Hi there, I'm Jocelyn Seamer. Teacher, former school leader, author, and all around cheerleader for teachers everywhere. Learning to read and write is a matter ...
The Secret Weapon for Effective Retrieval Practice
Has something in this episode resonated with you? Get in touch! Curriculum organisers are powerful tools for implementing effective retrieval practice in the classroom. These simple three-page documents provide clarity for teachers about what to teach while helping students understand exactly what they need to focus on during retrieval and review activities.• Originated from Joe Kirby's "knowledge organisers" at the Michaela School in London• Provide clarity for teachers on what content to cover without dictating teaching methods• Include student-friendly vocabulary definitions, key understandings, and questions with answers• Connect to assessment through achievement standards and language functions• Help break down instruction into manageable parts following Rosenshine's principles• Enable teachers to evaluate what students already know to make connections to new learning• Support students' cognitive load by organising content clearly• Can be used to scaffold language development for all students, especially EAL learners• Include simple rubrics with A-E performance descriptors as success criteriaCreating curriculum organisers for each unit will help you deliver concise, strong, targeted teaching right from the start. While implementing evidence-based practices has its complexities, understanding what students need helps us engineer success for them and for ourselves. For more information about today's episode, visit www.jocelynseamereducation.comQuick LinksJocelyn Seamer Education HomepageThe Resource RoomYoutube channelFacebook Page#jocelynseamereducation #literacy #bestpractice #earlyprimaryyears #primaryschool #primaryschools #primaryschoolteacher #earlyyearseducation #earlyyearseducator #structuredliteracy #scienceofreading #classroom #learning #learningisfun #studentsuccess #studentsupport #teacherlife #theresourceroom #theevergreenteacher #upperprimary #upperprimaryteacher #thestructuredliteracypodcast #phoneme #grapheme #phonics #syntheticphonics
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S5 E11 Research to the Classroom - Connecting Reading and Writing Part 3 (Teacher Talk)
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S5 E10 Research to the Classroom - Connecting Reading and Writing Part 2 (Practical Application)
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S5 E9 Research to the Classroom - Connecting Reading and Writing Part 1 (The Research)
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S5 E8 - When Teachers are Learners - Making Professional Development Work
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Hi there, I'm Jocelyn Seamer. Teacher, former school leader, author, and all around cheerleader for teachers everywhere. Learning to read and write is a matter of social justice. Every child deserves to learn through evidence informed practices, and every teacher deserves to be fully supported to make that happen.The Structured Literacy Podcast goes beyond the program to get to the heart of what it's really like to build a structured approach to literacy across the school.
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