The Literacy Dive Podcast: Reading and Writing Strategies for Upper Elementary Teachers and Parents

By Megan Polk, Literacy Specialist, Elementary Teacher

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Episodes: 172

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Do you find yourself seeking new implementations when it comes to literacy instruction? Do you crave fresh ideas and engaging lessons to transform your students into skilled readers and writers? The Literacy Dive Podcast was created to provide educators, like you, with actionable steps and strategies to improve teaching reading and writing.  Your host, Megan Polk, is the creator and owner of The Literacy Dive, a company that creates educational, literacy curriculum that aims to close the gap and support children in reaching mastery. Being a literacy specialist and having over a decade of teaching grades K-5, Megan knows the power of collaboration and working alongside teachers and parents to provide them with the support, confidence, and resources they need to meet students where they are. Dive in each Monday as Megan and her guests unpack an element of literacy or various topics relatable to educators. Here are some topics covered in this literacy podcast: writing strategies, reading comprehension, the writing process, the science of reading, and small group instruction. Tune in on your favorite podcast platforms like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Amazon, and more! If you enjoy this podcast and find the content helpful, please consider leaving a rating, feedback review, and/or sharing this podcast with a friend!

Episode Date
170. Interventions for Environmental Factors That Affect Reading Comprehension
Apr 29, 2024
169. Interventions for Cognitive Factors That Affect Reading Comprehension
Apr 22, 2024
168. Interventions for Fundamental Factors That Affect Reading Comprehension
Apr 15, 2024
167. Fundamental, Cognitive, and Environmental Factors That Affect Reading Comprehension
Apr 08, 2024
166. 3 Scaffolds Every Reading Teacher Should Use
Apr 01, 2024
165. Time Management Test-Taking Strategies That Work
Mar 25, 2024
164. Helping Students Manage and Overcome Test Anxiety
Mar 18, 2024
163. Response Ready: Tips for Helping Your Students Understand Writing Prompts
Mar 11, 2024
162. Mastering the Basics: Reinforcing Core Writing Skills
Mar 04, 2024
161. Strategies for Gradually Increasing Writing Time and Complexity
Feb 26, 2024
160. 4 Ways to Increase Writing Endurance
Feb 19, 2024
159. Writing Stamina: 6 Challenges Students Face and How to Help Them
Feb 12, 2024
158. 5 Podcasts You Should be Listening to in 2024
Feb 05, 2024
157. Sensory Storytelling: Using Sensory Details to Bring Writing to Life
Jan 29, 2024
156. Enhancing Sentences with Prepositions [Sentence Expansion Series]
Jan 22, 2024
155. Joining Forces: Combining Sentences with Conjunctions [Sentence Expansion Series]
Jan 15, 2024
154. Make Writing Come to Life with the 5Ws and H Strategy [Sentence Expansion Series]
Jan 08, 2024
153. Using Adjectives and Adverbs to Brighten Up Student Writing [Sentence Expansion Series]
Jan 01, 2024
152. End of Year Inspiration: 25 Takeaways From 2023
Dec 25, 2023
151. Differentiated Instruction for ELLs: Scaffolding Techniques for All Levels with Beth Vaucher
Dec 18, 2023
150. Sure-Fire Strategies for Engaging Reluctant Writers
Dec 11, 2023
149. Reading Beyond the Words: Active Reading Strategies for Student Understanding
Dec 04, 2023
148. Merging Vocabulary with Writing: A Powerful Execution
Nov 27, 2023
147. Strategies for Seamless Vocabulary Integration in the Classroom
Nov 20, 2023
146. Debunking 4 Vocabulary Myths and Misconceptions in the Upper Elementary Classroom
