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The Structured Literacy Podcast

by Jocelyn Seamer
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About the show

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.

Latest episodes

  • S8 E2 - 5 Early Years Practices That Deserve a Comeback: Part 1

    October 3, 2026 · 18 min

    With a quarter of Australian children starting school developmentally vulnerable or at risk in communication and general knowledge, Jocelyn asks whether the answer to Tier 1 language support might be bringing back early childhood practices…

  • S8 E1 - What to do After You Get Your Phonics Screening Check Results

    September 26, 2026 · 34 min

    When your phonics screening check results make your stomach drop, what do you actually do next?  In this return episode of the Structured Literacy Podcast, Jocelyn treats the check like a blood pressure reading: it tells you whether to…

  • S7 E11 - What Does It Really Take to Make School Improvement Last?

    April 25, 2026 · 24 min

    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 known: most professional development…

  • S7 E10 - How to Evaluate Spelling Instruction

    April 19, 2026 · 25 min

    Has something in this episode resonated with you? Get in touch! Get ready for 2027! Explore our expert-led professional learning and development options in literacy strategy and explicit teaching. Visit our website to discover programs…

  • S7 E9 - Why We Should Keep the Early in Early Childhood

    March 28, 2026 · 32 min

    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 across the curriculum. She explains why…

  • S7 E8 - Why Your Spelling Approach Might Be Working Against You (Part 2)

    March 21, 2026 · 23 min

    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 what to do with the real mix of spellers…

  • S7 E7 - Why Your Spelling Approach Might Be Working Against You (Part 1)

    March 14, 2026 · 26 min

    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 secondary years. If you are seeing capable…

  • S7 E6 - Practical Steps When Grouping for Phonics

    March 7, 2026 · 28 min

    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 schools with limited adults. •…