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Teacher & Instructional Coach, Director & Senior Lecturer @latrobe , PhD in Education. Preorder book here:
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These are great!!
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Hear this message loud and clear. Comprehending what you read is about KNOWLEDGE and LANGUAGE not about which โstrategiesโ you can employ best.
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It is my absolute privilege to be joining this incredible team
@latrobe
starting next year as Senior Lecturer. It is INDEED a special time in history, and we will be making greater and greater waves ๐
When the historians tell the story of reading reform in Australia (as they will)
@latrobe
will be documented as the first university nationally to comprehensively expunge
#BalancedLiteracy
from
#ITE
. Kudos to Dean
@JBarbousas
for backing the
#SOLARLab
& our work. Ping
@tserry2504
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Iโm happy to share that Iโm starting a new position as Academic Program Director (Undergraduate) at School of Education,
@latrobe
!
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"If you want to improve wellbeing in your school, teach children how to read" -
@PamelaSnow2
. While it doesn't protect children against all kinds of adversity, "reading success remains a powerful mental health protective factor".
#teachingmatters
#teachingmattershobart
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Had the big task of defending the
#scienceofreading
today. Hope I got across the importance effective instruction in literacy, and that SoR is not just a label or furphy, as suggested by a fellow panelist, Di Snowball. Thanks to
@GregClement15
and
@TheAge
for today.
#ageschools
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It is such an honour to receive this award and share with
@EminaMcLean
!
And such a joy to present a talk at the same event with Professor Ehri!!
2022 LDA Mona Tobias Award: Dr Nathaniel Swain and Emina McLean (joint recipients)
@LD_Australia
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Have you ever seen so many educators interested and engaged in the
#scienceoflearning
in one place ??
#systemday2023
#faithinlearning
โฆ
@ceacg
โฉ
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Why is the issue of effective reading instruction often framed as a conservative political agenda?? Itโs not. Nothing could be more โprogressiveโ than ensuring all children learn to read. As a left leaning advocate, itโs incredibly frustrating!!
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A serious commitment to a strong vocabulary program will include five elements: explicit instruction in word meanings, context use, dictionary/thesaurus use, morphology, and the development of word consciousness. Thanks
@readingshanahan
โฆ
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I am amazed that the
#scienceofreading
is trending currently. Iโm hopeful it doesnโt reflect a watering down/simplification of it all. To make it clear, we are not talking about a fad or ideology.
Itโs a commitment to using quality scientific research to inform reading teaching.
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Another 2023 highlight to share this recognition with my dear friend and esteemed colleague
@EminaMcLean
. Getting the
#scienceofreading
and
#scienceoflearning
into the edu mainstream is our mission!
@ThinkForwardEdu
@theage
#NewsMakers
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Everyone read thisโฆ. ! Why teachers are going back to the classroom
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In our article today, we argue that one of the best ways to meet childrenโs wellbeing is to remain focussed on ensuring all children learn to read, write, do maths, and gain the other capacities they need to succeed in life.
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It was an honour to receive the Mona Tobias award for service to the educational community from
@LD_Australia
yesterday. And to have a chance to discuss the
#scienceofreading
with Prof Emerita Linnea Ehri was the highlight of my year! Hope my presentation is up to snuff today!!
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Well this is exciting... but my mind immediately goes to whether Calkins is looking to cash in on this shift towards decoding. Lots of quality programs already available, and which donโt have a legacy of three cueing and whole language.
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We are putting together a regular forum for school
#middleleaders
like learning specialists and leading teachers to network and share practice. Let me know if you want to support the organisation of these likely bi-termly events.
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Itโs started!!! People sharing their minimalist classrooms which will function as a
#canvasforthought
- See original blog post here
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Everyone should know the inconvenient truths about
#BalancedLiteracy
- a fair weathered friend from Prof
@PamelaSnow2
from
@latrobe
at Sharing Best Practice
#SBPHighCountry
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Iโm keen to hear othersโ thoughts on my piece in
@EducationHQ_AU
today (e.g.
