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This is the Reading Teachers Lounge where listeners can eavesdrop on professional conversations between elementary reading teachers. We are passionate about literacy and strive to find strategies to reach all learners. Shannon and Mary are neighbors who realized that they were “literacy soul sisters” at a dinner in their Atlanta neighborhood. Once they started chatting about reading they haven’t really stopped. Come join the conversation.

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Latest Episodes:

7.9 Smart Technology Apr 18, 2025

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Shannon and Mary welcome Brandon Cardet-Hernadez from Mrs. Wordsmith to the RTL to chat about smart technology resources. They talk about intentional uses of technology resources for instructional purposes and what skills will be required as our students advance in the next part of the 21st century. Listeners will gain ideas for ways to incorporate technology to elevate students' learning.

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7.8 Importance of NonFiction Jan 23, 2025

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Shannon and Mary talk with Melissa Taylor from ImaginationSoup.net about the importance of nonfiction texts in a student's reading diet. They chat about the flexible comprehension strategies students need to organize the information gathered from nonfiction and text features and structures that are specific to nonfiction texts. Listeners should walk away inspired to put more NF texts in their readers hands.

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7.7 System Changes with LaMonica Williams Jan 09, 2025

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Shannon and Mary welcome LaMonica Williams from Teaching Matters back to the Reading Teachers Lounge. This time they chat about professional development experiences and the most effective ways to bring about positive change in school systems. They discuss the differences between management and leadership and how to foster student-centered school improvement.

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7.6 The Reading Team Dec 05, 2024

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Shannon and Mary chat with Katherine Hamilton about maximizing the learning impact of co-teaching. The conversation is centered around an article from Choice Literacy written by Franki Sibberson titled Aligning Curriculum with Struggling Readers in Mind. The article proposes that co-teachers need to reflect and determine how their various teaching activities and strategies align into a cohesive instructional plan for the students, so that the readers can build transferable skills they can apply across the school-day.

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7.5 Spelling that Sticks Nov 13, 2024

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Shannon and Mary welcome @MindfulTeacherRachel back to the podcast to discuss strategies for helping their students strengthen spelling skills. They talk about the stability of English spelling and the meaning-based reasons for a word's spelling, beyond sound-symbol connections. Listeners will know what to look for in students' spelling errors and accuracies and walk away with fresh ideas for spelling instruction.

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Our Etymology episode with Rachel
our Schwa episode with Rachel
Morrison-McCall Spelling Scale
spelling error analysis sheets from Rachel
Uncovering the Logic of English by Denise Eide *Amazon affiliate link*
Spelling for Life by Lyn Stone *Amazon affiliate link*
How to Teach Spelling by Laura Toby Rudginsky and Elizabeth C. Haskell *Amazon affiliate link*
Dyslexia and Spelling by Kelli Sandman-Hurley *Amazon affiliate link*
And Sometimes Y by Rachel
Short Vowel Proctors by Rachel
Schwa in 1st Grade by Rachel
Rachel on IG
Rachel on Tiktok
Explode the Code
Words Their Way Spelling Inventory
Spelling Choice Tests
Sound Mounds (the Eppich Classroom)
Scribal O

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7.4 Word Knowledge Oct 17, 2024

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Shannon and Mary welcome Heidi Martin (@Droppin' Knowledge with Heidi) back to the podcast, and Heidi's husband, Adam, a LETRS trainer, also joins the conversation. They talk about all the aspects that go into the topic of Word Knowledge. What are all the things students should know and understand about a word to demonstrate complete knowledge of that term? You'll walk away from listening to this episode with a more complete understanding of all the layers of skills within Word knowledge that we need to help our readers build.

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7.3 Book Equity Oct 03, 2024

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Shannon and Mary welcome Marty Martinez from Reach Out and Read and Judy Newman from Scholastic to the podcast to talk about Book Equity. They share ideas for getting quality books in students' hands and nurturing students' reading diversity.

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7.2 Mending Teachers with Karen Gross Sep 19, 2024

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Shannon and Mary have an informative and inspiring chat with Karen Gross. They learn details about how the Covid-19 pandemic affected teachers and students. Karen shares why the role of teachers is more difficult today, and she provides tons of specific ways teachers can fill their cups and take care of themselves and their class. If you've experienced stress or trauma, you'll discover ideas from this discussion with Karen about healing.

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Mending Education: Finding Hope, Creativity, and Mental Wellness in Times of Trauma by Karen Gross and Edward K. S. Wang * Amazon affiliate link
Trauma Doesn't Stop at the School Door: Strategies and Solutions for Educators, PreK-College by Karen Gross * Amazon affiliate link
Virtual Teachers Lounge
Yoga with Adriene on YouTube (This is Shannon's favorite yoga channel)
Mirror Neurons (article by American Psychological Association)
The Other 3 Senses You Never Knew Existed but You Should: vestibular system, proprioception, and interoception
Understanding and treating a dysregulated nervous system: signs, symptoms, and rebalancing techniques
Karen's website
Follow Karen on Facebook @karengrossedu

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7.1 New Opportunities Sep 05, 2024

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Mary and Shannon catch up with each other after the summer & podcast break. They chat about their own children, their personal lives, and their plans for this upcoming school year. They discuss the implementation of Georgia's dyslexia bill this year. They share about their professional reading and learning. And they fill listeners in on the activities they've done through their Patreon community and about some free reading guides they've created over the summer. This new year is full of changes and possibilities!
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Reading Lessons with Jennifer Serravallo Jul 01, 2024

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Shannon and Mary chat with Jennifer Serravallo, whose literacy work they have long admired. Jennifer shares how her view about reading instruction have evolved over time. Jennifer's written a new book showing teachers different structured models for responsive teaching called Teaching Reading Across the Day, and she gives us many ideas from us the book about how teachers can apply the art of teaching to set up their literacy blocks to best meet their students' needs.
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