Are you looking for some inspiration to improve your literacy instruction? You have come to the right place. Erica and Chara have more than two decades of experience in classrooms as reading specialists and literacy coaches. They are bringing their knowledge to you for free! Each week, Erica and Chara will share their tips and tricks to take your literacy instruction to the next level. Listen along for the latest thinking and most frequently asked questions. You will surely be INSPIRED!!
Inspire Literacy
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Are you looking for some inspiration to improve your literacy instruction? You have come to the right place. Erica and Chara have more than two decades of experience in classrooms as reading specialists and literacy coaches. They are bringing their knowledge to you for free! Each week, Erica and Chara will share their tips and tricks to take your literacy instruction to the next level. Listen along for the latest thinking and most frequently asked questions. You will surely be INSPIRED!!
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Recent Episodes
November 27, 2021
Episode 17 - Getting Ready for a New Writing Unit
<p>First of all, we are GRATEFUL! Grateful for all things we have right now - listeners, each other, teachers, YOU!</p> <p>Are you starting a new unit of study soon? Wondering what you can do to get your mind and self ready? Listen in as Erica and Chara share some (or a lot) of things that you can do to get ready to teach your next unit of study. This is not to overwhelm you, but instead to ignite a spark for you and your students. Choose one thing, choose a few things, but nothing feels more exciting than a new unit of study. </p> <p>Gather your materials, some post its, a few mentor texts, maybe pre or post assessments, a cup of coffee or tea and get ready to plan your next unit with Erica and Chara's guidance!</p>
November 10, 2021
Episode 16 How to Confer When You Don't Know the Book
<p>Do you ever shy away from conferring with one of your students because they are holding a book that you have never read? Or do you find yourself ending up in the retell tunnel hearing every single detail of your student's book? What about sitting down to a conference and leaving feeling more like you just gave a quiz than had a conversation. I think we have all been guilty of one of these. However, you don't have to do that any longer! </p> <p>Let Chara and Erica remind you of all the ways that you can confer with kids even if you DON'T know the book. You will hear them remind you to teach the reader, not the book. Even if you just hold that belief close to you, your conferences will improve. Chara and Erica will inspire you to switch up some of the questions you ask and will give you some ideas of questions that will illicit more thinking work. They will remind you of particular tools that will also help you improve your conferences. </p> <p>And you will even hear an example of a conference and where to find some resources to support your conferences! We can't wait to hear what you think about our conferring series and we want to hear how your conferences have gotten better! </p>
November 1, 2021
Episode 15 Top Ten Tips for Scheduling Conferences
<p>How do you fit it all in? Do you have an actual schedule for your conferences? How many times a week do you meet with your students? These are some of the questions that get answered in this week's episode of the Inspire Literacy Podcast. Chara and Erica know that scheduling is NO easy task. It is one of the most challenging aspects of conferring. At a time when conferring seems most important and scheduling seems most challenging, come along as we unpack how to fit it all in!</p> <p>Chara and Erica sat down and created their own version of a top 10. But this top 10 will help you in your scheduling of conferences or at least make you feel secure in your scheduling techniques! You will also hear two different ways that scheduling conferences could go. </p> <p>What works for you? Send in your tips and tricks. </p>
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