@aliceleung
@msrebeccabirch
). It is a pleasure to write for this publication.
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This set of new cute characters for reading strategies has been doing the rounds. I get what they are trying to do but I have always preferred the decoding dragon ala
@lifelonglit
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Many teachers considering leaving the profession. Time to find the time- and energy-saving changes to make teaching more manageable. Effective instruction, shared curriculum materials, & whole class teaching (not 5 different lesson ) come to mindโฆ
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Only 0.13% of educational research is replicated. Meaning, many ideas currently in vogue and supported by "some evidence", are likely to be based on just ONE study!!
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This is one of the most exciting developments in teaching advice for Australian Schooling. Please EVERYONE READ THESE !!
๐คUnderstanding how students learn is key to effective teaching. Our project on how students learn connects cognitive-science research on
#howstudentslearn
to practical implications for teaching. Find out more:
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I am stoked to round out todayโs
@SharingBestPrac
event in Geelong today with this talk. Definitely
#standingontheshouldersofgiants
with all the amazing work in this space.
@latrobe
@ThinkForwardEdu
slides here:
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Balanced Literacyโs Crumbling Foundationโ What We Can Do About It
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Are our classrooms quiet enough to get the most out of the planned 25 minutes of phonics a day ?
#NewPost
- Key tips for reclaiming the soundscape in your room
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๐Very excited to share this
#newresearch
from my PhD work with young people in
#youthjustice
.
#vulnerableYP
. Thanks to my wonderful co-authors
@PamelaSnow2
and
@paeadie
๐
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There is electricity in the room in sunny Hobart today. When you get to present alongside
@ollie_lovell
@DrLSHammond
@Smithre5
@GlearnCo
- magic does happen.
#InsightCatholicEdTas
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Hard acts to follow this afternoon, but this is possibly the greatest honour so far in my life to speak among such incredible thought leaders.
#LDALinneaInOz
@EminaMcLean
@buckingham_j
@jseamer30
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I love this show, and have joined this movement.
#SaveTheOA
-- Netflix Can Kill The OA, But It Can't Kill a Movement | WIRED
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I have often felt like
#BalancedLiteracy
has everything upside down. Here's my attempt to explain why.
#ScienceofReading
. Here is a RECORDING + SLIDES + RESOURCES.
#cognitorium
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So Iโm doing a science unit as part of my
#MTeach
Primary & Iโm surprised/shocked how constructivism is offered as ONLY approach for teaching science.
That science teachers are to avoid effective teaching strategies based on SCIENCE (aka NOT inquiry for novices) is
#PEAKIRONY
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The evidence is clear: direct instruction in classrooms works
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Could not disagree enough with this proposal, Sue Gellatly
There's a push to delay teaching children how to read until grade two according to a radical new approach.
Dr Susan Galletly from
@CQU
joins
@dougalbeatty
to explain why the current approach isn't working.
#9News
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Oral language is key to reading comprehension: โLanguage-focused intervention can positively impact students' performance on language measures ... closely aligned with the intervention, with...effects on distal reading comprehension measuresโ
#newresearch
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Dear
@ehanford
! I was so inspired by your latest piece
#WhatTheWordsSay
that I started writing this piece. I meant to publish it weeks ago but our second child came into the world. Please accept my belated thoughts on your work:
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Very excited to launch
@PhOrMeSLiteracy
with Shane Pearson at
#dsfconf
today! Itโs an exciting time for effective literacy instruction in Australia! DOWNLOAD the FREE curriculum NOW!
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New post! On the timing and limits of
#inquirylearning
. Iโm not against it, but itโs all about when and what for!
#aussieEd
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@EducationHQ_AU
: Meet
@NathanielRSwain
- the teacher, instructional coach and researcher on a mission to ensure that every single student learns to read and write from a young age.
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It was surprising but fitting to hear that Lucy Calkins, author of the lucrative balance literacy curriculum units of study, originally desired to become a pastor. Seems like she found another โreligionโ for her followers to believe in!
