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The Reading Teacher's Playbook with Eva Mireles - Podcast

The Reading Teacher's Playbook with Eva Mireles

Welcome to the Reading Teacher's Playbook—your go to source for upper elementary literacy teachers (grades 3-5) and those who support them, seeking evidence-based literacy practices. Listen in as Eva simplifies literacy instruction, promotes sustainable growth, and empowers you to create engaging lessons that make learning stick. Your host, Eva Mireles, will provide you with practical tips and tools for confident teaching, while fostering a love for reading in your students. Let's huddle up and learn together! Visit her website to learn more: https://evamireles.com/

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2021 - 2025
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Finish Strong-ish Cultivating Classroom Community at the End of the Year

Finish Strong-ish Cultivating Classroom Community at the End of the Year

In this episode:

            I talk about the what, why and how of maintaining the community that you’ve worked hard to cultivate all year long.

We talk about:

1.What it means to cultivate community.

2. …

00:12:33  |   Wed 30 Apr 2025
Finish Strong-ish How to Keep Literacy Learning Front and Center at the End of the Year

Finish Strong-ish How to Keep Literacy Learning Front and Center at the End of the Year

In this episode:

            I talk about the what, why and how of keeping literacy  learning front and center at the end of the school year. 

We talk about:

1.What does it mean to keep learning front a…

00:13:40  |   Wed 23 Apr 2025
Finish the Year Strong-ish Making a Plan for your M.S.O.- Motivation, Self-Care and Organization

Finish the Year Strong-ish Making a Plan for your M.S.O.- Motivation, Self-Care and Organization

In this episode:

            I talk about the what, why and how of leveraging the behind the scenes of being an upper elementary reading teacher to help you end the year strong-ish.

We talk about:

1.Wha…

00:18:07  |   Wed 16 Apr 2025
Finish Strong-ish Permission to edit your vision

Finish Strong-ish Permission to edit your vision

In this episode:

            I talk about the what, why and how of casting a vision that will help you finish the year strong-ish

We talk about:

1.What it means to cast a realistic vision for the end of…

00:21:32  |   Wed 09 Apr 2025
Compare and Contrast Mini-Series: The What, The Why and The How of Comparing and Contrasting

Compare and Contrast Mini-Series: The What, The Why and The How of Comparing and Contrasting

In this episode:

Listen in as we talk about what the research says about the What, the Why and the How that finding similarities and differences across texts plays in their reading lives. 

We talk abou…

00:18:46  |   Wed 02 Apr 2025
Compare and Contrast Series: The What, The Why and The How of Comparing

Compare and Contrast Series: The What, The Why and The How of Comparing

In this episode:

Listen in as we talk about what the research says about the What, the Why and the How of making comparisons in your upper elementary literacy classroom

We talk about:

Listen to the firs…

00:16:41  |   Wed 19 Mar 2025
Helping students internalize what you've taught them

Helping students internalize what you've taught them

In this episode:

Listen in as we talk about what the research says about the role modeling plays in increasing a student’s self-efficacy and self-regulation. This is a sneak peek at a workshop all abo…

00:14:04  |   Thu 27 Feb 2025
Teaching for Transfer: What is modeling and why does it matter in your literacy classroom?

Teaching for Transfer: What is modeling and why does it matter in your literacy classroom?

In this episode:

Listen in as we talk about what the research says about the importance of modeling in your literacy classroom.

We talk about:

 What modeling is, what the research says about it and h…

00:16:06  |   Wed 12 Feb 2025
Teaching for Transfer: What is self regulation and why does it matter in our literacy classroom?

Teaching for Transfer: What is self regulation and why does it matter in our literacy classroom?

In this episode:

Listen in as we talk about what the research says about self-regulation, why it matters and how it impacts students in your classroom.

We talk about:

 What self-regulation is, what t…

00:12:51  |   Wed 29 Jan 2025
Teaching for Transfer: Self-Efficacy and Upper Elementary Literacy

Teaching for Transfer: Self-Efficacy and Upper Elementary Literacy

In this episode:

Listen in as we talk about self-efficacy and how it impacts your upper elementary literacy classroom. 

