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Back to SearchS1 E20 - How to Look After Yourself During Report Writing (It's not what you think)
Season 1 Episode 20
Reports are approaching if you are teaching in Australia, and if you were listening to this episode when it was released at the start of June 2023, …
2 years, 7 months ago
S1 E19 - Reasons the Wheels Might Fall off Your Whole School Approach - Part 3
Season 1 Episode 19
Every school has a time where the wheels might be falling off their instructional approach. This current series of 4 episodes shares some of the reas…
2 years, 7 months ago
S1 E18 - Reasons the Wheels Might Fall off Your Whole School Approach - Part 2
Season 1 Episode 18
In our last episode, I shared the first reason the wheels might be falling off your literacy improvement efforts. If you haven't listened to that epi…
2 years, 7 months ago
S1 E17 - Reasons the Wheels Might Fall off Your Whole School Approach - Part 1
Season 1 Episode 17
You've chosen your phonics program, had everyone trained, and have begun to teach. At first, things seem to be going well, But a year or so down the …
2 years, 8 months ago
S1 E16 - 5 Research-informed Alternatives to Independent Silent Reading
Season 1 Episode 16
Today, I want to talk to you about an issue that has had me with a bee in my bonnet for a little while now, and that is the large amount of time tha…
2 years, 8 months ago
S1 E15 - 8 Myths of Reading Instruction that Every Teacher Should Know About
Season 1 Episode 15
Taking steps to build student success in reading and writing is no easy task. It isn't made any easier when we don't know which advice or information…
2 years, 8 months ago
S1 E14 - When Should We Start Morphology Instruction and What Might It Look Like?
Season 1 Episode 14
We all want teaching to be just that little bit simpler, but responding to the needs of students isn't a simple matter. When it comes to spelling, ou…
2 years, 8 months ago
S1 E13 - How Do I Differentiate to Support a Range of Learners?
Season 1 Episode 13
We have had so many questions over the last few years about differentiation, and today I would like to share some suggestions and some different ways…
2 years, 9 months ago
S1 E12 - What Does an Upper Primary Reading Lesson Look Like?
Season 1 Episode 12
Guided reading in small groups is a key feature of many upper primary classrooms, however with a move to structured literacy, there are other choices…
2 years, 9 months ago
S1 E11 - What Play Can and Cannot Do for Our Early Years Students
Season 1 Episode 11
Play has an important role to play in early childhood education, but what is its role in reading instruction? In this episode I will discuss what pla…
2 years, 9 months ago