Oz Lit Teacher Blog

What the Research Really Says About Teaching Writing Jun 09, 2025

With so much debate and noise in the world of writing instruction, it’s hard to know what actually works. So when I had the chance to hear from the wo...

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3 Reasons Students Need To Publish Their Writing Aug 22, 2021

Something you may not know about me is I’m the esteemed author of ā€˜The Great Big, Enormous, Gigantic Banana.’

You may have heard about this ...

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Interview With Author Carole Wilkinson Jul 25, 2021

I love getting the opportunity to speak with published authors about their writing processes. Every single insight they give us is a form of profe

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Interview With Author Kaye Baillie Jul 18, 2021

I was recently fortunate enough to interview Kaye Baillie, the author of one of the most heart-warming books ever, Boo Loves Books (where two of m

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Interview With Author/Illustrator Sami Bayly Jun 20, 2021

I recently had the opportunity interview talented Australian author and illustrator, Sami Bayly.

Sami's first book, The Illustrated Encyclop...

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Why 'Less Is More' In Genre Instruction Apr 25, 2021

Being a writer has been a lifelong dream of mine.

From a young age, I’d tell Mum and Dad I was going to be an author, an illustrator and a teach...

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Writers And Their Notebooks: Claire Saxby May 31, 2020

Claire Saxby is a Victorian writer who has written almost 40 children’s books. She writes beautiful fiction and non-fiction texts as well as poetr

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Writers And Their Notebooks: Lian Tanner May 17, 2020

Earlier this year I launched the Writer’s Notebook Series. This series of posts is focused on learning how published authors use their writer’s no

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Writers And Their Notebooks: Trace Balla Mar 15, 2020

One question I get asked a lot is ā€œhow should we use writer’s notebooks with students?ā€ I'm all about authenticity so I thought it would make sens

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Interview With Children's Author Stef Gemmill Feb 29, 2020

I was recently lucky enough to interview Australian children’s author Stef Gemmill. Stef’s recently published book, ā€œA Home for Luna’ was featured

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