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Reading Teachers Lounge
This is the Reading Teachers Lounge where listeners can eavesdrop on professional conversations between elementary reading teachers. We are passionate about literacy and strive to find strategies to reach all learners. Shannon and Mary are neighbors who realized that they were “literacy soul sisters” at a dinner in their Atlanta neighborhood. Once they started chatting about reading they haven’t really stopped. Come join the conversation.
Reading Teachers Lounge
the Schwa
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Shannon Betts and Mary Saghafi
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Season 5
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Episode 4
Shannon and Mary chat with Mindful Teacher Rachel about the Schwa vowel sound and how to teach it to students. She shares great stories from her classroom about teaching reading and all about her newly published book that can be used to introduce the Schwa to readers. You'll want to listen in on this chat between reading teachers to get strategies and resources for working on the Schwa with your own reading students.
Episode Resources:
- Rachel's book Schwa in 1st Grade on Amazon
- Uncovering the Logic of English by Denise Eide *Amazon affiliate link*
- Tools4Teachers Schwa information
- Phonics Hero The Schwa Explained and How to teach it
- Literacy Nest: How to Teach Schwa Part 1
- Literacy Nest: How to Teach Schwa Part 2
- Keys to Literacy: Teaching Schwa in Unaccented Syllables
- Five from Five: The Schwa
- Lists of Multi-Syllable Words with Schwa from Reading Rockets
- Schwa Words and Activities
- Rachel on Instagram @mindfulteacherrachel
- Rachel on Tiktok @teacherrachelsorsel
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