Welcome to the Let’s Talk, Teacher to Teacher podcast. My name is Dr. Gina Pepin - and I am so happy to meet you. I am a midwestern mom of three, a super-enthusiastic reading professor, and a busy reading specialist at a wonderful elementary school. I was the 2018-2019 Upper Michigan Teacher of the Year and enjoy mentoring teachers of all levels. I have a great passion for early literacy… and am a co-author, along with the extremely talented children’s author - Eric Litwin of The Power of Joyful Reading: Help Your Young Readers Soar to Success. Each week I offer you practical make and takes - easy tips along with real life shared stories - so that you can easily create joyful shared reading experiences in your classroom, daycare centers, and homes right away. I am here to help you make powerful changes - Let’s do this together.