Stellar Learning

12/01/2023

This is an interesting article for everyone interested in Hattie’s Visible Learning. I really like that he stresses that there needs to be a career structure for classroom teachers that doesn’t just mean pushing teachers into leadership positions.

Ahead of the publication of Visible Learning: the Sequel in March, John Hattie talks to Tes about his vision for expert teaching, and how the sector can achieve it

05/11/2022

There is an ‘unprecedented’ shortage of teachers right across Australia. Education experts say teachers need respect and a more reasonable workload.

01/11/2022

When following the Science of Reading in the Early Years, the question may arise about what to teach first, letters or sounds, or whether they should be taught together.

Blogger Shanahan on Literacy answers the question in this article https://bit.ly/3C8CgSr

09/10/2022

What are decodable books and why are they important?

Decodable books play an important role in phonics instruction and building confidence in young readers. Learn more about decodable books, how they differ from predictable texts, and how to select high-quality texts that align with the scope and sequence of your phonics program.

Read more in the article ↷
https://bit.ly/3R6JqvY

07/10/2022

05/10/2022

Happy World Teachers Day to all the amazing teachers I have or have had the privilege of working with. You all inspire me so much 🤩👏✨🥰

I love this year’s theme: “Transformation of education begins with teachers”

28/09/2022

Games are a great way to engage learners. Children learn best when they are having fun … so do dogs apparently.

Uno cards are a favourite in my classroom and can be used in so many ways for learning.

Please share any great ideas you have for using Uno cards for fun learning.

Check out for some awesome ideas.

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28/09/2022

Love this 💙✨

Needed this. 💙
(via Something to Chalk About)

26/09/2022

It is so important to use synthetic phonics to teach early learners the skills of decoding and encoding so that they can become successful and confident readers and spellers. 📚🖍✨

Read the article “Creating a Skilled Speller” by blogger Stephen Parker at parkerphonics.com. This article demonstrates the importance of orthographic mapping (OM) and synthetic phonics.

A link to this article can be found on my page in a post I shared from .

25/09/2022

For you, as a skilled speller, writing the words BOAT and NOTE is trivial. You don’t give the task a second thought: BOAT is spelled B-O-A-T and NOTE is spelled N-O-T-E. You don’t have to identify the sounds (phonemes) in these words, and then match those sounds with letters before you write the...