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 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 816 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
S6 E5 - How to Reclaim Your Professional Judgement Read more… Jul 20, 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, Australian curriculum, Explicit teaching, literacy, literacy podcast & structured literacy 13 min read 1749 views
Listener Favourite: 5 Evidence-Informed Alternatives to Independent Silent Reading Read more… Jun 16, 2025 07:00am By Jocelyn Seamer Under reading instruction, Teaching of reading, maximising reading success, how to teach reading, science of reading, silent reading & reading instruction 12 min read 1134 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 1230 views
S5 E17 - MTSS for Reading with Stephanie Stollar Read more… May 11, 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, Australian curriculum, Explicit teaching, literacy, helping struggling readers, Struggling readers, supporting struggling readers, school leadership, leadership, literacy podcast & structured literacy 31 min read 5784 views
S5 E16 - Is Whole Class Phonics Instruction Really Equitable? Read more… May 4, 2025 08:00am By Jocelyn Seamer Under education, reading instruction, evidence based instruction, teaching, teaching reading, Evidence based teaching practice, Teaching of reading, Teaching Resources, teach writing, writing instruction, Explicit teaching, literacy, explicit instruction, helping struggling readers, Phonics, Struggling readers, supporting struggling readers, literacy podcast, structured literacy & teacher 19 min read 3922 views
S5 E12 - The Secret Weapon for Effective Retrieval Practice Read more… Mar 30, 2025 06:00am 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, Australian curriculum, Curriculum planning, easy report writing, Explicit teaching, literacy, literacy podcast & structured literacy 11 min read 1137 views
S5 E11 Research to the Classroom - Connecting Reading and Writing Part 3 Read more… Mar 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, teach writing, writing, writing instruction, literacy, literacy podcast & structured literacy 51 min read 2425 views