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Our Dean
@JBarbousas
opens
@SharingBestPrac
Bendigo on the vision for teacher preparation in Australia.
@PamelaSnow2
@tserry2504
@NathanielRSwain
@Smithre5
@EminaMcLean
@ollie_lovell
@lifelonglit
@Knight2Susan
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This is why Iโm writing my book, Harnesslng the Science of Learning
#HSoL
โ : It is time to pay attention to the science of learning - The Hechinger Report
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Rounding out our symposium is Emina โWorth-the-waitโ McLean !!
#sssr2023
Talking about the low levels of language and literacy in Australian University students. Struggling readers in high school
by and large continue to be struggling readers in University ๐ณ
@EminaMcLean
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At my school, we think about the subskills of literacy as distinct, and teach them in contrasting ways. Approaching these facets differently actually makes your life easier as a teacher, and caters for the varied profiles of my learners. NEW POST
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So happy to win runner up at
#AsiaPacific3MT
representing
@unimelb
@EduMelb
#wespeechies
#youthjustice
. Celebrating w my wonderful wife๐น!
#p
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The
#ScienceofReading
allows ALL children to succeed. Effective and inclusive instruction is the greatest tool we have to promote
#SocialEquity
in every classroom. Come along to this free webinar on the 28th July with Dr
@RWheldall
.
Head to to sign up!
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New Post! In defense of whole class teaching to cater for different learning needs
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We are thrilled that so many leaders in the
#scienceofreading
have contributed to this excellent text. Our students
@latrobe
doing our new
#TeachingReadingLTU
subjects will use this fresh from the printers!!!
#teachereducation
#LatrobeEducation
Delighted and honoured that
@tserry2504
and I have a chapter in this wonderful volume. Would have loved to have joined
@buckingham_j
,
@KevinWheldall
,
@RWheldall
,
@maxcoltheart
and team for the launch, but itโs terrific to see these lovely photos of such a happy occasion ๐
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Jamie!! These one pagers are nothing short of exquisite!! I will be using and referencing them in my new subject
@latrobe
on effective instructional practice
@XpatEducator
Blockbuster blog posts โคต๏ธ
1.
@teacherhead
: โTeaching Some vs. Teaching Allโ:
2.
@HFletcherWood
: โQuestioning for Retrieval: 5 Mistakes to Avoidโ:
Download the high-quality PDFs:
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It was an immense privilege to spend the day at a
@dylanwiliam
PD followed by a dinner with this edu-legend. I hope you enjoy the rest of your trip good sir!
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Incredible to have Catalyst featured like this!!! โ How 56 NSW schools transformed the way they teach
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We were amazed to have both
@tserry2504
and
@PamelaSnow2
from
@latrobe
visit us at
@BrandonParkPS
to see our school in action. We are continually working to implement the science of learning in our classrooms, but itโs incredible to reflect on how fortunate we are to work here.
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Interesting finding from this
@McKinsey
analysis of PISA data showing that explicit instruction in nearly all classes, and a little bit of inquiry based approach see constitutes a โsweet spotโ using this correlational evidence. I wonder if this has been replicated?
@greg_ashman
?
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And itโs an evolving body of knowledge informing the work of teachers and schools. ๐
@NathanielRSwain
debunking the idea that the Science of Learning is just a fad. It has wide ranging policy support at multiple government levels, including
@NSWEducation
@dizdarm
#SBPWH24
#SoLaRBattalion
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Check out the Literacy Teaching Toolkit which we have developed for the Vic Department of Education. Teaching resources and videos for early childhood educators for all things
#language
and
#literacy
.
#langlit
#teachingideas
#edchat
#vocabulary
#phonics
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This is incredible. I have a few schools who would be thrilled to have such high quality materials to use and adapt as they implement daily maths reviews! Go Ochre Education and Catholic Education, Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn !!!
We are very pleased about these Daily Review decks created with
@cecg
matched to the fabulous
@ShapingmindsAus
sequence.
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A a timely piece โฆโฆ
@Smithre5
โฉ!!
