Oz Lit Teacher Blog

Why Teaching Vocabulary Is Important Mar 26, 2023

French was one of my favourite subjects in high school. I loved learning the words and being challenged by the grammar. Although I continued to...

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Writers And Their Notebooks: Dr Stephanie Owen Reeder Mar 12, 2023

After being asked countless times how students should use their writer’s notebooks in the classroom, I thought the best way to answer that...

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What Is ‘Show, Don’t Tell’ In Writing? Feb 26, 2023

When I was a child, 'show, don’t tell' was an approach my brother took to sneaking looks at out Santa presents before Christmas day. ...

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How To Prepare Students For the NAPLAN Writing Assessment Feb 05, 2023

With NAPLAN just around the corner, I've been thinking about how teachers could best use these next 5 weeks to strengthen their students’...

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How To Improve Your Writing In 2 Minutes A Day Dec 29, 2022

I’m not sure how or why the idea of writing a haiku poem every day popped into my head when I was making New Year’s resolutions at...

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Class Novel Recommendation: August and Jones Oct 02, 2022

 I was keen to read Pip Harry's latest novel August and Jones because it was inspired by the true story of 2 students from the school where I...

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Writers And Their Notebooks: Gabriel Evans Aug 21, 2022

If you’ve been reading my blog for a while now, you’ll know I’ve been researching the use of writer’s notebooks out in the...

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8 Picture Books on Sustainability and Environment Jul 24, 2022

There’s a limited amount of time in schools, so it makes sense to make links between curriculum areas where you can.

Here’s 8 picture...

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Writers and Their Notebooks: Katrina Germein Jul 10, 2022

I get loads of questions from teachers about the best way to use writer's notebooks in the classroom. Some of those questions include:

  • Should...
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3 Tips For Selecting Decodable Texts Jun 19, 2022

In a previous blog post I shared three shifts I’ve had in my thinking when it comes to the use of decodable texts in the early reading...

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