# Season Two: Episode 2: Expertise Goes Global

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Podcast: [Chalk Dust](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chalk-dust-7274496)
Published: 2026-02-22T19:39:00+00:00
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Summary In this episode of Chalk Dust , Rebecca Birch and Dr Nathaniel Swain are joined by Jo-Anne Dooner and Geoff Ongley from Get Reading Right , Training 24/7 and Learning 24/7 . The conversation explores how high-quality, knowledge-rich literacy instruction can be made accessible at scale — including in remote and international contexts. Using training videos rather than live classroom footage, Jo-Anne models a structured morning routine designed to build factual knowledge, grammatical metalanguage, and sentence construction over time. The episode unpacks how deliberate instruction in parts of speech, schema-building, chanting, live scribing, and gradual release culminates in a “quarantined” writing lesson with a clear end in mind. The discussion moves beyond classroom technique to the broader question of instructional coaching and teacher development. Rebecca and Nathaniel reflect on the importance of showing teachers what excellence looks like, especially in contexts where high-quality modelling is scarce. The episode closes with a powerful example from Fiji, where the implementation of morning routines has contributed to renewed student engagement and school attendance. Mentioned Resources and Explainers Knowledge-Rich Curriculum (E.D. Hirsch; Natalie Wexler) Jo-Anne references the importance of background knowledge in writing. The idea is that students struggle to write not because of grammar deficits alone, but because they lack facts and schema to draw upon. Morning routines are used to deliberately build that knowledge base. Morning Routine A 30-minute daily session focused on explicitly teaching factual knowledge, vocabulary, grammar metalanguage, and oral rehearsal. Knowledge is built cumulatively across the week and displayed on a “schema poster” for late…

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