Kevin Richards, MAISD, Katie Taber

FUEL Up! | A K-5 Literacy Podcast

Education EN ↓ 17 episodes

FUEL Up! is your go-to podcast for inspiration and practical tools to strengthen your K–5 literacy journey with EL Education. Literacy coaches Kevin and Katie sit down with guests to zoom in on the various components of the curriculum. Whether you’re looking for fresh ideas to elevate tomorrow’s lesson or actionable strategies you can implement right away, this show will leave you energized, encouraged, and fueled up!

Author

Kevin Richards, MAISD, Katie Taber

Category

Education

Latest episode

Apr 27, 2026

Where to listen?

Podcasts in the app Replaio Radio Coming soon

Podcasts are coming to the app soon. Install now and be the first to see a whole new take on podcasts

Get it on Google Play Install for free Android 5M+ downloads · 4.8 rating iOS soon

Episodes

Fueling Up Around a Few of Our Favorite Things 27.04.2026

Literacy Essentials – Best practices in literacy instruction EL Education Curriculum (K–5): https://curriculum.eleducation.org EL Education — K–5 Literacy Resources https://eleducation.org/resources

Fueling Up Around High-Quality Work in Action 13.04.2026

Literacy Essentials – Best practices in literacy instruction EL Education Curriculum (K–5): https://curriculum.eleducation.org EL Education — K–5 Literacy Resources https://eleducation.org/resources  

Fueling Up Around Language Dives 29.03.2026

Literacy Essentials – Best practices in literacy instruction EL Education Curriculum (K–5): https://curriculum.eleducation.org EL Education — K–5 Literacy Resources https://eleducation.org/resources Small Group Language Dive Why Language Dives Matter Overview - Language Dives in the K-8 Language Arts Curriculum    

Fueling Up Around Models of Excellence 16.03.2026

Literacy Essentials – Best practices in literacy instruction EL Education Curriculum (K–5): https://curriculum.eleducation.org EL Education — K–5 Literacy Resources https://eleducation.org/resources Models of Excellence Leaders of Their Own Learning by Ron Berger 

Fueling Up Around High-Quality Work 02.03.2026

Literacy Essentials – Best practices in literacy instruction EL Education Curriculum (K–5): https://curriculum.eleducation.org EL Education — K–5 Literacy Resources https://eleducation.org/resources High-Quality Student Work Planning for and Supporting High-Quality Student Work

Fueling Up Around Complex Texts 16.02.2026

Literacy Essentials – Best practices in literacy instruction EL Education Curriculum (K–5): https://curriculum.eleducation.org EL Education — K–5 Literacy Resources https://eleducation.org/resources Close Reading in EL Education https://eleducation.org/resources/close-reading

Fueling Up Around the Read, Think, Talk, Write Framework 02.02.2026

Literacy Essentials – Best practices in literacy instruction EL Education Curriculum (K–5): https://curriculum.eleducation.org EL Education — K–5 Literacy Resources https://eleducation.org/resources Overview:  Read-Think-Talk-Write Cycle Read-Think-Talk-Write:  Integrating Literacy with Worthy Texts

Fueling Up Around Multilingual Learners 19.01.2026

Literacy Essentials – Best practices in literacy instruction EL Education Curriculum (K–5): https://curriculum.eleducation.org EL Education — K–5 Literacy Resources https://eleducation.org/resources EL Education & MLL Supports https://eleducation.org/resources?query=multilingual Structured Academic Talk https://eleducation.org/resources?query=discussion Michigan Department of Education – EL Servic...

Fueling Up Around Routines and Structures 05.01.2026

Resource & Links:  Literacy Essentials – Best practices in literacy instruction EL Education Curriculum (K–5): https://curriculum.eleducation.org EL "Big Purple Book" – Your Curriculum Companion : https://eleducation.org/resources/your-curriculum-companion Student Talk Protocols https://eleducation.org/resources?topic=student-discourse EL Education: Management in the Active Classroom (Book) https:...

Fueling Up Around Text Sets 01.12.2025

Resource & Links:  Literacy Essentials – Best practices in literacy instruction A Teacher's Guide to Vocabulary Development Across the Day /Tanya S. Wright EL Education Required and Recommended Texts EL Education Curriculum (K–5): https://curriculum.eleducation.org EL "Big Purple Book" – Your Curriculum Companion : https://eleducation.org/resources/your-curriculum-companion  

Fueling Up Around Coaching Partnerships 17.11.2025

Resource & Links:  EL Education: Learn more about the K-5 Literacy Curriculum that forms the foundation of our conversations. Link to EL Education Literacy Essentials – Best practices in literacy instruction Joyce & Showers (2002) – Research on Coaching & Transfer of Learning

Fueling Up Around Test Driving Assessments 03.11.2025

Resource & Links:  EL Education: Learn more about the K-5 Literacy Curriculum that forms the foundation of our conversations. Link to EL Education Literacy Essentials – Best practices in literacy instruction Why Is It Important to Test Drive the Assessments in the Curriculum? Test Drive Task Card

Fueling Up Around Background Knowledge 20.10.2025

Resources & Links: EL Education: Learn more about the K-5 Literacy Curriculum that forms the foundation of our conversations. Link to EL Education Literacy Essentials – Best practices in literacy instruction EL Education Your Curriculum Companion (Purple Book, p. 21) Natalie Wexler – The Knowledge Gap Article Tanya Wright – A Teacher's Guide to Vocabulary Development Across the Day Knowledge Matte...

Fueling Up Around Interactive Word Walls 06.10.2025

EL Education: Learn more about the K-5 Literacy Curriculum that forms the foundation of our conversations. Link to EL Education Literacy Essentials – Best practices in literacy instruction Beck, McKeown, & Kucan Research: Active engagement with words enhances retention.  

Fueling Up Around Student Talk Protocols 22.09.2025

EL Education: Learn more about the K-5 Literacy Curriculum that forms the foundation of our conversations. Link to EL Education Literacy Essentials – Best practices in literacy instruction EL Education Protocols Overview : What are protocols? (EL Education) EL Education:  Classroom Protocols Research on Student Talk: Accountable Talk®: Classroom Conversation that Works (Institute for Learning, Uni...

Fueling Up Around Classroom Environment 08.09.2025

EL Education: Learn more about the K-5 Literacy Curriculum that forms the foundation of our conversations. Link to EL Education Literacy Essentials – Best practices in literacy instruction Management in the Active Classroom (Yale Education Press) – Classroom management strategies

Welcome to FUEL Up! 26.08.2025

Welcome to the very first episode of Fuel Up! We're so excited to have you at the table with us. In this episode, we introduce ourselves and share the "why" behind this podcast. EL Education: Learn more about the K-5 Literacy Curriculum that forms the foundation of our conversations. Link to EL Education Kevin's Go-To Snack: The "Perfect Bar" that Kevin is addicted to. Link to Perfect Bar Katie's...

Listen to the FUEL Up! | A K-5 Literacy Podcast podcast in Replaio

Radio and podcasts in one app - free, with no sign-up. Install today and do not miss the launch

Get it on Google Play

Replaio is not a podcast publisher; show names, artwork and audio belong to their authors and are distributed through public RSS feeds.