S2 E2 - How Do We Know if Our Whole School Approach Has Gone Too Far?
Whole school approaches give us consistency and shared vision, but how can we make sure that this feature of instruction doesn't go too far? Has something in this episode resonated with you? Get in t...
5 Aug 202317min
S2 E1 - Your Semester 2 Success Plan
Term 3 is the golden term. That's right. You know your students, there are no reports, and it's the perfect time to go big with expectations for student growth. In this week's episode of the Structure...
29 Jul 202315min
S1 E26 - How Can I Find Time for Morphology Instruction?
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 this week's episode of the Structured Literacy podcast, I share tip...
15 Jul 202312min
S1 E25 - How Can I Teach Spelling Well When I Don't Feel Like I Know What I Need To
In today's episode, I'd like to discuss a very real situation in which so many of us feel immense pressure to teach spelling well but feel as if we don't have the knowledge to do so. Spelling knowle...
8 Jul 202312min
S1 E24 - Kickstarting Your Upper Primary Spelling Improvement Journey
This week I'd like to turn my attention to upper primary. I'll start by running a scenario by you, and we'll see how familiar it sounds. You're a teacher in a year three to six classroom and know th...
1 Jul 202314min
S1 E23 - How Do I Tackle Spelling in the Early Years?
In this episode, I'm going to share some key findings from theory and research when it comes to spelling, evaluate a common practice in spelling instruction, and then go on to suggest instructional pr...
24 Jun 202319min
S1 E22 - Change Is Hard, and We Need Everyone to Do It
We all know that learning is challenging. We teach our students a mantra - "we can do hard things." We aim for them to develop resilience, persistence, and the understanding that making mistakes is a ...
17 Jun 202312min
S1 E21 - Reasons the Wheels Might Fall off Your Whole School Approach - Part 4
Today's episode is about the fourth reason things might not be going well and some suggestions for what you can do about it. I am rounding off this series of podcast episodes by sharing my thoughts on...
10 Jun 202314min
