
Stellar Teacher Podcast: A Podcast for Upper Elementary Teachers
Hosted by Emily and Tami and Sara · Sara Marye, Literacy Teacher, Elementary Teacher
4.9from 305 ratings
- 334
- Episodes
- 117
- Transcribed
- 305
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About Stellar Teacher Podcast: A Podcast for Upper Elementary Teachers
Welcome to The Stellar Teacher Podcast! We believe teaching literacy is a skill. It takes time, practice, and support to become the literacy teacher you want to be. This podcast will help you level up your literacy instruction, build your confidence, and make a meaningful impact with your students—all while having a little fun along the way! Hosted by Sara Marye and The Stellar Teacher team, this podcast brings together literacy specialists and educators who are passionate about helping upper elementary teachers feel more confident and effective in their literacy instruction. Together, we’re committed to sharing high-quality, no-fluff strategies, resources, and ideas that are practical, research-informed, and easy to bring into your classroom. Each week, Sara, the Stellar Teacher team, and special guests share their knowledge, tips, and practical strategies to help you strengthen your literacy instruction and support your students in becoming confident, capable readers and writers. For printable and digital literacy resources, head to stellarteacher.com. Connect with us on Instagram @thestellarteachercompany.
- Publisher
- Sara Marye, Literacy Teacher, Elementary Teacher
- Category
- education · education · education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 17 Dec 2020
- Latest episode
- 21 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
117 of 334 episodes have a transcript.

21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 325: The Real Purpose of Small Group Instruction

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Episode 324: 6 Small Group Mistakes We Made as Classroom Teachers

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Episode 323: Putting MTSS into Practice in Your Literacy Classroom
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Episode 325: The Real Purpose of Small Group Instruction
Published 21 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And at the time when I asked for help with small group, all the help that I got had to do with that scheduling, grouping, that system surrounding small group and not necessarily about the actual content. And what I did not know at the time was that small groups actually have a really important role in our literacy block. So that's what we're chatting about in today's episode. We are going to get really clear on why we're actually pulling students into small groups in the first place. And the answer is actually pretty simple. The real purpose of small group instruction is to give students targeted practice on a specific skill they need with the support and feedback of a teacher. […]
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- Jana Echevarría
- Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez
- Lindsay Kemeny
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 220 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 85 ratings
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- 97
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 91
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Who hosts Stellar Teacher Podcast: A Podcast for Upper Elementary Teachers?
Emily and Tami and Sara host the show. Published by Sara Marye, Literacy Teacher, Elementary Teacher.
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