S6 E23 - Text Complexity: It’s About So Much More Than Levels Read more… Nov 23, 2025 08:00am By Jocelyn Seamer Under education, Evidence based practice, reading instruction, evidence based instruction, teaching, teaching reading, Evidence based teaching practice, Teaching of reading, quality literature, rich texts, Explicit teaching, Maximise student achievement, Reading assessment, literacy, explicit instruction, maximising reading success, reading, learning to read, text selection, teaching children to read, Cognitive load, vocabulary, teaching vocabulary, literacy podcast, science of reading, structured literacy, upper primary, Authentic texts, comprehesion, engagement, motivation, performance, skills, student & teacher 11 min read 1032 views
S6 E15 - What Does Research Say About Novel Study? Read more… Sep 28, 2025 08:00am By Jocelyn Seamer Under education, Evidence based practice, reading instruction, evidence based instruction, teaching, teaching reading, Evidence based teaching practice, Teaching of reading, quality literature, rich texts, Explicit teaching, Maximise student achievement, Reading assessment, literacy, reading, text selection, Struggling readers, supporting students with additional needs, supporting struggling readers, Cognitive load, Managing Wellbeing, developing as a leader, literacy podcast, science of reading, structured literacy, comprehesion, engagement, motivation, student & teacher 26 min read 4764 views
S5 E20 - If They Knew It, They Would Do It Read more… Jun 1, 2025 08:00am By Jocelyn Seamer Under education, Evidence based practice, reading instruction, evidence based instruction, teaching, teaching reading, Evidence based teaching practice, Teaching of reading, Teaching Resources, rich texts, teach grammar, teach writing, Australian curriculum, Curriculum planning, Explicit teaching, Maximise student achievement, literacy, literacy podcast & structured literacy 10 min read 1266 views
Tuesday Tip - Mentor Text VS Stimulus Text Read more… May 7, 2024 04:00pm By Jocelyn Seamer Under education, rich texts, literacy, text based learning, structured literacy & Authentic texts 2 min read 2151 views
Using Rich Text to Build Language Read more… Feb 2, 2021 07:00am By Jocelyn Seamer Under Uncategorized, grammar, model texts, picture books for writing, quality literature, rich texts, teach grammar, teach writing, writing & writing instruction 6 min read 6938 views