The Structured Literacy Podcast
Hi there, I'm Jocelyn Seamer. Teacher, former school leader, author, and all around cheerleader for teachers everywhere. Learning to read and write is a matter of social justice. Every child deserves to learn through evidence informed practices, and every teacher deserves to be fully supported to make that happen.The Structured Literacy Podcast goes beyond the program to get to the heart of what it's really like to build a structured approach to literacy across the school.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 132
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
S4 E14 - Guidance for Evaluating Impact
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Unlock the secrets to achieving literacy goals that truly make a difference. This episode of the Structured Literacy Podcast promises t…
S4 Ep13 - Let's Talk Year 3-6 Reading Assessment and Grading
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What if your current reading assessments fall short of truly capturing your students' abilities? Get ready to transform your approach a…
S4 E12 - The Secret to Grading Early Years Reading
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In this episode of the Structured Literacy podcast, Jocelyn provides practical guidance for accurately grading early years reading by f…
S4 E11 - Making Decisions When the Floor is Lava
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In this episode of the Structured Literacy podcast, Jocelyn addresses the overwhelming pressure school leaders face when transitioning …
S4 E10 - Instructional Spring Cleaning - Timers During Classroom Fluency Work
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Have you ever wondered if the ticking of a timer could transform reading fluency in young learners? Join us on this episode of the Stru…
S4 E9 - Instructional Spring Cleaning - One Student at the Front
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In this episode of the Structured Literacy podcast, Jocelyn examines the common classroom practice of bringing one student to the front…
S4 E8 - Instructional Spring Cleaning - Student News
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This week, we are going to have a spring clean. In this episode, I'll share a practice that I think we should reconsider.
I'm not focusi…
S4 Ep7 - The Critical Issue of Teacher Knowledge Building
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In this episode of the Structured Literacy podcast, Jocelyn explores why traditional professional learning fails to improve student out…
S4 E6 - Five Reasons That Traditional Professional Learning Methods Don’t Build Long-Term Knowledge
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How can educators transcend the rote memorisation of teaching steps to foster genuine understanding and meaningful learning? Join me, J…
S4 E5 - The Key to Successfully Implementing a New Program in Your School
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What if implementing a new teaching program could transform your school's instructional practices and student outcomes? Promise kept! J…
S4 E4 - Connecting Explicit Teaching and Engagement in Years 3 to 6 Spelling
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What if you could transform your spelling lessons from monotonous drills to engaging, multi-dimensional learning experiences? This week…
Listener Favourites - How Do I Fit Morphology Into My Literacy Block?
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Our literacy blocks are so full that it's difficult to find time for all of the things we need to fit in, including morphology. In th…
S4 E3 - Can Great Teaching Be Scripted?
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In this episode of the Structured Literacy podcast, Jocelyn explores the nuanced debate around scripted teaching programs, moving beyon…
S4 E2 - Tracking Reading Growth Without a Benchmark Assessment
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In this episode of the Structured Literacy podcast, Jocelyn addresses the common challenge of tracking student reading progress and com…
S4 E1 - Harnessing Oral Language for Reading and Spelling Success
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Oral language is listed as one of the six key areas of reading instruction but what does it look like to really address it effectively …
Listener Favourites - Tier One Instruction That Hits the Mark
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It is wonderful to have Tier 2 support for students who need that little bit extra, but the real key to inclusive instruction is to mak…
Listener Favourites - Tier-Two Instruction That Hits The Mark.
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In this episode of the Structured Literacy podcast, Jocelyn addresses why Tier 2 intervention instruction often fails to produce result…
Listener Favourites - Shifts to move to a structured approach in Years 3 to 6 Part 2
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In this second part of the series on transitioning upper primary literacy instruction, Jocelyn focuses on essential shifts in reading c…
Listener Favourites - Shifts to move to a structured approach in Years 3 to 6 Part 1
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In this first part of a two-part series on implementing structured literacy in upper primary, Jocelyn outlines critical shifts in word-…
S3 E23 - Supporting Your Year 3-6 Team to Board the Bus
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Discover the transformative power of structured literacy practices for grades three to six with our latest episode! What if you could c…