miss beth

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Education EN ↓ 82 episodes

Learning to read starts with learning to play. This is the podcast for parents and teachers of kids ages 0-8 who want to have FUN learning evidence backed early development and literacy strategies in a short amount of time. This is the podcast for the teacher who needs a bestie to ask questions to and the parent who wants to know the best developmental practices to implement in the 3 minutes a day they have. You're not alone. Ask your questions here. If I can't answer them, one of my friends will be on to help! There are so many confusing parts about the learning to read journey. Miss Beth is...

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What is Kindergarten Redshirting? Video 21.06.2023 38:18

A brief explanation of why delaying kindergarten has become such a hot topic and some questions to consider if you want to hold your child back one more year. This episode is great for parents of kids 2-5. Delaying kindergarten is a privilege that not everyone has. If you do not have to consider this, jump to the kindergarten readiness episode instead! get my book recs: amazon.com/shop/bigcityread...

How to Get Yourself Ready for Your Child to Go to School? Video 21.06.2023 55:43

Kindergarten readiness pt 2: How to get your 36 year old self ready for kindergarten. In this episode beth sits down with mom of a rising kindergartener, Katie, to discuss how to set your child up for a successful transition of going from a play based preschool to a more academically rigorous school setting. We talk about how to make your child feel prepared, how to prepare YOURSELF, gifted testin...

Say No to Reading Logs Video 07.06.2023 30:41

In this episode we are talking about the dark side of reading logs, how to support reluctant readers, how to correct kids while connecting with kids, summer reading games for new readers and big kids and how to help your kids be successful for life. get my book recs: amazon.com/shop/bigcityreaders watch instructional videos: instagram.com/bigcityreaders free downloads: bigcityreaders.com/podcast b...

Why Kids Can't Read Video 06.06.2023 39:22

In this episode we are talking about the crisis in America. Understanding balanced literacy, books kindergarteners are reading, phonemic awareness, how learning to read starts with your eyes closed and what parents of babies should be doing as well as what parents of elementary school kids need to know about demanding a change in their schools reading instruction and why it's the most solvable soc...

Kindergarten Readiness Video 31.05.2023 30:42

In this episode Miss Beth talks about kindergarten readiness, what it means, how to support your rising kindergartener and more. 

Breaking the Perfectionist Cycle Video 27.05.2023 43:26

In this episode we are answering the question: what is perfectionism, why do we want to raise anitperfectionist kids and how do we do that. As well as an embarrassing story about my stand up comedy days and my favorite trader joes food at the moment. 

Teaching Your Child to Write Video 26.05.2023 27:08

In this episode we are answering the question: what should I say when my child asks me how to spell a word?