there was some buzz today about whether teaching using #explicitinstruction is a good idea. short answer: it is. longer: initial teaching using EI reduces working memory load & builds fluency--facilitating later generalization... Martin (2016) explains: researchgate.net/profile/Andrew…

Explicit teaching drives student motivation, engagement, and achievement in NSW public schools
Yes, you read it correctly: Explicit instruction and success drive motivation and not the other way around!!
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Inspiring keynote by Dr Lorraine Hammond AM to kick-start the day at the Literacg Guarantee Conference. Reminder abt the sense of urgency and how time spent is a great proxy for learning. 'Teach more in less time & Increase students' opportunities to respond in your lessons' Department for Education SA

Excited to be heading off to Radelaide for the Literacy Guarantee Conference. See you soon Reading Doctor Dr Lorraine Hammond AM Simone Meurant ashcowland and the LGU crew

One of my yearly non negotiables: Literacy Guarantee Conference. Brillant keynote w Dr Lorraine Hammond AM Come and join my presentation, talking about MTSS in high schools, sharing practical examples of successful interventions. Ps: can't wait to catch up with my former colleagues too!

So proud of South Australian efforts to improve literacy outcomes (they’re working - check out the impressive gains in our phonics check results). We still have a lot of work to do but SA’s Literacy Guarantee Unit (LGU) is outstanding. I was honoured to provide the keynote for

✅It is here!✅

The Ochre Reading Spine F-10 is now
available!

This Spine sets out suggested high-quality texts, arranged by year level, and is intended for inspiration for schools looking to develop or refine their own reading spine, or as a starting-point for schools.

Fantastic Podcast with Jessica Colleu Terradas CF talking about Direct Instruction #directinstruction teacherinsights.podbean.com/e/direct-instr…

Jonathan Solity article with Kim O’Connor assessing the impact of Optima Reading (DI intervention) with lower achieving pupils in KS2 now published in Educational Psychology in Practice. #DirectInstruction #readingforpleasure Association of Educational Psychologists BPS DECP bit.ly/344plQp

NEW podcast for educators to assist older struggling readers (4-12). Use explicit & systematic instruction, monitoring comprehension strategies, summarising & graphic organisers all LAs. Check the resource tab on my website for more jct-consultant.com open.spotify.com/episode/5jxa7r…

Reconsider the way you think about & teach reading comprehension. 'it is largely a product of a readers’ background knowledge and that skills like drawing inferences do not in fact transfer across subject-matter domains.' Daniel Willingham
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My website is now live: jct-consultant.com to promote my new initiative: develop 8 online training modules for secondary teachers abt how to support struggling readers. This is made possible by the Impact Fund I received from the Winston Churchill Trust (Australia) Dr Rachael Coghlan Catholic Education Archdiocese Canberra & Goulburn

Going through my notes from the DSF conference held in Perth last week and there are so many nuggets of information!

Proud to be a member of the NCEC working group for literacy with my colleagues in other dioceses, guided by the wisdom and expertise of Jennifer Buckingham 2 Churchill Fellows and one mission: ensuring every child can read when they leave school

A much needed road map to inform secondary educators about how to intervene and support older struggling readers transitioning in high school. 'There is no excuse for children spending seven years in full-time education without learning to read' ✅️👍

Looking forward to reading this book by Alex Quigley These 8 common issues abt learning remind me of the paradoxes of learning, Why do we have an illusion of knowing while we don't really? Why do we have to forget before we learn? What comes first : achievement or motivation?

Who said reading research papers was fun? #lifeofaPhDstudent

Knowing that more than half of the uncommon words encountered in print by students in Grades 3–9 have meanings decipherable from their smaller morphemic units - would morphological instruction in secondary classrooms improve students' spelling skills and boost vocabulary growth?

The next episode of our podcast, Teacher Insights from Catalyst, is now live. This episode features Jessica Colleu Terradas, delving into the research behind direct instruction.

Click here to listen: ow.ly/sXo550R3PYK

#CECG #CatholicEducation #Catalyst #Podcast

Love this quote:'Nothing succeeds like success, and once the decoding train pulls out of the station, it gathers speed, as children use (implicit) statistical reasoning to form and test hypotheses about what an unfamiliar written word might sound like when spoken aloud.'Read more