Every year we consider what the next year will bring. Invariably, our thoughts turn to what programs we will use. In this episode (originally published in January 2023) Jocelyn explores the benefits and limitations of programs and share suggestions for how to get the best from them without making them our everything.

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We have released Spelling Success in Action 1, a catch-up program for phonics, early morphology, and orthographic conventions for years 3 to 8. This program can be used one-on-one, in small groups, or as a whole class and is built on what the evidence tells us is the critical knowledge students need for strong spelling and the type of instruction that makes learning stick.

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Today in the podcast, we're going to change tone a little bit, and I'd like to talk to you about civility. We have all had the experience of civility and collaborative working and we've all had the opposite. Basically, I want to talk about what it means to be a productive member of our education community,  both in our schools and online. And before you start to speculate about why I'm choosing to talk about this this week,  no, we have not had arguments in our office.  No, our Facebook group has not erupted into a world of drama.  In fact,  our Facebook group is one of the places you can go  that does not have drama.  It's an issue that we've all come across and one that we're often  bit reluctant to talk about, particularly when it comes to how this impacts us in schools.  So I think we just need to look it square in the eye and have  

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We have released Spelling Success in Action 1, a catch-up program for phonics, early morphology, and orthographic conventions for years 3 to 8. This program can be used one-on-one, in small groups, or as a whole class and is built on what the evidence tells us is the critical knowledge students need for strong spelling and the type of instruction that makes learning stick.

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Hello, hello, and welcome. My name is Jocelyn, and I am delighted to bring you this 5-day program called Making Sense of Structured Literacy. I look forward to sharing some ideas to make your teaching life easier and your student's results even better. 

Day 1 - What to expect on a change journey.
It has been said that the only constant in life is change, and teaching is certainly a profession full of it. One of the ways to make change easier is to understand the process of emotions we experience as things change. In this first clip, we'll explore this journey and what happens inside our brains when we encounter ideas different from our own beliefs or experiences.

If you or someone you know would like to join us for this completely FREE 5-day program, click the link here to register. 

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We have released Spelling Success in Action 1, a catch-up program for phonics, early morphology, and orthographic conventions for years 3 to 8. This program can be used one-on-one, in small groups, or as a whole class and is built on what the evidence tells us is the critical knowledge students need for strong spelling and the type of instruction that makes learning stick.

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In this episode of the Structured Literacy Podcast, I answer 3 burning questions that have been asked in the On the Structured Literacy Bus Facebook group. When one person asks a question, you can bet your bottom dollar that others will benefit from the answers. So, let's dive in. 

Q1 - Is there any evidence/ best practice on using chunking when reading?
Q2 - Can you please help me dot and dash the word pleased, as in I was pleased that happened?
Q3 - I struggle to monitor progress regularly in my year one class. What tips do you have to make that work? Where do you snatch the time to do it?

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We have released Spelling Success in Action 1, a catch-up program for phonics, early morphology, and orthographic conventions for years 3 to 8. This program can be used one-on-one, in small groups, or as a whole class and is built on what the evidence tells us is the critical knowledge students need for strong spelling and the type of instruction that makes learning stick.

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In this episode of the podcast, I'd like to share a framework with you that I think will be incredibly useful to help you make decisions about any new approaches you are thinking of adopting. At this time of year in particular,  it's common to see schools eagerly order new programs, organise training, and generally get their ducks in a row ready for the new school year.

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We have released Spelling Success in Action 1, a catch-up program for phonics, early morphology, and orthographic conventions for years 3 to 8. This program can be used one-on-one, in small groups, or as a whole class and is built on what the evidence tells us is the critical knowledge students need for strong spelling and the type of instruction that makes learning stick.

Learn more about this resource and order your copy at www.jocelynseamereducation.com

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In this episode of the Structured Literacy Podcast, I discuss how English words can seem confusing. Still, they are largely logical when we understand four key areas: phonics, orthography, morphology, and etymology. The truth is that spelling needs to be explicitly taught, just like reading. The challenge is finding a way to do that while building our knowledge of how words work. The full transcript can be found on the website www.jocelynseamereducation.com

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We have released Spelling Success in Action 1, a catch-up program for phonics, early morphology, and orthographic conventions for years 3 to 8. This program can be used one-on-one, in small groups, or as a whole class and is built on what the evidence tells us is the critical knowledge students need for strong spelling and the type of instruction that makes learning stick.

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Hello, and welcome to the Structured Literacy Podcast. My name is Jocelyn, and I'm so pleased that you've decided to join me for this episode.  A little while ago, I created an episode called, why Isn't My Tier Two Instruction Working?  This was season 2, episode 3. In this episode, I shared several reasons that things might not be going to plan and suggested ways that schools might strengthen their tier-two practices to make them as effective as possible.  In this episode, coming to you from Padawai Burning here in gorgeous Tasmania, I turn my attention to tier-one instruction.

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We have released Spelling Success in Action 1, a catch-up program for phonics, early morphology, and orthographic conventions for years 3 to 8. This program can be used one-on-one, in small groups, or as a whole class and is built on what the evidence tells us is the critical knowledge students need for strong spelling and the type of instruction that makes learning stick.

Learn more about this resource and order your copy at www.jocelynseamereducation.com

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In this episode, I'd like to share some of my secrets for writing and teaching text-based units that will engage all your students in learning age-appropriate content. 

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We have released Spelling Success in Action 1, a catch-up program for phonics, early morphology, and orthographic conventions for years 3 to 8. This program can be used one-on-one, in small groups, or as a whole class and is built on what the evidence tells us is the critical knowledge students need for strong spelling and the type of instruction that makes learning stick.

Learn more about this resource and order your copy at www.jocelynseamereducation.com

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In today's podcast episode, we will discuss the issue of creating an integrated literacy block. This episode starts with a trip down memory lane of my early childhood experiences,  but the episode is for all grades of primary school. So, upper primary folks stick with me. This episode is for you, too.  

As part of my daily work, I speak with schools that are looking for some support to build on the great work they are already doing,  and a very common goal is to have an integrated literacy block. Before we get into what an integrated literacy block might look like,  we need to have a chat about the word integration and what it means to our teaching practice.

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We have released Spelling Success in Action 1, a catch-up program for phonics, early morphology, and orthographic conventions for years 3 to 8. This program can be used one-on-one, in small groups, or as a whole class and is built on what the evidence tells us is the critical knowledge students need for strong spelling and the type of instruction that makes learning stick.

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Welcome to this week's episode of the Structured Literacy Podcast. I am coming to you from Pataway Burnie in gorgeous Tasmania. I'm Jocelyn, and so pleased that you've been able to join me. 

In this episode, I'm going to discuss a question that comes up often in our live events and online forums. That is, how do we know when it's time to begin and then move on from using decodable texts? For a lot of years, decodable texts were very limited to a small number of series. My earliest exposure to them was with the Fitzroy readers, and then a downloadable series from the website Teach the World to Read. 

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We have released Spelling Success in Action 1, a catch-up program for phonics, early morphology, and orthographic conventions for years 3 to 8. This program can be used one-on-one, in small groups, or as a whole class and is built on what the evidence tells us is the critical knowledge students need for strong spelling and the type of instruction that makes learning stick.

Learn more about this resource and order your copy at www.jocelynseamereducation.com

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