It is problematic to require children to engage in literacy practices that reinforce errors/misconceptions. Help children to walk before they run IMO! BUT the idea of sentence work is scary to many educators๐ฉ
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@Knight2Susan
:
@jdtdobson
@zielfor
Teachers definitely need to know the professional and academic vocab of literacy and language. I canโt believe I taught for years without knowing the terms phoneme and grapheme. Makes me shudder now.
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Starting each day with this mantra. First two months
@latrobe
School of Education have flown past! What a joy to work with such energised colleagues in the SOLAR Lab and beyond!
@tserry2504
@PamelaSnow2
@TessaWeadman
@JBarbousas
@KylieMurphyEd
@MurphyRuralEd
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Iโm very proud to be on the authorship and supervisor team for our paper and Karinaโs PhD.
#OpenAccess
research that helps connect the dots for practitioners and researchers alike! Great job Karina, and team!
VERY excited that my first paper has been published open access ๐ค - thx
@MonashEducation
. Couldn't have done it without my A-Team of PhD supervisors
@RussFox
,
@DrErinLeif
&
@NathanielRSwain
๐
Fellow Beh Sci and/or SoR nerds can access it here:
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Raising the bar for students should be every school and system priority. Using the science of learning can make it a reality!
๐ป Was great to talk on 3aw radio this morning discussing evidence-based approaches to lift student learning outcomes.
@latrobe
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Pinching myself that Iโm about to be in Sunny โ๏ธ Port Douglas for
#SSSR2023
, after a 2 ยฐC start in melbourne. What insights await from the great minds in reading science!
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It was a honour to trade brilliant ideas about the research-to-practice pipeline with โฆProf
@SoniaCabell
โฉ and Dr Beth Phillips - See you soon! โฆ
@MelanieMHenry
โฉ โฆ
@EminaMcLean
โฉ โฆ
@Smithre5
โฉ โฆ
@NicolaBellSP
โฉ
#sssr2023
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This defence by Heinemann is rich as everโ Like decoding, often we must identify things for what they are! Not just attempt to โput them into contextโ !
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Given many teachers are thinking about their 2024 class โฆ I thought I would repost this:
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It was my pleasure to present at
@SharingBestPrac
Ballarat under the stellar leadership of
@Knight2Susan
and
@jdtdobson
many others. Here is a recording of my talk. Hope you enjoy it!
#sbpballarat
#ScienceofReading
#cognitorium
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So excited to share these fantastic resources with you all!
#vocabulary
instruction is vital for making education effective and equitable:
@PamelaSnow2
provides intro to vocabulary instruction:
@EminaMcLean
how to teach vocabulary:
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#BehaviorIsCommunication
, And for many kids with
#devlangdis
, behaviour is all they've got!
@PamelaSnow2
#YJHealth
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Congratulations to my esteemed colleague and mentor,
@tserry2504
for this important recognition of her contribution to
@latrobe
and the field of education!
Iโm beyond delighted to share the news that โฆ
@latrobe
โฉ
#SOLARLab
Co-Director โฆ
@tserry2504
โฉ has been promoted to Professor, in recognition of her significant achievements as a researcher, educator, mentor & advocate for evidence-based reading instruction & support ๐๐
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It was ELECTRICโก๏ธ teaching one of our new Masters subjects today:
#TeachingReadingLTU
-one of the BIG questions we had was why so many schools are not using ideas that align with the science.
New graduate teachers are coming soon! And they will be knowledgeable
@latrobe
Very exciting to be launching our new
#TeachingReadingLTU
subject for your masters students today
@latrobe
@Helenaehughes
@TessaWeadman
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If youโve been confused on what
#threecueing
is and why itโs not great for helping students read words, here is a great explainer and comparison by โฆ
@ReadingShanahan
โฉ
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Can't wait for the start of MeLLCoP: the Melbourne Language and Literacy Community of Practice.
