 2023

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147. Teach Syllabication [Small Steps to S.O.R. Part 6]

147. Teach Syllabication [Small Steps to S.O.R. Part 6]

Over the last six weeks, I’ve discussed in every episode about Scarborough’s Reading Rope and its importance to the scie... Read more

6 Jul 2023

16mins

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146. Get More Out of Your Literacy Block With a Strong Whole Group Lesson Routine

146. Get More Out of Your Literacy Block With a Strong Whole Group Lesson Routine

This summer I’m doing my best to answer your questions on your biggest challenges as teachers. While I could do four ind... Read more

3 Jul 2023

20mins

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145. Incorporate Phonological Awareness Activities [Small Steps to S.O.R. Part 5]

145. Incorporate Phonological Awareness Activities [Small Steps to S.O.R. Part 5]

We've talked before about how as upper elementary teachers, we sometimes think the foundational aspects of the science o... Read more

29 Jun 2023

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