The Reading Project

Today we're interviewing Meagan Beam. Megan has a love and a passion for teaching literacy with a multi-sensory approach. And I'm not kidding when I say passion, you're gonna hear it in her voice! 

Meagan majored in Special Education at Clemson University and has a Master's Degree in reading with an elementary focus from Grand Canyon University. She also has two certifications in Orton-Gillingham through the Orton-Gillingham Academy.

Out of her passion for phonics and creating she's crafted and patented an engaging phonics tool called Phonics Builders to support teachers in their instruction and students in their learning. 

She loves sharing her passion for literacy with other teachers and caregivers in hopes that it makes a difference for that one student who desperately needs that phonics instruction intervention. 

Tune in to this episode to find out exactly what multi-sensory instruction is and why it's best for the brain.

Books & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

Art of Glow

Sand Draw Sketchbook

Chatterpix

If you want more from Meagan, check out OTTER Reading.

You can also follow her on Facebook.

If you'd like to support this podcast in a small way, you can do so right here. Please know that any support you can offer is so very appreciated!

If you want to follow me on social media I can be found at the following links:

Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest

Or check out my website at Your Reading Tutor for more reading resources and support!

And don't forget to get my FREE Reading Rewards System and get your kids excited about reading today!

Music from this podcast was used with permission from Epidemic Sound.

In this solo episode, Ashley is talking about the five things that every struggling reader needs to succeed:

Tune in for some snackable tips to help your reader find and feel reading success!

Books & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

Season 2, Episode 19: 4 Reading Error-Correction Tips & Tricks

Season 2, Episode 20: Tips for Raising Confident Readers

Season 1, Episode 20: Helping Your Child Pick a Just Right Book 

Reading A-Z

How to Create a Cozy Book Nook in Your Home

You can also follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

If you'd like to support this podcast in a small way, you can do so right here. Please know that any support you can offer is so very appreciated!

If you want to follow me on social media I can be found at the following links:

Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest

Or check out my website at Your Reading Tutor for more reading resources and support!

And don't forget to get my FREE Reading Rewards System and get your kids excited about reading today!

Music from this podcast was used with permission from Epidemic Sound.

In this episode, I'm joined by Adelle Southall. She's a former elementary teacher turned online tutor. She specializes in helping early readers and struggling readers build confidence as they blossom into fluent readers. 

When she's not tutoring, you can find Adele cooking up something yummy in her kitchen binging on the latest trending show on Netflix.

Tune in as Adelle shares her top tips for raising confident readers.

Books & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

How to Create a Cozy Book Nook in Your Home

Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry and Edward Herrmann

The Little House on the Praire series by Laura Ingalls Wilder

If you want more from Adelle, check out Adelle Tutors.

You can also follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

If you'd like to support this podcast in a small way, you can do so right here. Please know that any support you can offer is so very appreciated!

If you want to follow me on social media I can be found at the following links:

Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest

Or check out my website at Your Reading Tutor for more reading resources and support!

And don't forget to get my FREE Reading Rewards System and get your kids excited about reading today!

Music from this podcast was used with permission from Epidemic Sound.

Have you ever wondered what to do when you're reading with your kiddo at home and they make a mistake? In this episode, I'm joined by a special guest, Lindsey Norton. Lindsey is a former classroom teacher turned private tutor. She's the owner of Kids Tutoring Online and she's been educating preschoolers-fifth graders since 2014.

Lindsey is 100% committed to the Science of Reading and using Orton-Gillingham methods for all students. Lindsey is on pace to become a certified Orton-Gillingham practitioner at the Associate level by May of 2022.

Tune in to this episode as we chat about error correction and feedback for students. Lindsey offers four great tips for how to handle this tricky situation. 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Teaching with Love and Logic by Jim Fay and David Funk

Orton-Gillingham Error Technique Corrections Video

Phonics International 

The Jolly Postman by Janet and Allen Ahlberg

Nibbles the Book Monster by Emma Yarlett

If you'd like more from Lindsey, check out Kids Tutoring Online. 

