Oz Lit Teacher Blog
Iâm currently reading a fabulous biography on the life, times and writing of Banjo Patterson. I loved Banjoâs poems as a child and was thrilled to nab...
In my last blog post, I shared respected writing researcher Steve Grahamâs uncomfortable revelation about The Writing Revolution: that despite being w...
With so much debate and noise in the world of writing instruction, itâs hard to know what actually works. So when I had the chance to hear from the wo...
A few weeks ago, I shared something in my fortnightly newsletter that was a surprising hit... a pile of fascinating facts about the dictionary! It mad...
Thereâs a well-intentioned (but problematic) practice gaining ground in schools right nowâŚÂ
It seems that in a well-meaning attempt to reduce the (ve...
Around this time last year I invited a guest blog writer -my daughter Ashleigh-Â to share some of the texts she has read to her students to celebrate ...
Iâve noticed a worrying trend in schools latelyâŚÂ
With all the pressure to âcatch kids upâ, âprepare for the NAPLANâ, and ensure theyâre âimplementin...
In my last blog post, I shared three fab new mentor texts that you can use to help teach persuasive writing. One question I received after posting tha...
Itâs NAPLAN season, which means itâs the time of year when teachers start reaching for the same old, tired, persuasive writing mentor texts. Â
You kn...
The countdown to the start of the school year is tickingâŚ
I donât know about you, but my work brain is ON (and it does not understand the concept of ...
