It boils down to this: Students can't love reading without knowing HOW to read.

The good news is, teaching students how to read and creating a class community full of students who love to read can definitely happen simultaneously. And in upper grades, it absolutely needs to.

Reading conferences are a great strategy for reading instruction in upper elementary, really helping you meet your students where they are and nudge their reading abilities forward.

Listen in for what reading conferences ca look like, why they're such an impactful strategy for reading lessons, and how to actually fit them in with your boxed curriculum.

Resources and links mentioned:

• The Reading Strategies Book by Jennifer Serravallo
• The Reading Strategies Book 2.0 by Jennifer Serravallo
• A Teacher's Guide to Reading Conferences by Jennifer Serravallo
• Jen Bengel's reading conferences protocol as shared on Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers Podcast, Episode 169
• Apple Blossom Teachers Instagram Guides featuring Jen Jones, Naomi O'brien, Heidi Martin, and more

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