You can also follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

If you'd like to support this podcast in a small way, you can do so right here. Please know that any support you can offer is so very appreciated!

If you want to follow me on social media I can be found at the following links:

Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest

Or check out my website at Your Reading Tutor for more reading resources and support!

And don't forget to get my FREE Reading Rewards System and get your kids excited about reading today!

Music from this podcast was used with permission from Epidemic Sound.

In this episode, we have a really special guest. Her name is Jill Loesch, and she's a veteran teacher and coach living in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her career spans over 24 years within the areas of pre-K through grade 2 classroom teacher, Kindergarten through grade 5 Literacy Resource Teacher, Kindergarten through grade 5 differentiation specialist, and Kindergarten through grade 5 academic and mindset coach. 

Jill now owns and operates a fitness studio with her husband, and is a mom of two. She created a business called The Self Nurtured Teacher™. The Self Nurtured™ teacher was created after Jill was diagnosed with Addison's Disease in 2017. 

In this episode, we discuss social-emotional learning and social-emotional health, and how those play into a child's reading development. Tune in for actionable steps to help build emotionally strong kids who thrive at reading!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Reading Interest Survey

Reading Rewards System

Janelle Monae - The Power of Yet (Sesame Street)

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Pajama Time by Sandra Boynton

If you'd like more from Jill, check out The Self Nurtured Teacher.

You can also follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

If you'd like to support this podcast in a small way, you can do so right here. Please know that any support you can offer is so very appreciated!

If you want to follow me on social media I can be found at the following links:

Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest

Or check out my website at Your Reading Tutor for more reading resources and support!

And don't forget to get my FREE Reading Rewards System and get your kids excited about reading today!

Music from this podcast was used with permission from Epidemic Sound.

Meet Katie Larew from Assistive Technology for Dyslexia! I have been following her on the 'Gram and I am so impressed with the great information she shares. Katie is an educational consultant, and she does virtual trainings that teach about the best tools for assistive technology. In her trainings, she shares the best situations to use these tools, where to find the best tools, and how to use them to best support your learner. 

Katie is a certified special education teacher, dyslexia practitioner, and assistive technology specialist. She provides virtual trainings for parents, teachers, and students.

In this episode, we dive deep into the wide variety of available assistive technologies and how you can adapt and modify them to work for your child or student!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

International Dyslexia Association

If you'd like more from Katie, check out Assistive Technology for Dyslexia. 

You can also follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

If you'd like to support this podcast in a small way, you can do so right here. Please know that any support you can offer is so very appreciated!

If you want to follow me on social media I can be found at the following links:

Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest

Or check out my website at Your Reading Tutor for more reading resources and support!

And don't forget to get my FREE Reading Rewards System and get your kids excited about reading today!

Music from this podcast was used with permission from Epidemic Sound.

With the holiday season quickly approaching (seriously, is Thanksgiving really next week?!?) you may be struggling to find time and ways to incorporate literacy into your daily life. Whether you're traveling across town or flying across the country with your family in the coming weeks for the holidays, you can support your child's literacy skills while on the go!

Here at the Reading Project Podcasts, we're all about creating a culture of literacy and helping families see that literacy can be woven into their daily life. Creating a culture of literacy doesn't have to be super complicated or difficult. There are small things that you can do every day while on the go, whether you're on a walk with your kids, driving across town, waiting for a doctor's appointment, or flying on a plane to see grandma for Thanksgiving.

In this episode, we'll talk about six early literacy skills and how to easily incorporate them into your day-to-day life. Tune in for my top tips on how you can take literacy on the go with you and your busy family!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Learn How to Tell A Story - Interview with Sam DiMercurio

Rory's Story Cubes

Fortunately, Unfortunately

If you'd like to support this podcast in a small way, you can do so right here. Please know that any support you can offer is so very appreciated!

