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Reading Teachers Lounge

Shannon Betts and Mary Saghafi

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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🔒 September 2024 Bonus Episode for Subscribers

Reading Teachers Lounge ·

2024/09/26

Subscriber-only episodeThis is our 2nd exclusive bonus episode of Reading Teachers Lounge podcast. In these episodes, Shannon and Mary will share about the students they're helping in reading, the resources they're using, and the books and other materials they're studying to further their practical knowledge about the Science of Reading. In September 2024, Shannon and Mary provide details about their tutoring students of various ages and how they're using different curriculum reso...

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7.2 Mending Teachers with Karen Gross

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2024/09/19

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.RESOURCES MENTIONED DURI...

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🔒 AD FREE 7.2 Mending Teachers with Karen Gross

Reading Teachers Lounge ·

2024/09/19

Subscriber-only episodeShannon 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.RESOURC...

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7.1 New Opportunities

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2024/09/05

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...

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🔒 7.1 New Opportunities AD FREE

Reading Teachers Lounge ·

2024/09/05

Subscriber-only episodeMary 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 guid...

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🔒 August 2024

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2024/08/22

Subscriber-only episode This is our first exclusive bonus episode of Reading Teachers Lounge podcast. In these episodes, Shannon and Mary will share about the students they're helping in reading, the resources they're using, and the books and other materials they're studying to further their practical knowledge about the Science of Reading. In August 2024, Shannon and Mary go step by step through interpreting the results of a student's writing screener. Sha...

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Reading Lessons with Jennifer Serravallo

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2024/07/01

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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Reaching All Readers

Reading Teachers Lounge ·

2024/06/13

We have a summer bonus episode for you!Shannon and Mary have Anna Geiger, the Measured Mom, join them in the lounge again to discuss the best evidence based practices that teachers can use to reach all readers. Anna's new book provides teachers and parents with a consolidated understanding of the Science of Reading findings.RECOMMENDED RESOURCES AND ONES MENTIONED DURING THE EPISODEour Season 5 episode with Anna Geiger, about Orthographic MappingReach All Readers: Using the Science of ...

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Season 6 Finale

Reading Teachers Lounge ·

2024/06/04

Shannon and Mary gather together to review the school year and close out the podcast season. They give updates on their personal and teaching lives and share their summer plans. Later they're joined by Kelsey (wifeteachermommy) to talk about Educate and Rejuvenate 2024.RECOMMENDED RESOURCES AND ONES MENTIONED DURING THE EPISODE Cox Campus K-3rd Structured Literacy Training programCERI certificationJoin us at Educate and Rejuvenate July 2024Kelsey's podcast episode wit...

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Meeting Students Needs

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2024/05/17

Shannon and Mary chat with Nancy Young and Jan Hasbrouck about differentiation and the latest updates to the Ladder of Reading and Writing. Listeners will get a better understanding of WHY it's so important to make adjustments to curriculum, instruction, activities, and/or assessments in order to meet the various needs of their students.RECOMMENDED RESOURCES AND ONES MENTIONED DURING THE EPISODEour season 4 episode with Nancy Youngour 2021 episode about the updates to the Ladder of Rea...

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Delightful Word Learning with Colette Hiller

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2024/05/04

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Supportive Strategies for Working Memory

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2024/04/19

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Meaningful Professional Learning

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2024/04/06

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the Intersection of Speech, Reading, and Language

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2024/03/22

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the Importance of Handwriting

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2024/03/08

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Date Your Data

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2024/02/23

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Building Knowledge with Linda Rhyne

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2024/02/09

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Ideas for Differentiation with Wiley Blevins

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2024/01/19

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Gifts for Our Readers with Dr. Karen Gazith

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2024/01/05

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54:43

Read Aloud to Boost Comprehension

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2023/12/08

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