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S4 Ep10 - Instructional Spring Cleaning - Timers During Classroom Fluency Work
Well, hello there and welcome to this episode of the Structured Literacy Podcast recorded here in Tasmania, the land of the Palawa people.
In this latest mini-series, I've been doing a little bit of spring cleaning. So far, we've looked at the idea of classroom news for oral language development and one student coming up to the front of the room during phonics lessons.
Today, I'm sharing my thoughts on something that impacts all grades in the primary school, t…
S4 Ep9 - Instructional Spring Cleaning - One Student at the Front
Hi there. Thanks so much for joining me on this episode of the Structured Literacy Podcast, the place where we get right down into the nitty-gritty of structured literacy. It's Jocelyn here, joining you from Tasmania, the lands of the Palawa people.
It's wonderful to be working in education at a time when we have a growing understanding of the importance of research and using evidence to guide our classroom decisions. The challenging thing about this is that we …
S4 Ep7 - The Critical Issue of Teacher Knowledge Building
Hello and welcome to this episode of the Structured Literacy podcast. I’m Jocelyn and today I’m recording on the lands of the Palawa people here in Tasmania. In our last episode of the podcast, I shared 5 reasons that traditional professional learning probably isn’t leading to student outcomes. In that episode, I discussed cognitive biases that lead us to believe that we have more knowledge than we do. It turns out that people with less knowledge about a topi…
S4 Ep6 - Five Reasons that Traditional PL May Not Lead to Student Outcomes
Hi there, welcome to the Structured Literacy Podcast. I'm Jocelyn and I'm so very pleased to welcome you to this episode recorded here on the lands of the Palawa people of Tasmania.
My goodness, the year is flying by. I'm recording this in the last week of September and Christmas feels like it's just around the corner.
Over the years, I have supported many schools with consultancy and coaching to help them achieve their big picture goals. This human-centered w…
S4 Ep5 - The Key to Successfully Implementing a New Program in Your School
Welcome to today's episode of the Structured Literacy Podcast, recorded on the lands of the Palawa people of Tasmania. I'm recording this in September 2024 and it's the time of year in Australia when schools begin to turn their eye to making decisions about instruction for the next school year.
To support those efforts, today we're diving into a crucial topic for school leaders: how to successfully implement a new teaching program in your school.
Whether yo…
S4 Ep4 - Connecting Explicit Teaching and Engagement in Years 3 to 6 Spelling
Hello and welcome to this week's episode of the Structured Literacy Podcast.
I'm Jocelyn, and today we're diving into a topic that's pretty important for teachers in grades three to six:
How do we connect explicit, structured spelling instruction with opportunities for application and engagement?
Now I know what some of you might be thinking, Jocelyn isn't explicit teaching of spelling just about repeated practice and low variance instruction? Yes, that's a f…
Tuesday Tip - Stop Trying to Fit Everything into your Literacy Block
In today's Tuesday Tip, I discuss integrating literacy components, like vocabulary, morphology, and writing, into a unified lesson to maximise efficiency and enhance student connections.
Video Transcript
Hey there, my name is Jocelyn and it's Tuesday, so that means it's time for a tip. The number one question that I receive from teachers is, how do I fit everything into my literacy block? The reality is, if that you're trying to teach everything separately, you can't.
The vocabulary …
S3 Ep25 - Shifts to move to a structured approach in Years 3 to 6 Part 2
Well hello. Thanks so much for joining me in this episode of the Structured Literacy Podcast, which is part two of our two-part series about shifts to make in a structured approach to literacy in years three to six.
In our last episode, I shared guidance for adjustments that we can make in word-level knowledge and spelling instruction and in how we choose text and run a reading lesson. In this episode, we'll continue our exploration of shifts in practice, focusi…
S3 Ep24 - Shifts to move to a structured approach in Years 3 to 6 Part 1
Hi there, welcome to the Structured Literacy Podcast. I'm Jocelyn, and it's wonderful to welcome you to this latest episode recorded here in Pataway, Burnie.
Right now in Tasmania, it is almost mid-winter, the Ugg Boots are out, the fire is lit and we are snuggling up against the cold. That doesn't mean that the hard work of supporting teams in their structured literacy journey stops, though.
In the last episode of the podcast, I shared a suggestion of the ord…
S3 Ep15 - Four Points to Consider When Pacing Phonics Instruction
Hi there, welcome to this episode of the Structured Literacy Podcast, it's Jocelyn here coming to you from Tasmania, the home of the Palawa people. At Jocelyn Seamer Education, we believe that every child has the right to be taught with evidence-informed instruction and that every teacher has the right to be supported to make that happen. It's a nice idea to always base instructional decisions on research. It would be wonderful to have certainty in this way,…