Primary school principal. Passionate about education, coaching and leadership. Views are my own.
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Steven Capp retweeted
10 Feb 2024
This is a monumental piece that every reading teacher should read, led by Reid Smith @Smithre5 and @PamelaSnow2
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Feb 5
This is wonderful stuff @Smithre5
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I am so excited by our work at @ImpAssessment this year. The work the team is doing have the potential to change the way that schools generate, interpret and use assessment information.
A short 🧵 with some of the cool new things we are working on.
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Steven Capp retweeted
6 Nov 2025
New open access article 🔓
Transforming evidence into practice for reading and spelling instruction: a descriptive study of six Victorian primary schools.
@tserry2504 Lisa Furlong & @PamelaSnow2
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Steven Capp retweeted
8 Sep 2025
1/3 of AUS school children can't read proficiently. In response, all state & territory govt have now mandated that explicit instruction (EI) be used to teach reading in schools. Can EI turn things around? Listen to @JennyDonovan2 from @EdResearchAU
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Steven Capp retweeted
29 Aug 2025
Thanks for the referrals my good man! It was a joy to work on those chapters with you and the same with so many other cool people ! ⚡️⚡️@PamelaSnow2 @tserry2504 @DaveMorkunas @klrhull @SimonBreakspear @StevenCapp @Smithre5 @PhOrMeSLiteracy and many others !
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Steven Capp retweeted
13 Aug 2025
TEACHERS: FROM NOVICE TO EXPERT
@victorialynne99 (@ALearnerToolkit) breaks down the journey from novice to expert in teaching. Discover how educators evolve, adapt, and empower others using the TRIM framework. It's all about context, strategy, and accountability!
🎧Listen to the full episode here:
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Steven Capp retweeted
12 Jul 2025
Education academics seem to think that invoking the word "neoliberal" is a killer argument against anything they don't like. The authors of this critique of AERO lasted all of 3 sentences before bringing it up.
It's such a poor line of argument. If you're going to argue against evidence then use better evidence, not ideology. blog.aare.edu.au/aero-says-e…
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11 Jul 2025
Thanks Greg, important AERO survey link. I have done it and it didn’t take long.
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Steven Capp retweeted
4 Jun 2025
Principals should act now to improve their schools’ approach to maths teaching, researchers from @GrattanInst warn in a new guide for leaders that reveals exactly how seven ‘lighthouse’ schools have transformed maths outcomes for the better.
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Steven Capp retweeted
22 May 2025
We launched the implementation series for the Year 1 Phonics Check today. This is the result of several years of hard work by many. It’s great to partner with @VicGovDE & @VCAAedu on this important project. Please join me for the remaining webinars. arc.educationapps.vic.gov.au…
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Steven Capp retweeted
1 May 2025
Proud to support the journey of these NZ principals via @lizkaneliteracy visiting for PL & lesson walk-throughs.
Learning from others is a key part in building our knowledge.
@StevenCapp of Chelsea Heights PS, our own @rhyssy33 & Kate Buck @BrandonParkPS
@jettybe3 @stephiedegs
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Steven Capp retweeted
15 Apr 2025
This is something we think about a lot at @OchreEducation
15 Apr 2025
To me, I/We/You is a powerful way to conceptualise teaching specific things.
It is NOT a powerful way to structure lessons. It's a cycle. And you could have multiple cycles in any given 55 minute "lesson".
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14 Apr 2025
A very thorough report with lots of food for thought for policy makers and school leaders.
13 Apr 2025
Australia has a maths problem.
1 in 3 Australian school students fail to achieve proficiency in maths.
Our new report by @hunter_jordana @Amy_L_Haywood @NickJParkinson and Dan Petrie shows how to lift maths achievement in primary schools. buff.ly/wu2cqNB #auspol
ALT Graphic showing that one in three Australian school students fail to achieve proficiency in maths
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Steven Capp retweeted
13 Apr 2025
Primary maths has long been the 'poor cousin' of literacy. This has left too many schools and teachers without enough support to boost students' progress in maths.
It’s time to get serious about primary maths. Our new report shows how.
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Steven Capp retweeted
13 Apr 2025
Maths teaching: ‘Unproven’ methods have failed primary students and teachers theage.com.au/politics/victo…
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Steven Capp retweeted
28 Mar 2025
I have a short video that demonstrates this youtu.be/k-2L7zyugSU?si=jgTy…
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Steven Capp retweeted
28 Mar 2025
The decoding threshold is an important nuance to the simple view of reading. SVR suggests improvement in either decoding or listening comprehension (LC) improves reading comprehension (RC). Unfortunately if decoding falls below a certain level increases in LC do not improve RC.
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Steven Capp retweeted
28 Mar 2025
There's compelling evidence of a "decoding threshold." If students in upper elementary and middle school fall below it, they stop making progress in reading no matter how much support for comprehension they receive.
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