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 1280 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 781 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 926 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 1007 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 821 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 4541 views
S6 E8 - From Compliance to Commitment: Transforming School Improvement Read more… Aug 10, 2025 08:00am By Jocelyn Seamer Under education, Evidence based practice, reading instruction, evidence based instruction, teaching, teaching reading, Evidence based teaching practice, Explicit teaching, Maximise student achievement, literacy, explicit instruction, literacy podcast, structured literacy & teacher 16 min read 1496 views
S6 E6 - Why Confidence is a Misleading Measure of Capability Read more… Jul 27, 2025 08:00am By Jocelyn Seamer Under education, Evidence based practice, evidence based instruction, teaching, teaching reading, Evidence based teaching practice, teach grammar, teach writing, Explicit teaching, Maximise student achievement, literacy, explicit instruction, literacy podcast & structured literacy 12 min read 737 views
S6 E3 - How Do We Prevent Progress Being Wiped Out in a Swing of the Pendulum? Read more… Jul 6, 2025 08:00am By Jocelyn Seamer Under education, Evidence based practice, reading instruction, evidence based instruction, teaching, teaching reading, Evidence based teaching practice, Teaching Resources, Explicit teaching, Maximise student achievement, literacy, literacy podcast & structured literacy 12 min read 850 views
S6 E2 - Simple Levers to Pull to Increase Your Impact Read more… Jun 29, 2025 08:00am By Jocelyn Seamer Under education, Evidence based practice, reading instruction, evidence based instruction, teaching, teaching reading, Evidence based teaching practice, Teaching Resources, Explicit teaching, Maximise student achievement, literacy, literacy podcast & structured literacy 9 min read 1196 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 1234 views
S5 E19 - Why Students Find Writing Persuasive Texts So Difficult Read more… May 25, 2025 08:00am By Jocelyn Seamer Under education, Evidence based practice, evidence based instruction, teaching, Evidence based teaching practice, Teaching Resources, Australian curriculum, Explicit teaching, Maximise student achievement, literacy, literacy podcast & structured literacy 13 min read 3699 views