Middle School Café – Strategies & Support for Middle School ELA Teachers
Are you a middle school ELA teacher looking for practical, proven strategies to help your students grow as confident readers and writers? Middle School Café is your go-to podcast for engaging teaching ideas, classroom-tested tools, and real talk about what works in today’s ELA classroom.
Each episode delivers actionable tips to help you close reading gaps, build student ownership, and create a classroom culture where literacy thrives. Whether you're navigating a curriculum, supporting struggling readers, or just looking for fresh ways to inspire your students, you'll find support, strategy, and a sense of community right here.
Join a community of passionate middle school ELA teachers working to build confident, engaged readers. Visit www.middleschoolcafe.com for classroom tools, podcast extras, and resources to support every student on their reading journey.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 17 minutes
- Episodes
- 63
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
How to Create a Culture of Reading in the Middle School Classroom that Will Excite Your Students
Are your students rolling their eyes at independent reading time? In this episode, I’m sharing how I created a culture of reading in my middle school classroom that shifted reading from a chore to so…
The Power of Reader’s Workshop in the Middle School Classroom
What would your classroom look like if students walked in asking to read? If families told you their kids were voluntarily reading at home? That’s exactly what started happening when I began using Re…
Welcome to the Middle School Café Podcast [Trailer]
Welcome to The Middle School Café Podcast—a show designed specifically for middle school ELA teachers who want to help their students become confident, independent readers. I'm Carolyn Wahl, a vetera…