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Season 5 Episode 22
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 that many children spend in independent silent readin…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Listener Favourite: Planning To Make Report Writing Easier
Season 5 Episode 21
Ready to transform the headache of report writing? Join me, Jocelyn, on the Structured Literacy Podcast, where we unpack the art of aligning curriculum with classroom planning. This episode offers pr…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
S5 E20 - If They Knew It, They Would Do It
Season 5 Episode 20
In this episode of the Structured Literacy podcast, Jocelyn challenges the common teacher assumption that students "know" content simply because it was taught, arguing that if students truly knew it,…
Published on 5 months ago
S5 E19 - Why Students Find Writing Persuasive Texts So Difficult
Season 5 Episode 19
In this episode of the Structured Literacy podcast, Jocelyn explores why students struggle with persuasive writing despite teachers implementing traditional "best practices" like modelled writing and…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
S5 E18 - Why an Evidence-Based Literacy Block Might Not Be the Best Goal for Your School
Season 5 Episode 18
In this thought-provoking episode of the Structured Literacy podcast, Jocelyn challenges the common goal of implementing an "evidence-based literacy block," arguing for a more nuanced approach to sch…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
S5 E17 - MTSS for Reading with Stephanie Stollar
Season 5 Episode 17
In this interview episode of the Structured Literacy podcast, Jocelyn speaks with educational consultant Stephanie Stollar about Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) for reading improvement. Stepha…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
S5 E16 - Is Whole Class Phonics Instruction Really Equitable?
Season 5 Episode 16
In this episode of the Structured Literacy podcast, Jocelyn challenges the common assumption that whole class phonics instruction is more equitable than targeted grouping, arguing that cognitive scie…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
S5 E15 - Interview with Jenny Cole - Navigating Leadership in a Changing Landscape
Season 5 Episode 15
In this interview episode of the Structured Literacy podcast, Jocelyn speaks with leadership coach and "recovering principal" Jenny Cole about navigating school leadership challenges in today's compl…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
S5 E14 - It's Time to Say Goodbye to the Independent Research Project
Season 5 Episode 14
In this episode of the Structured Literacy podcast, Jocelyn argues for abandoning traditional independent research projects, which she contends harm student learning by asking novices to teach themse…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
S5 E13 - Maximising Your Lesson Prime Time
Season 5 Episode 13
In this episode of the Structured Literacy podcast, Jocelyn explores the cognitive science concept of primacy and recency, first researched by Hermann Ebbinghaus in the 1880s, which reveals that stud…
Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago