The Reading Teacher's Playbook with Eva Mireles

Eva Mireles, Upper Elementary Literacy Coach
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Welcome to the Reading Teacher's Playbook—your go to source for upper elementary literacy teachers (grades 3-5) and those who support them, seeking evidence-based literacy practices. Listen in as Eva simplifies literacy instruction, promotes sustainable growth, and empowers you to create engaging lessons that make learning stick. Your host, Eva Mireles, will provide you with practical tips and tools for confident teaching, while fostering a love for reading in your students. Let's huddle up and learn together! Visit her website to learn more: https://evamireles.com/

  1. 1D AGO

    Why Learning That Lasts Often Feels Hard

    Episode 120 — Why Learning That Lasts Often Feels Hard Goal: The goal of this episode is to help you understand why  learning that lasts requires productive struggle and how retrieval and spacing routines help learning stick beyond the lesson. We talk about: 1.Spaced Practice  2. Recap of chapter 3 of Smart Teaching Stronger Learning  3. Strategies that you can implement in your classroom today.  Links to resources mentioned in the podcast: Grab my free guide for keeping your mini lesson mini  Book a discovery call for one on one coaching or school professional development Link to the book (affiliate link) Next Steps: If this episode resonated with you, take a screenshot of the episode and tag me on instagram @msevamireles.  This helps my show remain active in order to continue to help other upper elementary teachers get ideas they can use in their class today. The Reading Teacher’s Playbook  Search for my show on iTunes or Stitcher. Click on ‘Ratings and Reviews.’ Under ‘Customer Reviews,’ click on “Write a Review.” Sign in with your iTunes or Stitcher log-in info Leave a Rating: Tap the greyed out stars (5 being the best) Leave a Review: Type in a Title and Description of your thoughts on my podcast Click ‘Send’ Leave a Rating and Review:

    18 min

  2. JAN 28

    What Does it Mean for Learning to Stick in Your Upper Elementary Literacy Classroom?

    Episode 119: What Does It Mean for Learning to Stick? The goal of this episode is to help you walk away with an understanding of what retrieval practices are and how they help support student learning, in other words how to make learning stick. We talk about: 1.Retrieval Practice and how it helps learning stick.  2. Recap of chapter 1 of Smart Teaching Stronger Learning  3. Two retrieval strategies that you can implement in your classroom today.  Links to resources mentioned in the podcast: Grab my free guide for keeping your mini lesson mini  Book a discovery call for one on one coaching or school professional development Link to the book (affiliate link) Rote Vs. Meaningful Learning Richard Mayer (2002) Episode 97: Teaching for Transfer: The difference between rote and meaningful learning and why it matters in your literacy classroom. Next Steps: If this episode resonated with you, take a screenshot of the episode and tag me on instagram @msevamireles.  This helps my show remain active in order to continue to help other upper elementary teachers get ideas they can use in their class today. The Reading Teacher’s Playbook  Search for my show on iTunes or Stitcher. Click on ‘Ratings and Reviews.’ Under ‘Customer Reviews,’ click on “Write a Review.” Sign in with your iTunes or Stitcher log-in info Leave a Rating: Tap the greyed out stars (5 being the best) Leave a Review: Type in a Title and Description of your thoughts on my podcast Click ‘Send’ Leave a Rating and Review:

    16 min

  3. JAN 21

    Leading Yourself When the System Falls Short

    In this episode: We talk about what it means to be a self-led teacher and how being a self-led teacher can help shape your practice and improve student outcomes as an upper elementary literacy teacher. We also reveal our anchor text for quarter 1.  We talk about: 1.Self-leadership what it is, why it’s necessary and how I am poised to support you on this journey.  2. Why being research informed is a form of professional leverage that you need to have in your back pocket.  3.Why knowing how to implement learning science into your literacy practices is important and how I am going to help you do that this quarter.  Links to resources mentioned in the podcast: Grab my free guide for keeping your mini lesson mini  Book a discovery call for one on one coaching or school professional development Link to the book (affiliate link) Next Steps: If this episode resonated with you, take a screenshot of the episode and tag me on instagram @msevamireles.  This helps my show remain active in order to continue to help other upper elementary teachers get ideas they can use in their class today. The Reading Teacher’s Playbook  Search for my show on iTunes or Stitcher. Click on ‘Ratings and Reviews.’ Under ‘Customer Reviews,’ click on “Write a Review.” Sign in with your iTunes or Stitcher log-in info Leave a Rating: Tap the greyed out stars (5 being the best) Leave a Review: Type in a Title and Description of your thoughts on my podcast Click ‘Send’ Leave a Rating and Review:

