Middle School Café - Empowering Secondary ELA Teachers
Are you an ELA teacher striving to help your middle and high school students become confident, capable readers and writers? Middle School Cafe is your go-to podcast for practical strategies, proven methods, and inspiration to close the reading gap and unlock every student's potential.
In each episode, I will share real-world insights and actionable tips drawn from years of classroom experience to help you meet students where they are and guide them toward growth. From implementing the workshop model to fostering student ownership of learning, you'll discover ideas and strategies that make a real impact.
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Middle School Café - Empowering Secondary ELA Teachers
How to Create a Culture of Reading in the Middle School Classroom that Will Excite Your Students
Do you find yourself trying to convince students that reading is fun? Do they groan out loud when it’s time for independent reading?
Join me today as I talk about how I built a culture of reading in my classroom, which in turn has fostered a love of reading in my students.
I’ll walk you through how I set up my classroom library as well as the mistakes I made when I initially set my library up. I’ll discuss the different ways I approach book talks and first chapter Fridays. Hint it goes way beyond just me reading to my students! We’ll also chat about the importance of students choosing their own books. And I’ll tell you the most controversial thing I do with my students regarding their reading and how very necessary it is!
If you are ready to help shift your students' view of reading from feeling like a chore to something they want to do press play and let’s go!
What you will learn in this episode:
- How to set up a classroom library that your students will rave about
- A twist on how you can approach book talks
- The importance of students choosing their own books
- Ideas for first chapter Friday’s that go beyond reading the chapter
- The most controversial things I do with students regarding their reading
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If you're looking for ways to help your secondary ELA students grow as readers, you've come to the right group! Join us for engaging trainings, discussions, and resources as we talk all things workshop-related. Whether you're just getting started or you're looking for ways to improve your workshop, we'll help you get the most out of your reading instruction.
Resources Mentioned in this episode:
Ideas to build a classroom library - https://middleschoolcafe.com/ways-to-restock-your-classroom-library/
Culture of reading blog post
https://middleschoolcafe.com/12-ways-to-encourage-a-culture-of-reading/
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