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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 922 views
S4 Ep20 - Summer Series - Why It's So Scary To Let Go Of Guided Reading Read more… Jan 5, 2025 08:00am By Jocelyn Seamer Under education, teaching, teaching reading, Evidence based teaching practice, Teaching of reading, teach writing, Explicit teaching, literacy, reading, learning to read, teaching children to read, Struggling readers, supporting struggling readers, literacy podcast, science of reading & structured literacy 18 min read 1371 views
Tuesday Tip - #2 Affirmed Students are Engaged Students Read more… Oct 1, 2024 05:00am By Jocelyn Seamer Under education, teaching, teaching reading, literacy, learning to read, text based learning, engagement & motivation 2 min read 1037 views
Tuesday Tip - #1 Manage Your Own Response Read more… Sep 24, 2024 05:00am By Jocelyn Seamer Under education, teaching, teaching reading, literacy, learning to read, text based learning, engagement & motivation 1 min read 1131 views
Tuesday Tip - Be Laser Focused on Building Foundational Skills Regardless of Age Read more… May 14, 2024 05:00am By Jocelyn Seamer Under education, reading instruction, teaching reading, Teaching of reading, phonological and phonemic awareness, learning to read, phonemic skills, Phonics & skills 1 min read 1494 views
Where Do I Start? Read more… May 8, 2021 11:16pm By Jocelyn Seamer Under reading instruction, Teaching of reading & learning to read 2 min read 6190 views
Moving on from Sounding Out Read more… Feb 18, 2021 09:11pm By Jocelyn Seamer Under learning to read & supporting struggling readers 3 min read 11008 views