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Have you seen Storyshares CEO Louise Baigelman's TEDxTalk yet? If not, what are you waiting for?! Hit the link below to watch—you won't want to miss the ending!
youtube.com/watch?v=E3noZL6J…
“Literacy is the gatekeeper to all learning.”
In Episode 21, Joan Sedita, founder of Keys to Literacy, joins us to discuss why strong literacy skills are essential to student success. 📚
🎧 Listen to The Adolescent Literacy Podcast now!
🎙️New episode!
In Episode 20 of The Adolescent Literacy Podcast, we sit down with Liz Norton to explore why the system is the strategy—and how stronger systems can build stronger schools and classrooms. 📚
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
📚 One more year. One more chance to make an impact.
After seeing what LIFT could do for her students, high school reading interventionist @JamieClass5 knew she wasn’t ready to walk away just yet. 💙
Here’s to one more year—and more confident readers. ✨
Join Storyshares CEO Louise Baigelman and 95 Percent Group’s Judie Caroleo for an exciting webinar exploring how engaging, skill-aligned texts help students become stronger, more confident readers!
Register now:
info.95percentgroup.com/read…
We’re headed to Chicago! 📚✨
Come find Storyshares at Booth #222 at #TRLConf2026 to talk all things adolescent literacy! 🧡
📍 Hilton Chicago
🗓️ Sept. 30: 11 AM–5 PM
🗓️ Oct. 1: 7 AM–5 PM
Stop by, say hi, and let’s talk literacy! 👋📖
What do we get wrong about literacy in high school? 📚
In Episode 19, Allison McManus joins Louise Baigelman to talk secondary literacy, SOR, and why we can’t assume older students already know how to read.
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
Our new LIFT Impact Report explores a year of literacy growth, confidence, and transformation across 16 states.
Read the stories behind the impact → cdn.prod.website-files.com/6…
🎙️ New episode! In Episode 18, Shawn Robinson joins The Adolescent Literacy Podcast to talk dyslexia, reading, and turning struggle into a superpower. 📚✨
🎧 Listen to “Dyslexia: From Struggle to Superpower” wherever you get your podcasts!
#AdolescentLiteracy #Dyslexia
🎙️ New episode! In Episode 17, Kevin Smith joins Louise Baigelman to explore how different perspectives can help create a stronger, shared vision for adolescent literacy. 📚✨
🎧 Listen to “Different Perspectives, Shared Vision” wherever you get your podcasts!
We’re proud to sponsor #TRLConf2026 in Chicago this fall!
Stop by our booth to meet our team and learn more about how we're supporting strong literacy outcomes.
🗓️ Sept 30 - Oct 2 🎟️
thereadingleague.org/confere…
#TRLConf2026
🎙️ New episode! In Episode 16, Shira Engel & Melanie McDermott unpack adolescent literacy jargon, demystify the field, and explore how we can make literacy more accessible to everyone.
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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Louise Baigelman has written a response to Tim Shanahan’s book, highlighting the ways she feels it does not address the reality of today’s classrooms. EdNext invited Shanahan to respond to Baigelman’s critique and explain why she has misconstrued his book. bit.ly/3SoJfmw
NEW EPISODE 🎙️📚
What do older striving readers actually need—and how can schools provide meaningful literacy support when the secondary schedule is already packed?
Listen to Episode 15 of The Adolescent Literacy Podcast wherever you get your podcasts🎧✨
NEW EPISODE! Episode 14 of The Adolescent Literacy Podcast features three former students sharing their real experiences with literacy, school, and learning. 📚
Listen wherever you get your podcasts NOW!
Reading can change the game🏈💡📖.
More on Malcom Mitchell’s story on The Adolescent Literacy Podcast✨🎧📚
Listen now wherever you get your podcast!
Reading didn’t just change Malcolm Mitchell’s life—it changed the way he played the game.🏈📚
In Episode 13 of The Adolescent Literacy Podcast, Malcolm shares his journey from struggling reader to literacy advocate🎙️✨
Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!
In Episode 12, Lynni Nordheim joins Louise Baigelman to discuss turning research into meaningful action and ensuring older striving readers get the support they deserve.
Listen to The Adolescent Literacy Podcast wherever you get your podcasts💘📚✨
Episode 11 of The Adolescent Literacy Podcast is here🎧✨📚
Louise Baigelman and Melanie McDermott explore how our understanding of adolescent literacy challenges can evolve—and why the problem is more multifaceted than we may think.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
New Episode LIVE!
How do we solve the literacy crisis? Start with access to books.
This week, Louise Baigelman is joined by Larry Abrams, to discuss why books are the crucial entry point to literacy📚💡
🎧Listen now wherever you get your podcast!
