Reading Roundtable

Heather McCain | Creative Consulting
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Reading Roundtable is a professional learning podcast from Creative Consulting with Heather McCain. Each episode connects Science of Reading research to practical classroom implementation, offering clear guidance, reflection questions, and actionable strategies for K–5 teachers, coaches, principals, and instructional leaders.

Episodes

  1. Aug 22

    Making Implementation Visible: From Intention to Impact

    In this episode of the Reading Roundtable Series from Creative Consulting — The Podcast, we’re looking at what it means to move literacy instruction from intention to impact. Knowing a strong instructional practice matters—but implementation becomes powerful when we can clearly see what teachers are doing, what students are experiencing, and what the evidence is telling us. In this episode, we explore how teachers, PLCs, coaches, principals, and district leaders can: Identify one precise literacy practice to strengthen Define the teacher actions that make the practice visible Clarify what students should be saying, reading, writing, explaining, or applying Examine evidence that is close to instruction Determine the right next support without turning implementation into a compliance checklist The goal is not to add more. It is to make the most important instructional practices clearer, stronger, and more consistent so students have better access to learning. Companion resources and implementation tools are available at: creativeconsultingwv.com Creative Consulting with Heather McCain, LLCInspiring • Transforming • Empowering

  2. Jun 5

    Reading Roundtable Episode 2: Core Instruction Comes First

    In this episode of Reading Roundtable, a series within Creative Consulting: The Podcast, we take a closer look at what strong core reading instruction should actually look and sound like in classrooms. We move beyond the idea that core instruction is simply following a program or completing a lesson. Instead, this episode focuses on the elements that make instruction powerful: clear modeling, intentional practice, active student engagement, immediate feedback, connected reading and writing, and alignment to what students need in order to become stronger readers. This conversation is designed for teachers, instructional coaches, and school leaders who are working to strengthen Tier 1 instruction and create more consistent, effective literacy practices across classrooms. Whether you are planning instruction, supporting teachers, or reflecting on classroom practice, this episode offers practical language and examples to help define what strong core instruction looks like in action.

  3. Apr 30

    Reading Roundtable Episode 1: What the Science of Reading Really Means in Practice

    In this first episode of Reading Roundtable, Heather McCain explores what the Science of Reading really means in classroom practice. This coaching conversation clarifies common misconceptions, explains the importance of both word recognition and language comprehension, and connects research-aligned literacy instruction to practical K–5 classroom moves. Listeners will reflect on how strong core instruction, explicit teaching, vocabulary, background knowledge, and meaningful text-based discussion work together to support skilled reading. Reflection question: Where in your current literacy block are students receiving the strongest support for word recognition, and where are they receiving the strongest support for language comprehension?

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Reading Roundtable is a professional learning podcast from Creative Consulting with Heather McCain. Each episode connects Science of Reading research to practical classroom implementation, offering clear guidance, reflection questions, and actionable strategies for K–5 teachers, coaches, principals, and instructional leaders.

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  • Creator
    Heather McCain | Creative Consulting
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Heather McCain | Creative Consulting
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