Everything that a literacy teacher does is to try and help their students be successful readers and writers, which is why, over the last month, we've been focusing on the five pillars of reading. And one of the big factors that contributes to reading is a strong vocabulary. It's no surprise that the way most of us were taught vocabulary when we were younger is not the most effective vocabulary instruction anymore. Instead, there is a new way. So, in today's episode, my guest, Michelle Sullivan, is sharing some evidence-based strategies for building student vocabulary. Sign up for my FREE private podcast, the Confident Writer Systems Series, here! Join us in the Stellar Literacy Collective Membership: stellarteacher.com/join Check out my Free Literacy Workshop, The Time Crunch Cure: Create a Literacy Block That Fits it All In and Achieves More To check out all of the resources from this episode, head to the show notes: https://www.stellarteacher.com/episode181 Mentioned in this episode: Access the FREE private podcast and workbook, The Confident Writer System Series: https://www.stellarteacher.com/writingpodcast