S7 E10 - How to Evaluate Spelling Instruction Read more… Apr 17, 2026 04:34pm By Jocelyn Seamer Under education, Evidence based practice, reading instruction, evidence based instruction, teaching, Evidence based teaching practice, literacy, spelling, teaching spelling, literacy podcast & structured literacy 17 min read 860 views
S7 E8 - Why Your Spelling Approach Might Be Working Against You (Part 2) Read more… Mar 22, 2026 08:00am By Jocelyn Seamer Under education, Evidence based practice, reading instruction, evidence based instruction, teaching, teaching reading, Evidence based teaching practice, teach grammar, teach writing, writing, writing instruction, Explicit teaching, literacy, explicit instruction, helping struggling readers, english teaching, morphology, spelling, teaching spelling, Phonics, Struggling readers, supporting students with additional needs, Cognitive load, literacy podcast, science of reading & structured literacy 16 min read 783 views
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 1252 views
S7 E5 - What Does the Research Actually Say About Grouping Students for Phonics? Read more… Mar 1, 2026 08:00am By Jocelyn Seamer Under Evidence based practice, reading instruction, evidence based instruction, teaching, teaching reading, Evidence based teaching practice, Teaching Resources, literacy, literacy podcast & structured literacy 17 min read 2608 views
S7 E4 – The Top 5 Mistakes We Make When Using Decodable Texts Read more… Feb 22, 2026 08:00am By Jocelyn Seamer Under reading instruction, evidence based instruction, teaching, teaching reading, Evidence based teaching practice, explicit instruction, literacy podcast, structured literacy & teacher 19 min read 1228 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 771 views
Summer Series - When Repeated Reading Doesn't Work Read more… Jan 11, 2026 08:00am By Jocelyn Seamer Under education, Evidence based practice, reading instruction, evidence based instruction, teaching, teaching reading, Evidence based teaching practice, teach writing, writing instruction, Explicit teaching, literacy, explicit instruction, literacy podcast, structured literacy, teacher & evidence based instruction 10 min read 3173 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 5156 views
Summer Series - How to Maintain High Engagement in Low Variance Instruction Read more… Dec 28, 2025 08:00am By Jocelyn Seamer Under Evidence based practice, reading instruction, explicit instruction & science of reading 18 min read 9247 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 897 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
S6 E17 - How to Streamline Your Assessment Schedule Read more… Oct 12, 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, Explicit teaching, Maximise student achievement, Reading assessment, Assessment, explicit instruction, phonological and phonemic awareness, phonemic skills, text selection, teaching children to read, morphology, Phonics, change management, change process, vocabulary, literacy podcast, science of reading & structured literacy 20 min read 814 views