Nov 13, 2023
145. Unpacking the Role of Vocabulary Acquisition
Nov 06, 2023
144. Boost Daily Reading and Writing Excitement with This Spontaneous Routine
Oct 30, 2023
143. Level Up Reading Comprehension Strategies with 11 Think-Aloud Prompts
Oct 23, 2023
142. Using Graphic Organizers to Support Quality Written Responses
Oct 16, 2023
141. A 5-Step Read Aloud Routine to Expose Your Students to Diverse Texts
Oct 09, 2023
140. The Return: Where Have I Been?
Oct 02, 2023
139. Literacy Block Reflections and Ideas to Better Support Your Students
Jun 12, 2023
138. Science of Reading Tips for Upper Elementary with Sara Marye
Jun 05, 2023
137. How to Make Diversity a Priority in Your Classrooms with Dr. Claudia Rodriguez-Mojica & Dr. Allison Briceño
May 29, 2023
136. Acrostic Response & Tell All About It: Disguising Writing Part 3
May 22, 2023
135. Quick Write & Emoji Memories: Disguising Writing Part 2
May 15, 2023
134. Picture This & Building Words: Disguising Writing Part 1
May 08, 2023
133. How the Enneagram Can Be a Powerful Teaching Tool with Kirsten Hammond
May 01, 2023
132. 5 Questions to Ask to Keep Any Writing Curriculum Grounded in Best Practices with Emily and Carrie
Apr 24, 2023
131. Secrets to Engaging Students During Testing Season
Apr 17, 2023
130. 7 Test-Taking Tips for Student Preparation and Success
Apr 10, 2023
129. Build Student Confidence with These Test-Taking Strategies
Apr 03, 2023
128. Meeting the Needs of Gifted Learners: Effective Differentiation Techniques with Stephanie Higgs
Mar 27, 2023
127. Transforming the Writing Process with Peer Editing
Mar 20, 2023
126. Using SEL to Boost Reading and Writing Skills with Andrea Burns
Mar 13, 2023
125. 10 Reasons Why You Should Have Students Engaging in Collaborative Writing
Mar 06, 2023
124. Balance Creativity and Technical Writing Skills: 5 Strategies for Your Writers
Feb 27, 2023
123. Strengthening Student Language & Critical Thinking Skills with Hallie Sherman
Feb 20, 2023
122. How to Best Utilize Mentor Texts During Your Biography Units
Feb 13, 2023
121. Best Practices for Teaching Biographies
Feb 06, 2023
120. What is SEL and How do I Implement it in my Classroom? with Rachel Davis
Jan 30, 2023
119. 5 Black History Month Activities for Elementary Students
Jan 23, 2023
118. Using Morning Meeting to Support Black History
Jan 16, 2023
117. Build a Thriving Classroom Community Through Morning Meeting with Shelly Small
Jan 09, 2023
116. Your Relationships with Parents: Reflect & Reset for 2023
Jan 02, 2023
115. Your Reading Block: Reflect & Reset for 2023
Dec 26, 2022
114. Your Writing Block: Reflect & Reset for 2023
Dec 19, 2022
113. Your Classroom Routines: Reflect & Reset for 2023
Dec 12, 2022
112. How to Be a Parent-Friendly Teacher with Heidi and Emily
Dec 05, 2022
111. Help Your ESL Students Find Success and Confidence With These 4 Tips
Nov 28, 2022
110. Writing Strategies to Support Your ESL Students
Nov 21, 2022
109. Using Your Read Aloud Specifically for Spiral Review
Nov 14, 2022
108. 5 Ideas for Focusing on Fluency During Your Read Aloud with Aylin Claahsen
Nov 07, 2022
107. How to Choose Effective Read Alouds
Oct 31, 2022
106. 4 Best Practices for Executing a Successful Read Aloud Experience
Oct 24, 2022
105. Solving the Mystery of How to Make Writing Fun
Oct 17, 2022
104. 5 Ways to Sneak Writing Into Other Content Areas
Oct 10, 2022
103. How to Find More Time to Teach Writing
Oct 03, 2022
102. The Challenges of Teaching Writing and How to Overcome Them
Sep 26, 2022
101. Orthographic Mapping: What it is and How You Can Use it in Your Reading Instruction with Michelle Sullivan
Sep 19, 2022
100. Leveling Up Your Small Groups with Reading Responses
Sep 12, 2022
