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Podcast: The Structured Literacy Podcast
Episode: S5 E18 - Why an Evidence-Based Literacy Block Might Not Be the Best Goal for Your School
Description: In this thought-provoking episode of the Structured Literacy podcast, Jocelyn challenges the common goal of implementing an "evidence-based literacy block," arguing for a more nuanced approach to school improvement. She identifies three key problems with this focus: the assumption that direct research evidence exists for every instructional decision (when much research comes from small-scale trials that don't directly translate to all contexts), the expectation that programs will solve instructional problems (when teacher capacity is actually central), and making adult actions rather than student outcomes the primary focus. Drawing on the Australian Institute for Family Studies' definition, Jocelyn a...