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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.

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April 2025 Bonus Episode

Subscriber Episode • April 30, 2025 • Shannon Betts and Mary Saghafi • Season 7

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This is our April 2025 bonus episode of Reading Teachers Lounge podcast. In these episodes, Shannon and Mary will share about the students they're helping in reading, the resources they're using, and the books and other materials they're studying to further their practical knowledge about the Science of Reading.

In this April 2025 bonus podcast episode, Shannon and Mary chat about the tutoring and advocacy work they've been doing. They talk about how they're preparing their students for the upcoming testing season. They discuss some of the struggles and successes they're having implementing the new activities they've learned about in their Structured Work Inquiry trainings. They also shared some of their favorite new resources from UFLI and Emily Gibbons. Links for all the resources discussed are included below in the show notes.

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