Not So Wimpy Teacher Podcast

Welcome back to the Not So Wimpy Teacher podcast!   Are you struggling to get your students excited about reading?   Today, I am going to be sharing some of my very favorite ways to make reading lessons more engaging for your students.   Deciding what to talk about on the podcast has been a little tricky lately because school just looks so different for everyone! Some of you are teaching in your classrooms, some of you are teaching virtually, and some are combining the two.    So today we’re talking about four of my favorite ways to make reading lessons engaging for students, that will work whether you’re teaching virtually or in-person.    Episode 78 Takeaways:  + Book clubs make reading more exciting than worksheets or stories from a textbook. + As a reading teacher, the most important thing you can do for your students is to help them learn to love reading. + Centers are a fun way to practice reading skills.  + Whatever grade level you teach, students need to hear books read aloud to them. + Introduce your