Literacy Essentials by Regie Routman contains some wonderfully personal stories from the author's own lived experience as a devoted family member, friend, and educator. In this series, Regie narrates each of these stories and, in doing so, invites us to reflect on our lives as readers, writers, educators and parents.

Latest episodes of the podcast Literacy Essentials - The Stories

• Engagement: Story 1 - Bonding with My Granddaughters Through Storytelling
• Engagement: Story 2 - "What Is He Good At?"
• Engagement: Story 3 - Presentation Matters
• Engagement: Story 4 - 10 Lessons Learned About Teaching and Living from Taking Up Tennis
• Engagement: Story 5 - Feeling Smart
• Excellence: Story 6 - My Professional Learning Journey
• Excellence: Story 7 - Making Fruit Tarts
• Excellence: Story 8 - Gifts My Mother Gave Me
• Excellence: Story 9 - Becoming A Reader
• Excellence: Story 10 - The Writing Life
• Equity: Story 11 - Expecting More And Getting It
• Equity: Story 12 - Being Known
• Equity: Story 13 - Advocating For Students
• Afterwords