If you want to follow me on social media I can be found at the following links:

Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest

Or check out my website at Your Reading Tutor for more reading resources and support!

And don't forget to get my FREE Reading Rewards System and get your kids excited about reading today!

Music from this podcast was used with permission from Epidemic Sound.

In this episode, I have a really special guest, my friend Amanda! She joins us to speak about Speech and Language Pathology. 

Amanda is a mother of two kids, ages six and nine. She is also a licensed speech and language pathologist living in the Burlington, Vermont area. Amanda and I first met and I got to know her because we are both writers at Vermont Mom. It's always a fun time to have someone I actually know in real life come on as a guest! 

Professionally, Amanda spent seven years working with children from birth right on through 12th grade as a speech and language pathologist, both in schools and in home-health before she had her second child. While she still loves and takes every opportunity to grow her knowledge in all things speech and language, she's changed career courses so that she can focus more on being a mom. 

She's currently beginning her fourth year working at her daughter's elementary school. which serves students in preschool through 3rd grade. There she applies her professional knowledge in her role as a substitute teacher, three or more days a week. That school is so lucky to have such an amazing substitute teacher on its roster! 

I can't wait to talk more with Amanda about speech and language. Tune in to find out exactly what a Speech and Language Pathologist (SLP) is and does!

If you'd like to support this podcast in a small way, you can do so right here. Please know that any support you can offer is so very appreciated!

If you want to follow me on social media I can be found at the following links:

Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest

Or check out my website at Your Reading Tutor for more reading resources and support!

And don't forget to get my FREE Reading Rewards System and get your kids excited about reading today!

Music from this podcast was used with permission from Epidemic Sound.

In this solo episode, I speak about how you can take advantage of your local library and make the most of your trips there. 

Growing up, I always went to the library. My grandmother even worked at our little library in town. I remember getting off the school bus or walking to the library after school and getting my homework done, checking out new books, or just hanging out. The library was definitely a big part of my life growing up! I love that now I get to share that love of the library with my students and my own children. 

November is Family Literacy Month, so it seemed like the perfect time to do an episode about the library. And November 7, is picture book day, so it's a great time to head to the library as a family and check out some picture books. And while you're there, you can see what your local library has to offer you. 

Tune in to this episode for some tips on how you can make the most of your next family library visit!

If you'd like to support this podcast in a small way, you can do so right here. Please know that any support you can offer is so very appreciated!

If you want to follow me on social media I can be found at the following links:

Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest

Or check out my website at Your Reading Tutor for more reading resources and support!

And don't forget to get my FREE Reading Rewards System and get your kids excited about reading today!

Music from this podcast was used with permission from Epidemic Sound.

Let me introduce you to Laurie Molnar. Laurie is a certified Level OG (Orton-Gillingham) practitioner with over 35 years of experience teaching students in public, private, and homeschool settings. She is also a learning disability and dyslexia specialist.

Laurie knows we all learn best and are willing to make mistakes when we are relaxed and happy. Learning is a process and it’s important to celebrate progress over perfection. As a private tutor for years, Laurie is always looking for the best ways to show students what they are doing right, so she can help them understand what they need to practice.

In this episode, we discuss effective and gentle ways to help beginning or struggling readers build confidence in reading without guessing!

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

Lexia Core 5 - which families can purchase through Family Literacy Centers

Amos's Sweater by Janet Lunn

Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann

Dyslexia Resource Center

Kendore Learning/Syllables

If you'd like more from Laurie, check out her Kitchen Table Learners.

You can also follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

If you'd like to support this podcast in a small way, you can do so right here. Please know that any support you can offer is so very appreciated!

If you want to follow me on social media I can be found at the following links:

Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest

Or check out my website at Your Reading Tutor for more reading resources and support!

And don't forget to get my FREE Reading Rewards System and get your kids excited about reading today!

Music from this podcast was used with permission from Epidemic Sound.