Welcome to the Making Readers Blog! Here I will share tips and tricks for your literacy lessons to best help your struggling reader whether you are working with your child or your students.

Incorporating SEL into your Reading Group Lesson
August 9, 2025
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How do you incorporate SEL (social emotional learning) into your reading group lessons? Maybe you have an observation coming up or maybe you are incorporating more SEL into your overall classroom management. SEL can support students’ mental health, increase positive

Seven Engaging Strategies for Integrating Science into Reading Instruction
February 6, 2025
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Finding time to teach every subject in an already packed elementary school schedule can be challenging. Integrating Science into reading can be easy and fun! Here are some ideas. By combining these subjects, you’re saving time and giving students a

A Reading Specialist’s Role on Meet the Teachers Night or During Open House
October 6, 2024
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You may be wondering what your role as a Reading Specialist is during Meet the Teachers Night or during Open House? When you are not a classroom teacher, you feel a little lost and do not know what you should