Emina McLeanMay 265 minOn balanceThere has been a renewed focus on phonics assessment and instruction in Australia this year, particularly in the state of Victoria where...
Emina McLeanMar 258 minSharing our progress: WritingIt was a pleasure to collaborate with Jeanette Breen on this blog post. Jeanette is a learning specialist and educator at Templestowe...
Emina McLeanMar 83 minSharing our progress: 2-6 reading comprehensionI have decided to share some of our data sets across the next 12 months. These data sets will hopefully continue to show our ongoing...
Emina McLeanJan 191 minDesigning an ambitious and rigorous primary English curriculumFollowing on from Brad Nguyen’s recent presentation about setting up a knowledge-rich curriculum, I was fortunate to have the opportunity...
Emina McLeanSep 22, 20211 minThe Response to Intervention (RtI) frameworkResponse to Intervention (RtI) is an instructional framework in which schools provide layered instruction/intervention as a core...
Emina McLeanAug 3, 20216 minPhonemic awareness instruction: What's the evidence?What is phonemic awareness? Phonemic awareness is a component of phonological awareness. "Phonemic awareness refers to the ability to...
Emina McLeanJun 29, 20218 minReading motivationI receive a number of emails from educators that are about reading motivation. Many educators, particularly in secondary schools, report...
Emina McLeanJun 3, 20211 minFrom research to practice: What can it look like?This week I presented the Learning Difficulties Australia Weekly Wednesday Webinar. Below you will find access to the recording as well...
Emina McLeanApr 13, 20214 minIt's time to review our hurdle rates in literacyI was re-reading some of Lemov's (2015) chapters on effective teaching techniques the other day. This time some things he wrote in a...
Emina McLeanMar 28, 20216 minWorking the clock and "the literacy block"The Victorian Government Schools Agreement details the workload for teachers. When working full-time, there is a maximum of 22.5 hours...
Emina McLeanMar 19, 20217 minDeveloping a literacy assessment scheduleI have had a lot of questions lately about the assessments we are using at our new primary school (Docklands Primary School) and more...
Emina McLeanFeb 26, 202118 minExplicit vocabulary instruction across grades and subjectsI have written previously, but rather generally, about how to approach vocabulary instruction. I presented quite a few times last year on...
Emina McLeanSep 25, 20209 minHandwriting instruction: What's the evidence?Everyone teaches handwriting, but like with other aspects of literacy, there is enormous variability in how educators go about it and how...
Emina McLeanSep 17, 20209 minKeep the balance, Sheryl, keep the balance.[This is the sixth story in a series about the journeys educators have been on to change literacy practices in schools. This educator was...
Emina McLeanSep 16, 20204 minKnowledge is power[This is the fifth story in a series about the journeys educators have been on to change literacy practices in schools. This educator,...
Emina McLeanSep 13, 20206 minThis is personal[This is the fourth story in a series about the journeys educators have been on to change literacy practices in schools. This educator,...
Emina McLeanSep 12, 20204 minMy long journey towards the Science of Reading[This is the third story in a series about the journeys educators have been on to change literacy practices in schools. This story is...
Emina McLeanSep 12, 20204 minI was told to "immerse the child in print".[This is the second story in what will hopefully be a series about the journeys educators have been on to change literacy practices in...
Emina McLeanSep 11, 20208 minSeeing the light[This is the first story in what will hopefully be a series about the journeys educators have been on to change literacy practices in...
Emina McLeanSep 8, 202017 minConsiderations for Science of Reading conversations: Can I change your mind about changing minds?We already know quite a lot about what works best in reading (and writing) instruction. We have had access to this body of knowledge for...