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Hosted by Jocelyn Seamer · education · EN-GB
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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Signup to Generate a PitchHi 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 is hosted by Jocelyn Seamer. The show has published 166 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "S8 E4 - The Secret Weapon of Phonics that We Are Probably Not Getting Right" (31 October 2026, 16 minutes), "S8 E2 - 5 Early Years Practices That Deserve a Comeback: Part 1" (3 October 2026, 18 minutes), and "S8 E1 - What to do After You Get Your Phonics Screening Check Results" (26 September 2026, 34 minutes).
The Structured Literacy Podcast publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 22 minutes across 166 episodes.
Booking probability for The Structured Literacy Podcast is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Structured Literacy Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Structured Literacy Podcast's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for The Structured Literacy Podcast are Schools (K-12) and Courses, Coaching & Lessons. The Structured Literacy Podcast has an education audience and around 2,300 subscribers on YouTube.
Jocelyn Seamer hosts The Structured Literacy Podcast, an education podcast with 166 episodes published.
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Episode #4
In this episode of the Structured Literacy Podcast, Jocelyn looks at 40 years of research on picture mnemonics, from Linnea Ehri’s work to recent studies on stories and movement, and shares five practical shifts that...
Episode #2
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...
Episode #1
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...
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...
Episode #10
Has something in this episode resonated with you? Get in touch! We have released Spelling Success in Action 1, a catch-up program for phonics, early morphology, and orthographic conventions for years 3 to 8. This...
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...
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...
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...
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...
We challenge the assumption that whole-class phonics with a little extra is the most effective route and explore why targeted Tier 1 grouping often delivers stronger gains. Using cognitive load theory and intervention...
We unpack how to use decodable texts with precision so beginners practise the code instead of guessing. We share the biggest mistakes schools make, how to spot readiness to transition, and a staged text diet that blends...
In this episode, we weigh the current research on decodable and leveled texts, separate durable findings from weak claims, and explore which research findings we can confidently base decisions on. Some of the research...
We share five evidence-informed moves to boost reading in Years 3–6, from language-rich talk and explicit code knowledge to partner reading and smart text selection. We close with practical ways to thread reading...
In this season opener of the Structured Literacy Podcast, Jocelyn argues that before any real learning can happen, students need answers to three unspoken questions: Do you like me? Are you going to help me? Can I trust...
What is the Summer Series? A collection of listener favourites from the Structured Literacy Podcast to get you prepared for 2026. Today's Episode Join us on the Structured Literacy Podcast as we unpack the critical...
What is the Summer Series? A collection of listener favourites from the Structured Literacy Podcast to get you prepared for 2026. Today's Episode In this episode of the Structured Literacy podcast, Jocelyn addresses the...
What is the Summer Series? A collection of listener favourites from the Structured Literacy Podcast to get you prepared for 2026. Today's Episode Repeated reading doesn't work for all students because fluency issues...
What is the Summer Series? A collection of listener favourites from the Structured Literacy Podcast to get you prepared for 2026. Today's Episode In today's episode of the Structured Literacy podcast, we explore the...
What is the Summer Series? A collection of listener favourites from the Structured Literacy Podcast to get you prepared for 2026. Today's Episode In today's episode, I discuss how you can maintain high student...
What is the Summer Series? A collection of listener favourites from the Structured Literacy Podcast to get you prepared for 2026. Today's Episode In this week's episode of the Structured Literacy podcast, I address the...
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