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  • Mid-Summer Check-In for Parents: Have Your Kids Been Reading? If Not, You Have Time! EP 64

    Mid-Summer Check-In for Parents: Have Your Kids Been Reading? If Not, You Have Time! EP 64
    Jul 17 2025
    It's mid-July already! This week's episode features a quick check-in with three tips to get your kids back into a reading habit this summer. Daily routines and habits shift during the summer months which can mean that reading may not be happening as regularly as it does during the school year. So, Elizabeth shares tips that you can put into practice pretty quickly to get back into reading. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 min
  • Matching Books to Readers: A Conversation with Lea Anne Borders EP 63

    Matching Books to Readers: A Conversation with Lea Anne Borders EP 63
    Jun 19 2025
    Lea Anne Borders is the founder of Bookelicious, a digital tool that connects kids’ interests to books that they may enjoy reading. She joins me on today's episode to talk about the features of Bookelicous and we discuss how it can be used by teachers and parents to help children find books that they are interested in reading. This is a great tool to explore - especially at the start of the summer - so that kids can find books they want to read. Check out Bookelicious: https://www.bookelicious.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 min
  • Getting Kids in Middle and High School Reading with New York Times Bestselling Author Jen Calonita EP 62

    Getting Kids in Middle and High School Reading with New York Times Bestselling Author Jen Calonita EP 62
    Jun 5 2025
    In today's episode, New York Times Bestselling Author, Jen Calonita comes on to discuss her books as well as why she loves writing for the middle grade and young adult kids. She shares why it is so important to meet kids where they are and why connecting to kids' interests - at any age - is so important to get and keep kids reading. Jen is the author of many books, including The Lost Legend series, 12 to 22, The VIP series, and Isle of Ever. She has written many other books as well. And, in the fall her book, The Taylors will be released. To check out more of Jen's work, please check out her website: https://www.jencalonitaonline.com/books/middle-grade-books/ You can also find her on Instagram @jencalonita Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 min
  • Supporting Multilingual Learners with Interacting, Reading, and Listening: Learning More from Susan Katz EP 61

    Supporting Multilingual Learners with Interacting, Reading, and Listening: Learning More from Susan Katz EP 61
    May 22 2025
    We are back with the second half of my conversation with Susan! Susan is the author of The Swirl Method: Supporting Multilingual Learners as They Speak, Write, Interact, Read, and Listen. This week, Susan is taking us through her strategies to support multilingual learners with interacting, reading, and listening. She offers excellent resources in each area - so please check them out! This is the second part of a two-part episode. Please make sure you check out the previous episode to learn more about Susan's work. Today's episode addresses interacting, reading, and writing. Please check out Susan's work: The SWIRL Method: https://www.solutiontree.com/swirl-method.htmlSusan Katz's Website: https://susankatzbooks.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 min
  • Ideas and Strategies for Teaching Multilingual Learners with Susan Katz, Author of the SWIRL Method EP 60

    Ideas and Strategies for Teaching Multilingual Learners with Susan Katz, Author of the SWIRL Method EP 60
    May 8 2025
    The Swirl Method: Supporting Multilingual Learners as They Speak, Write, Interact, Read, and Listen, written by Susan Katz addresses how we can support children who are multilingual learners. In this amazing resource, Susan identifies specific strategies in each area: speaking, writing, interacting, reading, and listening - that can be used in the literacy classroom to help learners thrive. This is a two-part episode. Today's episode addresses speaking and writing. Please check out Susan's work: The SWIRL Method: https://www.solutiontree.com/swirl-method.htmlSusan Katz's Website: https://susankatzbooks.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 min
  • Connecting Sports and Reading: Making Sure Kids Have Books They Want to Read with Football and Baseball Player Brian Jordan EP 59

    Connecting Sports and Reading: Making Sure Kids Have Books They Want to Read with Football and Baseball Player Brian Jordan EP 59
    Apr 24 2025
    Brian Jordan is a former professional football and baseball player. He played football for the Atlanta Falcons and he played baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Texas Rangers. Brian believes that all kids need to learn to read. He has written a number of children's books, such as I Told You I Can Play!, Overcoming the Fear of Baseball, and Time-Out for Bullies. Brian is passionate about getting kids reading. In our conversation, she shares the background about his books and shares how he is partnering with schools to get kids reading. Check out more about Brian Jordan here: https://www.brianjordanfoundation.com/ Check out Brian's Reading Challenge here: https://www.brianjordanfoundation.com/bjf-reading-challenge.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 min
  • It's National Library Week! Get Involved and Support Your Local Library with President-Elect Sam Helmick EP 58

    It's National Library Week! Get Involved and Support Your Local Library with President-Elect Sam Helmick EP 58
    Apr 10 2025
    It's National Library Week! It's a great week to get involved and support your local library. Libraries are a reflection of the community they serve. You can check out new books and see what other events are happening at your library this week. On today's episode, American Library Association's President-Elect Sam Helmick joins me. We discuss what is happening with libraries at the moment. We also discuss National Library Week and how and why you should check-out your library this week. Sam also discusses the upcoming National Conference which is taking place this coming June in Philadelphia. As always, it will be an engaging event. We finish with Sam talking about how parents and teachers can support students with reading as we are heading into the summer months. Links Mentioned: American Library Association: https://www.ala.org/ Stand Up for Libraries: https://www.ala.org/advocacy/show-up-for-our-libraries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 min
  • Movement and Literacy: A Multi-Sensory Approach to Learning to Read EP 57

    Movement and Literacy: A Multi-Sensory Approach to Learning to Read EP 57
    Mar 27 2025
    How can movement be included in learning to read? In today's episode, Elizabeth speaks with Stefanie Hohl, the creator of ABC See, Hear, Do, which is a multi-sensory approach to learning to read. Stefanie believes in getting kids moving when reading and she shares many ideas about how this can be done. In this episode, we discuss: - What a multi-sensory approach to literacy is? - How active kids can be supported when they are learning to read, - Ideas to get kids moving during literacy instruction, and - The books that Stefanie has as a part of her program. You can find more about Stefanie's work here: https://www.abcseeheardo.com/?srsltid=AfmBOop4Jrr5HTfGQ_e-1zFq-dvpWS1sPFXocDG6moDas31lcvzGLQkk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    20 min