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 1259 views
S7 E1 - The Three Critical Questions Your Students Are Silently Asking You Read more… Feb 1, 2026 08:00am By Jocelyn Seamer Under education, relationships, Evidence based practice, reading instruction, teaching, Evidence based teaching practice, writing instruction, Explicit teaching, Maximise student achievement, literacy, reluctant writers, writing difficulty, explicit instruction, Struggling readers, classroom communication, supporting struggling readers, Cognitive load, Managing Wellbeing, developing as a leader, change process, science of reading & comprehesion 12 min read 775 views
Summer Series - Are Comprehension Strategies Still a Thing? Read more… Jan 4, 2026 08:00am By Jocelyn Seamer Under reading instruction, Teaching of reading & comprehesion 13 min read 5179 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 901 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 998 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 4466 views