The Reading Teacher's Playbook with Eva Mireles

In this episode:             I talk about the top reasons you should invest in your own professional development We talk about: 1.What it means to invest in yourself. 2. Why investing in your own professional growth is sometimes essential. 3.How professional growth can be a door opener to different opportunities in education.  Quotables: -We are the ones that know what we need and how we best lear...

In this episode:             I talk about the role community plays in your professional growth.  We talk about: The what, why and how of cultivating a community that will both support your professional growth and impact student performance.  Quotables: -A community approach to professional development would allow teammates to feel empowered to help each other troubleshoot or reteach/model a part o...

In this episode:             I talk about what to do if you don’t have the money to invest in professional development opportunities.  We talk about: The what, why and how of pursuing professional development opportunities even if you don’t have the money to pay for it yourself.  Quotables: -Professional development means any opportunity to grow our literacy practice via the acquisition and implem...

In this episode: Listen in as I talk about What do I do if I don't have a literacy coach/or don't feel supported by my coach.               . We talk about: What to do if: You don’t have a literacy coach on your campus. You have a coach, but they are overrun by other duties as assigned.  You have a literacy coach, but they don’t have the capacity to support you. Quotables: -Support from a...

In this episode: Listen in as I talk about the what, the why and the how of embracing the role of life long learner.                    We talk about: -What it means to be a lifelong learner. -What life long learners don’t do. -How to take on the role of life long learner.  Quotables: -A lifelong learner is always thinking about how they can improve, acknowledges what is going right so that they d...

In this episode: Listen in as I talk about  how the mini lesson is a versatile tool that can be used to teach each component of your literacy block.                     . We talk about: How the mini lesson is the tool that you need in your toolbox, it’s literally the swiss army knife of your literacy block. It will not only help you teach each component in your literacy block and how mastering it...

In this episode: Listen in as I talk about how  to craft a realistic time management plan for the beginning of the school year.   We talk about: My go to beginning of the school year tips for teachers which are: -Take good care of you -Plan and then plan some more -Identify your non negotiables and focus on those Quotables: -Some ways to take good care are to: walk away from gossip, don’t engage i...

In this episode: Listen in as I talk about my top three tips for starting the school year off strong in your literacy classroom.  We talk about: -Helping students see themselves as readers -Getting to know your students as readers -Helping students feel safe taking risks in your classroom Quotables: - Reading in your classroom needs to be seen as non negotiable. When students know that in your cla...

In this episode: Listen in as I talk about the two things you need to know about your students when you are changing grade levels. We talk about: -What you need to prioritize most when changing grade levels. -What not to do when changing grade levels.  -How to work with where your students  are at developmentally and not against it. Quotables: -The two main things I am going to advise you to do ar...

In this episode: Listen in as I wrap up season 5 of the podcast.  We talk about: The top 5 most listened to episodes of the podcast this season and the main takeaways. I also mentioned how we can hang out face to face this summer. Give the episode a listen and jot down the episodes that you need to binge right now.  Links to resources mentioned in the podcast: Read and Respond: An Upper Elementary...

In this episode: Listen in as I talk about the third question you need to ask yourself as you reflect on this past school year in your classroom.  We talk about: 1. What- What does it mean to take care of yourself? 2. Why- Why is it important to take care of yourself? 3. How- How do you embark on the ever elusive self care journey? Quotables: -You need to define what self care means for you. -Part...

In this episode: Listen in as I talk about the second question you need to ask yourself as you reflect on this past school year in your classroom.  We talk about: 1.What- What does it mean to reflect on the challenges that you have encountered in your literacy classroom this year? 2. Why- Why should you take time to reflect and choose just one challenge to focus on? 3. How- How do you go about ref...

In this episode: Listen in as I talk about the first question you need to ask yourself as you reflect on this past school year in your classroom.  We talk about: 1.What- What does it mean to reflect on what is going well in your classroom this year? 2. Why- Why should you take time to reflect on the good things going on in your classroom this year? 3. How- How do you go about reflecting on what we...

In this episode: Listen in as I interview Stacey Riedmiller of Literacy for Big Kids. We talk about the what, the why and the how of reading what your students are reading.  We talk about: 1 .What- What does it mean to read what your upper elementary students are reading? 2. Why- Why is reading what your upper elementary students are reading important? 3. H ow- How do we make reading what our uppe...

In this episode: After listening to this episode you will leave with clarity around the what, the why and the how of supporting struggling students in the upper elementary classroom.  I talk about: 1.What- What does it mean to support struggling students in our upper elementary classrooms? 2. Why- Why do we want to provide support for our struggling students? 3. How-How do we support struggling st...

In this episode: After listening to this episode you will leave with clarity around the what, the why and the how of differentiated instruction in the upper elementary classroom.  I talk about: 1.What- What is differentiated instruction anyway? 2. Why- Why does differentiated instruction matter? 3. How-How do I differentiate instruction in my upper elementary literacy classroom? Quotables:  - Diff...

In this episode: After listening to this episode you will leave with clarity around the what, the why and the how of tier 1 instruction in the literacy classroom.  I talk about: 1.What- What is high quality tier 1 instruction anyway? 2. Why- Why is tier 1 instruction important and why is it important to make it available to everyone? 3. How- How do I deliver high quality tier 1 instruction? Quotab...

In this episode: After listening to this episode you will leave equipped with tangible steps to help students be able to independently execute the skills you teach them.  I talk about: 1.What exactly do we mean when we say we want students to work independently? 2. Why do we want students to be more independent members of the literacy classroom?  3. How do we help students cross the bridge to inde...

In this episode: After listening to this episode you will leave equipped to choose or create a resource that is appropriately rigorous for your students.  I talk about: 1.What rigor is and what it isn’t. 2. Why we want to find or create appropriately rigorous resources for our students.  3. How to find an appropriately rigorous resource or just make one ourselves. Quotables:  - You build in rigor...

In this episode: After listening to this episode you will leave equipped to choose resources that help you teach your students. I talk about: 1.What your most undervalued resource is….hint it’s not your pal google. 2. Why you need to know your standards before you try to look for your next resource. 3. How to go about deciding when to look for a resource and decide if it’s going to work for you an...

In this episode: Krystal Smith aka The Renewed Teacher and I continue our conversation about writing instruction in the upper elementary classroom. Listen in as Krystal and I continue to discuss the what, why and how of writing across content areas. We talk about: 1.What-Incorporating writing across content areas means creating authentic opportunities to write in each subject. 2.Why- It’s not abou...

In this episode: Krystal aka The renewed teacher breaks down the what, the why and the how of incorporating writing across content areas. We talk about: What- Incorporating writing across content areas means creating authentic opportunities to write in each subject. Why- Studies show that reading and writing proficiency are linked. How- You do not need to try and cram writing into every subject ev...

In this episode: After listening to this episode you will leave equipped with the what, the why and the how of using one text for multiple mini lessons. I talk about: What a mentor text is and its purpose in the RLA classroom. Why using a mentor text for your RLA instruction will: save you time, save students processing time, save you instructional time How to make using mentor texts for multiple...

In this episode: After listening to this episode you will leave with the what, the why and the how of teaching students how to determine the main idea. I even include a couple of bonus tips, that includes how to put it all together with identifying key details and turning all of this into a summary. I talk about: What Main Idea is. Why teaching students how to identify the main idea is an importan...

In this episode: I lay the foundation of what needs to be in place before we reach for the extras that we think of when we think of supporting high readers. I talk about: What support for on and above level readers should look like. Why our on and above level readers need our support even though they may look fine. How to make supporting your on and above level readers work with your current liter...