99. 3 Things to Stop Doing During Small Groups
Sep 05, 2022
98. Using Multimedia to Support Readers in a 21st Century Classroom with Rachael Parlett
Aug 29, 2022
97. Descriptive Writing: Figurative Language Strategies
Aug 22, 2022
96. Descriptive Writing: Excellent Word Choice Strategies
Aug 15, 2022
95. Descriptive Writing: Writing Leads and Conclusions Strategies
Aug 08, 2022
94. Descriptive Writing: Show Don't Tell Strategies
Aug 01, 2022
93. Writing a Complete Sentence: How to Make it Stick
Jul 25, 2022
92. The 4 Elements of Strong Paragraph Writing
Jul 18, 2022
91. Designing Your Reading Instruction with Dyslexia in Mind with Rae Pritchett
Jul 11, 2022
90. 8 Ways to Celebrate Published Writing
Jul 04, 2022
89. The Writing Process - 6 Best Practice Tips
Jun 27, 2022
88. Step-By-Step: Understanding the Writing Process
Jun 20, 2022
87. 4 Ways to Enhance How You Teach Descriptive Writing
Jun 13, 2022
86. 3 Things to Avoid When Teaching Writing (From a Student's Perspective!) with Anna Brekken
Jun 06, 2022
85. Implementing an End of the School Year 5W Reflection
May 30, 2022
84. 6 Tips for Summer School Success
May 23, 2022
83. 8 Tasks for a Teacher's Summer To-Do List
May 16, 2022
82. An Honest Talk About Teacher Mental Health with Kelsey Sorenson
May 09, 2022
81. Engaging Literacy-Based End of Year Activities
May 02, 2022
80. 8 Ideas to Prevent "Summer Slide"
Apr 25, 2022
79. Answering Your Questions! A Birthday Celebration Q&A
Apr 18, 2022
78. 6 Ways to Engage Your Students During Test Prep
Apr 11, 2022
77. Test Prep Tips That Will Help ALL of Your Students
Apr 04, 2022
76. How to Make Poetry Your Students' Next Favorite Writing Unit!
Mar 28, 2022
75. 5 Ways to Focus on Reading During National Poetry Month
Mar 21, 2022
74. 7 Fantastic Classroom Management Hacks with Dr. Lori Friesen
Mar 14, 2022
73. 13 Ways to Give Your Students' Brains a Break in 5 Minutes or Less!
Mar 07, 2022
72. Our Best Tips on Collaborating with Your Teacher Team: A Conversation with Sara Marye
Feb 28, 2022
71. Getting Your Students Excited About the Nonfiction Genre with Aylin Claahsen
Feb 21, 2022
70. 7 Key Reading Skills to Support Biographies
Feb 14, 2022
69. 9 Quick Mini-Lesson Ideas for Biography Exploration
Feb 07, 2022
BONUS EPISODE - Tips and Ideas for Teaching Black History
Feb 03, 2022
68. Introducing and Teaching the Biography Genre
Jan 31, 2022
67. Reset Relationships with Parents: 3 Areas to Consider
Jan 24, 2022
66. Reset Your Reading Block: 5 Questions to Ask Yourself
Jan 17, 2022
65. Reset Your Writing Block: 5 Questions to Ask Yourself
Jan 10, 2022
64. Reset Your Routine: 5 Questions to Ask Your Students
Jan 03, 2022
63. Starting the New Year with Student Reflection and Goal Setting
Dec 27, 2021
62. Empowering Realizations From 2021
Dec 20, 2021
61. Holiday Literacy Ideas to Get You to Winter Break | Part 3
Dec 13, 2021
60. Holiday Literacy Ideas to Get You to Winter Break | Part 2
Dec 06, 2021
59. Holiday Literacy Ideas to Get You to Winter Break | Part 1
Nov 29, 2021
58. Making the Most Out of Your Read Aloud
Nov 22, 2021
57. Understanding the Importance of Fluency and Incorporating it Into Your Busy School Day with Aylin Claahsen
Nov 15, 2021
56. How to Keep Writing Prompts Running Smoothly
Nov 08, 2021
55. Cultivating Engaged and Confident Writers Through the Use of Writing Prompts
Nov 01, 2021
54. How to Teach Context Clues
Oct 25, 2021
53. 7 Context Clue Strategies Every Student Should Know
Oct 18, 2021
52. Watch Your Students Become Strong and Descriptive Writers Through the Art of Storytelling
Oct 11, 2021
51. How to Find Time to ACTUALLY Teach
Oct 04, 2021
LISTENER FAVORITE: 5 Components of a Mini-Lesson
Sep 29, 2021
50. 50TH EPISODE CELEBRATION: ASK ME ANYTHING!
