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    High School | Middle School | Reading Strategies | Text Structures | Vocabulary

    Call for Submissions: Sharing Literacy Ideas for Secondary Classrooms

    ByCatherine October 26, 2025October 26, 2025

    Are you passionate about helping middle or high school students grow as…

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    Welcome to Secondary Literacy Collective

    ByCatherine October 24, 2025October 26, 2025

    Hello, and welcome! My name is Catherine Sauer, and I’m a proud…

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  • Six Ways to Pre-Teach Vocabulary
    High School | Middle School | Vocabulary

    Six Ways to Pre-Teach Vocabulary

    ByCatherine August 21, 2022October 26, 2025

    Why Pre-Teaching Vocabulary Matters in Secondary Classrooms As secondary teachers, we often…

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    High School | Middle School

    Boost Comprehension with Text Structures

    ByCatherine August 21, 2022October 26, 2025

    Why Teaching Text Structure Improves Reading Comprehension in Secondary Classrooms Every year,…

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  • The Power of Morphology in Secondary Reading
    High School | Middle School | Vocabulary

    The Power of Morphology in Secondary Reading

    ByCatherine August 21, 2022October 26, 2025

    When we talk about vocabulary, most teachers think of definitions and context…

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    High School | Middle School | Reading Strategies

    Rethinking “Read Alouds” in Middle and High School

    ByCatherine August 21, 2022October 26, 2025

    Many secondary teachers stop reading aloud once students reach middle school. We…

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    High School | Middle School | Reading Strategies

    Helping Struggling Readers Build Stamina

    ByCatherine August 21, 2022October 26, 2025

    Every teacher has seen it happen: a student opens a book, reads…

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  • Top 5 Ways to Teach Text Structure Effectively
    High School | Middle School | Reading Strategies | Text Structures

    Top 5 Ways to Teach Text Structure Effectively

    ByCatherine August 20, 2022October 26, 2025

    Text structure instruction doesn’t need to be complicated. With a few intentional…

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Catherine Sauer, M.Ed., is a secondary English teacher and reading specialist in Corpus Christi, Texas. A graduate of Texas A&M University, she is passionate about bridging structured literacy and secondary instruction to help struggling readers build confidence and comprehension. Catherine writes about practical classroom strategies that connect reading research to real-world teaching.

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