The Science of Writing with Nathaniel Swain

Nathaniel Swain is a teacher, instructional coach, researcher and writer, who is passionate about literacy, language and learning and effective and engaging teaching for all students. In 2019, he founded a community of teachers and other educators committed to The Science of Learning, called Think Forward Educators.

Today Em and Nathaniel chat about:

- How Nathaniel got into teaching

- The Science of Learning

- What is Think Forward Educators? Free Professional Development

- Have we been teaching reading and writing the wrong way round?

- Tips for new teachers (relatable for ALL teachers!)

- How should we teach genre?

- The importance of writing experimentation and writer’s choice and voice

- Components of a writing program- structuring sentences and paragraphs, handwriting and spelling

Some of Nathaniel's recommendations: The Writing Revolution and PhOrMeS- Spelling Program

You can find out more information about Nathaniel and Think Forward Educators at https://www.nathanielswain.com/

You can find Em on Instagram @thegradguide_ and Facebook at The Grad Guide

The Grad Guide Mentorship for teachers in their first three years https://thegradguide.com.au/mentorship

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