43. The Essential Components to Creating Skilled Readers with Guest Sara Marye (Part 1)

The new “hot topic” in education this year is the Science of Reading. You may have heard about it or looked into it but aren’t sure how to incorporate it into your work with ELL students. Maybe you aren’t really sure what all the buzz is about. Sara Marye from The Stellar Teacher Company is joining us today to share her expertise about literacy and the Science of Reading.Sara has so much knowledge to share that we had to make this a two part episode! In this week’s episode we are talking about what the Science of Reading is and why it is important especially for ELL students, what challenges teachers face when helping students become skilled readers, and the first three elements of language comprehension.Sara Marye has over a decade of experience working as a classroom teacher and school administrator. She is now CEO of The Stellar Teacher Company and a literacy specialist passionate about helping elementary teachers around the world grow their students into lifelong readers. Sara’s mission is to make teachers’ lives a little easier by providing them with endless encouragement, effective strategies, and engaging no-fluff resources. Sara is also the host of the Stellar Teacher Podcast, where she loves to share her favorite literacy tips each week!FREEBIE: Word of the Week Routine[The Stellar Teacher Podcast] Episode 11: Create a Reading Block that Supports ELL Students with Beth Vaucher[The Stellar Teacher Podcast] Episode 85: What is The Science of Reading & Why is it Important?The Reading Comprehension Blueprint by Nancy HennessyEach Kindness by Jacqueline WoodsonDownload the ESL Teacher ToolkitCheck out the ELL Strategy AcademyShop TpT resources that help with supporting your ELLsJoin the Equipping ELLs MembershipTo access all resources mentioned in this episode, head to the show notes: https://www.inspiringyounglearners.com/creating-skilled-readers--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/equippingells/message