    15 min

  4. 12/31/2025

    The 2025 Playbook Recap: Our Top 5 Most-Listened-To Episodes

    In this episode: Listen in as I wrap up the top 5 most listened to episodes in 2025.  We talk about: The top 5 most listened to episodes of the podcast for 2025 and what you can look forward to from the podcast in quarter 1. Links to resources mentioned in the podcast: Grab my free guide for keeping your mini lesson mini  Book a discovery call for one on one coaching or school professional development Next Steps: If this episode resonated with you, take a screenshot of the episode and tag me on instagram @msevamireles.  This helps my show remain active in order to continue to help other upper elementary teachers get ideas they can use in their class today. The Reading Teacher’s Playbook  Search for my show on iTunes or Stitcher. Click on ‘Ratings and Reviews.’ Under ‘Customer Reviews,’ click on “Write a Review.” Sign in with your iTunes or Stitcher log-in info Leave a Rating: Tap the greyed out stars (5 being the best) Leave a Review: Type in a Title and Description of your thoughts on my podcast Click ‘Send’ Leave a Rating and Review:

    10 min

  5. 12/23/2025

    From Reflection to Reset- The How Episode

    We talk about: How to conduct a mid-year check in and what to do with the information you gather during your check in meeting. Links to resources mentioned in the podcast: Mid Year Check In   Grab my free guide for keeping your mini lesson mini  Book a discovery call for one on one coaching or school professional development Next Steps: If this episode resonated with you, take a screenshot of the episode and tag me on instagram @msevamireles.  This helps my show remain active in order to continue to help other upper elementary teachers get ideas they can use in their class today. The Reading Teacher’s Playbook  Search for my show on iTunes or Stitcher. Click on ‘Ratings and Reviews.’ Under ‘Customer Reviews,’ click on “Write a Review.” Sign in with your iTunes or Stitcher log-in info Leave a Rating: Tap the greyed out stars (5 being the best) Leave a Review: Type in a Title and Description of your thoughts on my podcast Click ‘Send’ Leave a Rating and Review:

    12 min

  6. 12/17/2025

    The Mid Year Pause: Why Reflection Matters

    We talk about: The what and the why of taking time to reflect on your literacy block and how you are uniquely positioned to do that. Links to resources mentioned in the podcast: Mid Year Check In   Grab my free guide for keeping your mini lesson mini  Book a discovery call for one on one coaching or school professional development Next Steps: If this episode resonated with you, take a screenshot of the episode and tag me on instagram @msevamireles.  This helps my show remain active in order to continue to help other upper elementary teachers get ideas they can use in their class today. The Reading Teacher’s Playbook  Search for my show on iTunes or Stitcher. Click on ‘Ratings and Reviews.’ Under ‘Customer Reviews,’ click on “Write a Review.” Sign in with your iTunes or Stitcher log-in info Leave a Rating: Tap the greyed out stars (5 being the best) Leave a Review: Type in a Title and Description of your thoughts on my podcast Click ‘Send’ Leave a Rating and Review:

    7 min

  7. 12/10/2025

    The Motivated Literacy Classroom

    In this episode: Listen to the final episode in our Motivation Matters Mini Series.  We talk about: Reflecting on the three basic psychological needs that your students have and thinking about how they show up in your literacy classroom.  Links to resources mentioned in the podcast: Motivation Audit  Grab my free guide for keeping your mini lesson mini  Book a discovery call for one on one coaching or school professional development Next Steps: If this episode resonated with you, take a screenshot of the episode and tag me on instagram @msevamireles.  This helps my show remain active in order to continue to help other upper elementary teachers get ideas they can use in their class today. The Reading Teacher’s Playbook  Search for my show on iTunes or Stitcher. Click on ‘Ratings and Reviews.’ Under ‘Customer Reviews,’ click on “Write a Review.” Sign in with your iTunes or Stitcher log-in info Leave a Rating: Tap the greyed out stars (5 being the best) Leave a Review: Type in a Title and Description of your thoughts on my podcast Click ‘Send’ Leave a Rating and Review:

    7 min

  8. 12/03/2025

    Building Competence – Helping Students Believe They Can

    In this episode: Listen to the fourth episode in our Motivation Matters Mini Series.  We talk about: We continue our conversation about motivation and why it matters in your upper elementary literacy classroom. We also talk about how to cultivate competence in your literacy classroom so that students can grow confidence in their ability to succeed.  Links to resources mentioned in the podcast: Black Friday Solutions mentioned in the episode: Grab my free guide for keeping your mini lesson mini  Book a discovery call for one on one coaching or school professional development Next Steps: If this episode resonated with you, take a screenshot of the episode and tag me on instagram @msevamireles.  This helps my show remain active in order to continue to help other upper elementary teachers get ideas they can use in their class today. The Reading Teacher’s Playbook  Search for my show on iTunes or Stitcher. Click on ‘Ratings and Reviews.’ Under ‘Customer Reviews,’ click on “Write a Review.” Sign in with your iTunes or Stitcher log-in info Leave a Rating: Tap the greyed out stars (5 being the best) Leave a Review: Type in a Title and Description of your thoughts on my podcast Click ‘Send’ Leave a Rating and Review:

    6 min
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Welcome to the Reading Teacher's Playbook—your go to source for upper elementary literacy teachers (grades 3-5) and those who support them, seeking evidence-based literacy practices. Listen in as Eva simplifies literacy instruction, promotes sustainable growth, and empowers you to create engaging lessons that make learning stick. Your host, Eva Mireles, will provide you with practical tips and tools for confident teaching, while fostering a love for reading in your students. Let's huddle up and learn together! Visit her website to learn more: https://evamireles.com/

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