Engagement norms for vocabulary instruction are key! They cover all aspects of written and oral language, boosting formative assessment, attention, and engagement. Learn more with Explicit Direct Instruction by John Hollingsworth and Silvia Ybarra.

What is YOUR favorite word fact or etymology? For example, we think it's kind of cute that 'porcupine' literally means "spiny pig."

Are you team Kiki or Team Buba? Isn’t language awesome! 🙌🏽 vt.tiktok.com/ZSBkRFvXX/

English borrowed almost 150 words from Old Norse, the language of the Vikings—including the pronoun “they”! babbel.com/en/magazine/13… #linguistics #language #history #etymology

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What is the best behaviour management book you’ve ever read? Looking to do book studies with staff. Thank you 🙏🏽

Australian teachers- which handwriting font are you using?

Even though English is a Germanic language, it has borrowed so many words that now only 26% of its vocabulary is actually Germanic. However, if you look at just the top 100 most frequently used words of English, nearly every one of them is of Germanic origin. The core of English

The final La Trobe University #SOLARLab short course for 2025 will run in November and it's for secondary teachers. Presented by yours truly and Tanya Anne Serry PhD. Registration details below, and topics covered: shortcourses.latrobe.edu.au/the-science-of…

Etymology of the day: spiders were once known as ‘attercops’, or ‘poison-heads’, because it was believed most spiders were venomous. The ‘cop’ element became the ‘cob’ in ‘cobweb’.

The online & fully flexible La Trobe University #SOLARLab Secondary Teachers' language and literacy short course starts in Nov and registration is still possible: shortcourses.latrobe.edu.au/the-science-of… Delivered by Tanya Anne Serry PhD and yours truly 📚✍️📈

What a brilliant episode! Morphology totally rocks!!! Sue Hegland and Liisa explain the English orthography brilliantly here. Listen today. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/for…

The same can be said for pronouncing graphemes in isolation. E.g. How do we pronounce <ed>? You don’t know till it’s in a word...

Early bird tickets for my Darwin PL in May close 31 December. A full day on practical, research aligned literacy instruction. Book now to secure the discounted rate. lifelongliteracy.com/course/lexicon…

What happens when a remote school invests deeply in instructional coaching? At Bradshaw Primary School 🇦🇺 the results are powerful: ✅ Consistent teaching routines ✅ Stronger morale and retention ✅ Clear links between PD and classroom practice Discover how Steplab helped them

We are the lowest ICSEA school in Darwin and look at us punching above our weight in NAPLAN growth! What a team I work with. We are making a difference. Evidence based instruction for the win. 🥊

Who is coming to Darwin in 2026?

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