Subscribe to the Podcast Hello, hello, welcome to this episode of the Structured Literacy Podcast. I'm Jocelyn Seamer, coming to you from Tasman...| Jocelyn Seamer Education
Subscribe to the Podcast Welcome to this episode of the Structured Literacy Podcast. My name is Jocelyn and I am so pleased to welcome you here. One of the wonderful developments in schools in the past couple of years is that the focus on explicit literacy instruction has extended to the upper primary grades. When we first ran our workshop and online course, Build the Foundations for your Upper Primary Literacy Block, teachers were dabbling. Now, in September 2025, many schools are actively e...| Jocelyn Seamer Education
Subscribe to the Podcast Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Structured Literacy Podcast. I'm Jocelyn and I am so pleased that you've joined me for this episode recorded here in Tasmania, the lands of the Palawa people. Today we're diving into something that absolutely makes or breaks any improvement efforts in schools: how to make sure change happens with people, not to them. Compliance VS Commitment I've been thinking about this topic a lot lately because I keep hearing stories from leaders wh...| Jocelyn Seamer Education
Subscribe to the Podcast Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Structured Literacy podcast. I'm Jocelyn, I'm so pleased that you've joined me for this episode, recorded here in Tasmania, the lands of the Palawa people. Today we're diving into a topic that I know will resonate with every single listener: the difference between professional learning that actually transforms practice and professional learning that's just... well, a tick a box exercise. I can't tell you how many PLs I've sat through t...| Jocelyn Seamer Education
Subscribe to the Podcast Welcome, welcome to this episode of the Structured Literacy podcast, recorded here in Tasmania, the home of the Palawa ...| Jocelyn Seamer Education
I felt like this last part should be titled “From whence it came and where it goes,” but that just seemed a bit unwieldy. Every manuscript I tackle teaches me more about researching, so I often add a note on what was special in the back matter—sometimes a short note, sometimes longer. It’s valuable for … More Especially for Educators: “Back Matter Bounty for the Classroom: Part 3” by Beth Anderson| Beth Anderson, Children's Writer
Though much of the fascinating information I glean from research never makes it into the story, some of it earns a place in back matter if it has the potential to engage and benefit educators, librarians, parents, and, most of all, young readers. Images and graphics are always a favorite! GIVEAWAY! Leave a comment below … More Especially for Educators: “Back Matter Bounty for the Classroom: Part 2” by Beth Anderson| Beth Anderson, Children's Writer
As I worked on the back matter for what hopefully is book number twelve, I thought about all the fabulous kinds of information that awaits teachers in these often overlooked sections. I’ve ex…| Beth Anderson, Children's Writer
Subscribe to the Podcast Hello and welcome to the Structured Literacy Podcast coming to you from Pataway, Burnie, the lands of the Palawa peopl...| Jocelyn Seamer Education