S7 E7 - Why Your Spelling Approach Might Be Working Against You Read more… Mar 15, 2026 08:00am By Jocelyn Seamer Under Evidence based practice, reading instruction, evidence based instruction, teaching, teaching reading, Evidence based teaching practice, teach grammar, teach writing, writing, writing instruction, Explicit teaching, Maximise student achievement, literacy, writing difficulty, explicit instruction, maximising reading success, helping struggling readers, learning to read, english teaching, spelling, teaching spelling, supporting students with additional needs, supporting struggling readers, Cognitive load, vocabulary, teaching vocabulary, literacy podcast, science of reading, structured literacy, upper primary, intervention, comprehesion, engagement, motivation, performance, skills, student & teacher 19 min read 1250 views
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 895 views
S6 E21 - Why Exposure is a Poor Substitute for Learning Read more… Nov 9, 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, teach grammar, teach writing, Explicit teaching, Maximise student achievement, literacy, reluctant writers, writing difficulty, maximising reading success, helping struggling readers, english teaching, text based learning, Struggling readers, supporting students with additional needs, supporting struggling readers, Cognitive load, decision making, literacy podcast, science of reading, structured literacy, comprehesion, engagement, motivation, performance, skills, student & teacher 11 min read 996 views
S4 Ep15 - Summer Series - Five Ways to Get Ready for the Coming Change Read more… Dec 1, 2024 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, teach grammar, teach writing, writing, writing instruction, Explicit teaching, language development, Maximise student achievement, literacy, explicit instruction, maximising reading success, how to teach reading, reading, teaching children to read, teaching spelling, classroom communication, supporting students with additional needs, fluency, decision making, literacy podcast, science of reading, structured literacy, performance, teacher, structured literacy & explicit instruction 14 min read 622 views
Tuesday Tip - Improve Fluency Read more… Jun 18, 2024 05:00am By Jocelyn Seamer Under education, teaching, teaching reading, writing, reading, teaching children to read, teaching spelling, teaching vocabulary & performance 3 min read 1322 views
Tuesday Tip - Evaluate Student Engagement Read more… Jun 4, 2024 05:00am By Jocelyn Seamer Under education, teaching, teaching reading, writing, reading, teaching children to read, teaching spelling, teaching vocabulary & performance 2 min read 389 views
Tuesday Tip - Avoid Suffixing Shortcuts Read more… May 28, 2024 05:00am By Jocelyn Seamer Under education, teaching, teaching reading, writing, reading, teaching children to read, teaching spelling, teaching vocabulary & performance 2 min read 412 views
Tuesday Tip - Aim for Functional Understanding, Not Perfection Read more… May 21, 2024 05:00am By Jocelyn Seamer Under education, teaching, teaching reading, writing, reading, teaching children to read, teaching spelling, teaching vocabulary & performance 1 min read 2777 views
S3 Ep13 - How to Engage Reluctant Students in the Classroom Read more… Apr 28, 2024 07:00am By Jocelyn Seamer Under education, writing, helping struggling readers, Struggling readers, classroom communication, supporting students with additional needs, supporting struggling readers, structured literacy, engagement, motivation, performance, reading, skills, student, task & teacher 12 min read 2013 views