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/
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 13 minutes
- Episodes
- 109
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Summer Bucket List Planning for Upper Elementary Teachers and Students
In this episode-
We talk about how we often head into summer exhausted and don’t really have an idea for how we want summer to go except that we need a break. Then we wonder why we start our school y…
End of the year ideas for Upper Elementary Classrooms: Finish Strong
In this episode-
Learn how to turn the end of the year slump into an opportunity to finish strong. Let’s not abandon ship on all the best teaching practices that we have used all year. Let’s do the t…
A Day In The Life of Test Prep in Upper Elementary
In this episode I chat about what a possible frame work that could be used in the reading classroom during test prep season:
Read Aloud
Mini Lesson
Small Group
Independent Reading
I also chat about…
Make Test Prep Fit Into Your Upper Elementary Reading Block
In this episode-
I chat about my journey in the land of test prep and how I navigated it and how I incorporated it into my literacy block. Spoiler alert you can test prep and still do what is best fo…
Tips and Tricks for Virtual Guided Reading in Upper Elementary
In this episode-
I interview one of my teaching besties about what guided reading looks like in this new world. We talk about everything from how at first she did not want to do it, to how she organi…
Guided Reading Basics in Upper Elementary
In this episode-
Before starting this podcast I surveyed teachers in grades 3-5 to ask them what they needed help with most and they said guided reading, so in this episode we talk answer the followi…
Teacher Self Reflection: Go from Surviving to Thriving with a Reflective Practice
In this episode-
I talk about how developing a habit of reflection took me from surviving to thriving as an educator.
I share the two questions you need to start asking yourself to develop your own …
The simple tool that changed my teaching
In this episode- I talk about the one tool that made me stop being long winded and helped create a sense for urgency when learning. I also talk about ways that you can use this in your classroom and…
Meet Your Coach
In this episode you will learn a little about me and why I decided to start a podcast for you, upper elementary reading teachers hint I've been there.
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