The Teacher's Tool Kit For Literacy

Genevieve Kruyssen at the Where the Wild Things Are bookshop in Brisbane and literacy expert Sharon Callen chat about 18 new releases and how they can support teachers in the classroom. Sharon makes …

In this podcast, expert literacy educator Diane Snowball sits down with fellow experienced teacher/ consultant Sharon Callen to discuss the most frequently asked questions parents have about the teac…

Wise planning really is the great secret behind successful teaching and improved outcomes! Literacy expert Sharon Callen delves into 'mud mapping' as a way to plan out the teaching of different genre…

Diane Snowball recently answered teacher’s questions about better ways of teaching writing in the early years with Year 1 teachers at Mildura West Primary School. The session helps clarify understand…

Expert literacy consultant Sharon Callen chats to Ted Egan, prolific singer, song writer and lover of Australian characters and their stories, about how access to quality literature made a huge diffe…

Literacy expert Sharon Callen chats with Kate Tucker, literacy facilitator and teacher at Mt Barker South Primary School, about the top tips in using literature as a powerful force in  literacy teach…

As teachers we are continually searching for great books to use in our teaching with students, to support them in their reading and writing:

• We need help in finding books to use as Mentor texts, to he…

As teachers we try different ways to get our children engaged in and becoming increasingly successful as writers. In this episode, literacy expert Sharon Callen talks about:

• The 4 foundational things …

Top educator Diane Snowball joins literacy expert Sharon Callen to talk about how The Language Experience Approach increases engagement with reading and writing.

As teachers continue to try different …

Continuing our series with teachers, literacy expert Sharon Callen talks with two more teachers who she has been working with in 2022 about how they have been developing their literacy teaching pract…

Literacy expert Sharon Callen brings in three teachers to share their literacy teaching practices. 

Kate Tucker, Ra Te Whare and Robert Kennedy are from Mt Barker South Primary School, and have been w…

Teachers have different ways to group students, and these methods are not always effective for learning. 

For example, fixed grouping for a whole term is a common practice. While this is convenient,  …

Teachers are always on the lookout for fresh ideas and especially books to use effectively in the classroom.

They are looking for ways to connect the books with the curriculum - as read alouds, mentor…

How can can teachers develop a set of conditions of learning in the classroom that lead to greater student engagement and improved outcomes?

Many school leaders and teachers are grappling with this, a…

We need to learn how to use 'real time data' to inform our teaching. And so often that comes from our students.

So what can we find out from our students, and what is most important? What do we need t…

Teaching letter names is a big challenge for teachers. We have children coming to us at different levels of letter name knowledge, and then we have children learning at different stages and rates of …

Motivating and engaging students in their writing is always an ongoing challenge for teachers.

Teachers are also often looking for ways to differentiate and provide good models for writing. 

In this ep…

What are the key attributes and traits of effective writers? And how can teachers activate them with their students? 

In this episode, literacy expert Sharon Callen reveals these key traits, and talks…

Teaching writing (and literacy) can sometimes be 'a bit of this and a bit of that'. Sometimes we teach in a compartmentalised way, and there is no connection between lessons​​.

We often don’t see a tr…

While the Morning Message can feel like a standard routine, it is a crucial way for teachers to help their students connect with literacy, the day and each other.

In this era it is more important than…