S7 E11 - What Does It Really Take to Make School Improvement Last?
This episode is a little different. Australia's national education evidence body, AERO, has just released a guidance report that puts rigorous research weight behind something many educators have long...
25 Huhti 23min
S7 E10 - How to Evaluate Spelling Instruction
Has something in this episode resonated with you? Get in touch! We have released Spelling Success in Action 1, a catch-up program for phonics, early morphology, and orthographic conventions for years...
19 Huhti 24min
S7 E9 - Why We Should Keep the Early in Early Childhood
In this episode, Jocelyn pushes back on all-day, scripted, tightly paced instruction in Foundation to Year 2 while defending responsive, teacher-led explicit instruction as essential for learning acro...
28 Maalis 31min
S7 E8 - Why Your Spelling Approach Might Be Working Against You (Part 2)
The fastest way to make spelling instruction fail is to assume every student is starting from the same place. They are not and your planning shouldn’t pretend they are. I’m getting practical about wha...
21 Maalis 23min
S7 E7 - Why Your Spelling Approach Might Be Working Against You (Part 1)
Spelling is not a side quest. When it isn’t automatic, it quietly steals the working memory students need for ideas, sentence craft, and clear argument, especially in upper primary and the early secon...
14 Maalis 26min
S7 E6 - Practical Steps When Grouping for Phonics
We map out a practical path to targeted phonics that lifts every learner. We define instructional precision, show how to gather the right data, and share a step-by-step launch plan that works in real ...
7 Maalis 27min
S7 E5 - What Does the Research Actually Say About Grouping Students for Phonics?
We challenge the assumption that whole-class phonics with a little extra is the most effective route and explore why targeted Tier 1 grouping often delivers stronger gains. Using cognitive load theory...
28 Helmi 24min
S7 E4 – The Top 5 Mistakes We Make When Using Decodable Texts
We unpack how to use decodable texts with precision so beginners practise the code instead of guessing. We share the biggest mistakes schools make, how to spot readiness to transition, and a staged te...
21 Helmi 24min