Sep 27, 2021
49. 8 Reasons to Start Using Exit Tickets
Sep 20, 2021
48. Leveraging Math Word Problems to Practice Reading and Writing Skills
Sep 13, 2021
47. 7 Strategies to Enhance Higher Order Thinking Skills in Your Students
Sep 06, 2021
46. Increasing Student Writing Skills and Motivation (Part 2)
Aug 30, 2021
45. Increasing Student Writing Skills and Motivation (Part 1)
Aug 23, 2021
44. The Why Behind Interactive Read Alouds & How to Plan for One
Aug 16, 2021
43. 8 Strategies to Teach Show Don't Tell
Aug 09, 2021
42. 6 Back-to-School Activities to Get to Know Your Students
Aug 02, 2021
41. Diving Into Your Q&As: What Are Your Small Group Must-Haves?
Jul 26, 2021
40. Diving Into Your Q&As: How Do You Help Students Increase Their Stamina?
Jul 19, 2021
39. Diving Into Your Q&As: What Do I Do When My Students Rush Through Their Writing?
Jul 12, 2021
38. Diving Into Your Q&As: How Can I Better Differentiate to Reach All of My Students?
Jul 05, 2021
37. Creating a Classroom Community That LOVES Reading with Sara Marye
Jun 28, 2021
36. Chaos to Calm: How to Take Control of Writing Workshop ft. Jamie Sears
Jun 21, 2021
35. Diving Into Your Q&As: How Do You Find Enough Time to Teach New or Spiraled Content?
Jun 14, 2021
34. Diving Into Your Q&As: My Students Never Finish Their Guided Reading Book... HELP!
Jun 07, 2021
33. Diving Into Your Q&As: What Exactly is Free Choice Friday?
May 31, 2021
32. Diving Into Your Q&As: How Do You Set Up Effective Writing Centers?
May 24, 2021
31. Writing Strategies to Support Your ELL Students with Beth Vaucher
May 17, 2021
30. Team Up With Parents and Students to Prevent Summer Slide
May 10, 2021
29. Ways to Stay Motivated When Feeling Underappreciated
May 03, 2021
28. 7 Test Prep Ideas for Every Learning Style
Apr 26, 2021
27. 6 Strategies to Help Students Craft Engaging Leads and Jaw-Dropping Conclusions
Apr 19, 2021
26. Inferential Strategies: A Deep Dive with Shane Saeed from Fantastically Fourth
Apr 12, 2021
25. 5 Tips for Teaching Poetry
Apr 05, 2021
24. Six Ways to Teach Visualization to Readers
Mar 29, 2021
23. Using Centers for Upper Elementary Kids
Mar 22, 2021
22. "Write Long" - A Reading Response Strategy
Mar 15, 2021
21. 4 Ways to Repurpose Sticky Note Reading Responses
Mar 08, 2021
20. Using “Think Marks” to Guide Student Reading Responses
Mar 01, 2021
19. The 5 Parts to Writing a Complete Sentence
Feb 22, 2021
18. Paragraph Writing 101
Feb 15, 2021
17. Tips and Ideas for Teaching Black History
Feb 08, 2021
16. Why I Use Daily Writing Prompts
Feb 01, 2021
15. The Power of Sentence Stems
Jan 25, 2021
14. Teaching Small Groups (Virtually) with Raffaella De Martinis
Jan 18, 2021
13. 11 Ideas to Spice Up Your Writing Time
Jan 11, 2021
12. Become an Effective Writing Teacher
Jan 04, 2021
11. My 2020 Wrap Up
Dec 21, 2020
10. 4 Myths About Reading
Dec 14, 2020
9. Using Quick Writes to Strengthen Student Writing
Dec 07, 2020
8. Running Records 101
Nov 30, 2020
7. Thankful for Teachers
Nov 23, 2020
6. Celebrating Student Writing Growth
Nov 16, 2020
5. 3 Read Alouds for World Kindness Day
Nov 09, 2020
4. 5 Literacy Activities to Support World Kindness Day
Nov 09, 2020
3. Making Literacy Instruction Effective By Using Essential Questions
Nov 05, 2020
2. 5 Components of a Mini-Lesson
Nov 02, 2020
1. Introduction
Nov 01, 2020