FIRST MEETING:
Tuesday 22 Oct 6:15pm-7:30pm
Unimelb - Level 5 100 Leicester St Parkville
RSVP if you can make it:
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Launching our Maths Network with
@DaveMorkunas
's " Explicit Maths in the Primary Classroom". Come join us next week! Learn how to use approaches including EDI and Cognitive Load Theory in order to craft and teach lessons which set kids up for success: โฆ
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Excited to be speaking with teachers and tutors as part of the
@DETVic
Tutor Learning Seminar series
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Very excited to be delivering this SOLAR Lab Masterclass on great writing skills! Suitable for students and professionals looking to improve their writing, AND any teachers who want to support their students. Registration is OPEN NOW. Find out more:
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Victorian Teachers!! VCAA is calling for volunteers to help update the vic curriculum according to new AusCurric.
We need passionate advocates of the science of reading and learning to help make this process successful!
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RT
@NathanielRSwain
: Very excited to launch
@PhOrMeSLiteracy
with Shane Pearson at
#dsfconf
today! Itโs an exciting time for effective literacy instruction in Australia! DOWNLOAD the FREE curriculum NOW!
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While I agree that teachers need to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for their students, and teach them as a person not just a learner, I caution strong against their becoming friends nor indeed โfamily figuresโ. Blurring of boundaries โ โฆ
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@Isaology
@talkinged19
@TheDLDProject_
@DLDandMe
@RADLDcam
@speechwoman
@BanterSpeech
@SpeechieTeach_
@EminaMcLean
@PamelaSnow2
@spelfabet
Here is another list of strategies that might be useful! Check it out at
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The recording for this even is now available for all! Also slides are available by subscribing to my blog
Excited to be speaking with teachers and tutors as part of the
@DETVic
Tutor Learning Seminar series
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Same old arguments hashed out again? Phonics apparently makes children
#readlikerobots
, should be emphasised even less, and is โunhelpfulโ compared to
#meaningfirst
approaches. Any evidence to support those assertions??? Didnโt think so! .
@JordsBaker
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Very proud to be working under the leadership of such a visionary Dean of Education in
@JBarbousas
at my new home
@latrobe
!! 2023 here we come!
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Disappointed with the response from one of peak bodies for literacy teachers. โ it boils down to โLetโs blame the child and their situation for literacy failure...โ
#unacceptable
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Want a reliable way to teach narratives explicitly and clearly to your students? Try these story grammar units on the latest
#Cognitorium
post.
#scienceofreading
#scienceofwriting
#effectiveinstruction
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New Blog Post - How are kids taught history? Still in shock.
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We are so excited to welcome Mr Morkunas to the team at
@BrandonParkPS
. Personally, I will have the BIGGEST FOMO in 2023 though, as I can't stay to work with him! Get ready for drop in visits, Mork!
I've been invited to join the wonderful crew at Brandon Park PS as a Learning Specialist, focusing on whole-school numeracy initiatives. I'm super excited to join their talented staff and get stuck in in '23 2/
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@Brad_Nguyen_
: Butโฆ explicit teaching is not just explaining, demonstrating, modeling. It is teacher demonstration, then guided practice, then independent practice IN THAT ORDER. You canโt throw in an explanation at the end of an inquiry-based lesโฆ
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Looking for someone to challenge my thinking !!
#edutwitter
โ if you learning intentions/goals are clear, specific, and measurable. Why canโt we just do away with success criteria ?? Arenโt they just a repetition of the goal if itโs written well?
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Excited to welcome Shane Pearson to tell us all about PhOrMeS next week! Donโt miss this free webinar on how PhOrMeS could make your work as a teacher effective, fun, and with more time to spare !
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In case you missed it - Writing teaching and high quality curriculum materials was in the spotlight today on RN and also SBS news. Hereโs a snippet!
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This quote was pulled out by a fellow teacher recently and I felt compelled to share it!
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Hoping to be part of the change in this sector to adequately prepare teachers for the practicalities and the theory to ensure their success and retention.
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@NarelleLyn
Teachers can sequence things themselves, but given how busy I am as a classroom teacher Iโd prefer to use an agreed upon sequence with reviews built in, to save me time and energy and also vastly increase the quality of my teaching
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