Jon

Retrieval is about getting students to bring back what they’ve already learned. It helps strengthen their memory and keeps learning from slipping away. I wrote a blog post about retrieval and its inclusion @VicGovDE’s VTLM 2.0. If you’re interested, link below.

@tombennett71 I loved what the late Richard DuFour said about this. He said that he had seen many definitions of professionalism, but none of them included allowing the teacher to do what the heck they pleased...

Helping Kids Slip the Surly Bonds of Leveled Reading educationnext.org/helping-kids-s…

@SoLInTheWild @SciInTheMaking @smorrisey @Doug_Lemov Double agree! Even from across the world here in Australia, I’m constantly learning from passionate teachers like you all!

@smorrisey @SciInTheMaking @Doug_Lemov Agreed! This space is my most important and effective PLC because of teachers like all of you.

Here I explain how I teach science vocabulary through FASE reading. Thank you Justin for giving me a platform to explain my thought process! Check it out! ⬇️

@JakeCowling @C_Hendrick This is fantastic, Jake!

Inspired by @C_Hendrick’s 10 Rules for Designing Effective Learning, I realised that using just one example and one non-example in vocabulary instruction leads to misgeneralisation. mrjakecowling.wordpress.com/2025/10/12/fau…

The idea that reading comprehension is a set of generic “find the main idea” skills has been so damaging. Excellent stuff from @Suchmo83

“What I really don’t get is the argument that teachers are at once so very skilled at creating lesson resources, but that we might walk blindly into unthinking reliance on a PowerPoint, or worse, be brainwashed into teaching explicitly” 👏 rebeccabirch.substack.com/p/on-high-qual…

@JakeCowling “Previously on Dexter”

@VinceBoley Back in. If the same student comes out again, but I want to hear from another student, I’ll ’fake the stick’ and call their name. Students are none the wiser 😉

Question for cold calling with popsicle sticks-- do you personally put the student's name back in the cup after their name has been called or do you leave it out until all names have been called?

…being open to refinement and the process of reflection is often where the biggest growth happens.

Read my thoughts here: open.substack.com/pub/jontreanor…

What if the things we often notice in the classroom -engagement, busyness, calmness - aren’t actually signs of learning? I’ve been reflecting on the idea of "poor proxies for learning" and how it's changed the way I plan, observe, and think about teaching.

**New blog** - It's been a while so retweets hugely appreciated. The Most Common Reason Why Children Don't Become Fluent Readers... And What We Can Do About It ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Should Reading Be Taught Whole Class or Small Group? shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/should-re…

Had the privilege of learning from @NathanielRSwain today. Retrieved learnings around learning science and had reassurance we’ve implemented the key ingredients for improvement. Reassured we’re on the right track and feeling energised to continue to lead these areas.

@JakeCowling @JamesAFurey Looks like my pile is growing

@tronjeanorau @JamesAFurey

I am buying books at a rate that far outpaces my ability to read them. I have a serious problem. Someone help!

@JakeCowling @JamesAFurey What’s at the top of your pile?

@tronjeanorau @JamesAFurey 3rd

@Suchmo83 @Misterbodd What about using pseudo words as a way to diagnose student’s phonics and orthographic conventions knowledge via an encoding assessment

@Misterbodd The only downside to the otherwise perfectly sensible use of pseudo-words in the PSC has been that it has incentivised some popular phonics programmes to regularly *teach* pupils using pseudo-words, which is obviously counter-productive.

I've seen a few posts saying that the PSC should be all 'real' words as this will check pupils reading abilities. I argue the contrary, it should be all pseudo words. Real words hinder EAL & others with weak vocabulary stores . Pseudo words give everyone equal footing

@C_Hendrick Fantastic post, Carl!

A recent article claimed that the Science of Learning and Direct Instruction is "neoliberal dogma that is working to de-skill the teaching profession". This is my response. Link in reply ⬇️