We talk about:

What self-efficacy, why knowing what it is matters in your liter…

00:15:16  |   Wed 15 Jan 2025
The Top 5 Episodes of 2024

The Top 5 Episodes of 2024

In this episode:

Listen in as I wrap up as we recap the top 5 podcast episodes of 2024.

We talk about:

The top 5 most listened to episodes of the podcast this year and the main takeaways. I also incl…

00:11:50  |   Wed 01 Jan 2025
Teaching for Transfer: Get Students in the Zone in Your Upper Elementary Literacy Classroom

Teaching for Transfer: Get Students in the Zone in Your Upper Elementary Literacy Classroom

In this episode:

Listen in as we talk about why your students may not be applying what you’ve taught them and some ways to fix that.

We talk about:

 The what, the why and the how of teaching students…

00:14:17  |   Wed 18 Dec 2024
Teaching for Transfer in Upper Elementary: The Difference Between Rote and Meaningful learning

Teaching for Transfer in Upper Elementary: The Difference Between Rote and Meaningful learning

In this episode:

Listen in as we talk about how to bridge the gap between rote learning and meaningful learning in your upper elementary literacy classroom.

We talk about:

The what, the why and the …

00:14:53  |   Wed 04 Dec 2024
Building Independence: Cultivating a Community of Readers

Building Independence: Cultivating a Community of Readers

In this episode:

Listen in as we talk about promoting self leadership through cultivating a community of readers in the upper elementary literacy classroom.

We talk about:

The what, the why and the h…

00:12:52  |   Wed 06 Nov 2024
Building Independence: Growing critical thinkers and readers in the literacy classroom

Building Independence: Growing critical thinkers and readers in the literacy classroom

In this episode:

Listen in as we talk about promoting self leadership through growing critical thinkers and readers in the literacy classroom.

We talk about:

The what, the why and the how of building…

00:09:29  |   Wed 23 Oct 2024
Building Independence: Nurturing a big word mindset in the literacy classroom

Building Independence: Nurturing a big word mindset in the literacy classroom

In this episode:

Listen in as we talk about promoting self leadership through nurtutring a big word mindset.

We talk about:

The what, the why and the how of building independence by promoting self le…

00:08:46  |   Wed 02 Oct 2024
Building Independence: promoting self leadership through goal setting in the literacy classroom

Building Independence: promoting self leadership through goal setting in the literacy classroom

In this episode:

Listen in as we talk about promoting self leadership through goal setting as a way to foster independence in your literacy classroom. 

We talk about:

The what, the why and the how of…

00:09:42  |   Wed 18 Sep 2024
Building Independence by cultivating a growth mindset in your upper elementary classroom

Building Independence by cultivating a growth mindset in your upper elementary classroom

In this episode:

Listen in as we talk about helping students develop a growth mindset in order to foster independence during your upper elementary literacy block. 

We talk about:

The what, the why an…

00:11:41  |   Wed 04 Sep 2024
Upper Elementary Book Study Series: Chapters 7 and 8 of Big Words for Young Readers

Upper Elementary Book Study Series: Chapters 7 and 8 of Big Words for Young Readers

In this episode:

Listen in as we continue our summer book study of the book “Big Words For Young Readers” by Heidi Anne Mesmer. 

We talk about:

Chapters 7 and 8 of the book which covers the skills th…

00:18:30  |   Thu 08 Aug 2024
Upper Elementary Summer Book Study Series- Chapters 5 and 6 of Big Words for Young Readers

Upper Elementary Summer Book Study Series- Chapters 5 and 6 of Big Words for Young Readers

In this episode:

Listen in as we continue our summer book study of the book “Big Words For Young Readers” by Heidi Anne Mesmer. 

We talk about:

Chapters 5 and 6 of the book which covers the skills th…

00:25:27  |   Thu 01 Aug 2024
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