Brett Healey

Teaching Writers: From Apprentice to Expert will be available for pre-order in June. Co-edited by Marie Quinn and me, the book is filled with research-driven strategies by many of Australia’s and then world’s experts on teaching young writers. petaa.edu.au/w/Store/Item_D…

Great news! Teaching Writers is now available for order online. Discover invaluable classroom insights from experts such as Bev Derewianka, Deb Myhill, Fisher & Frey, Helen Harper, Pauline Jones, Young & Ferguson, and more! petaa.edu.au/w/w/Store/Item…

@TessaDaffern It is. Thanks for your contribution, Tessa. As a “go-to” writing guide, it’s great having the spelling expert in charge of the spelling chapter!

@BW_Healey That’s exciting 👏I look forward to reading this book. Many thanks to you and Marie Quinn for your dedication in bringing this book to fruition. It’s been a delight working with you as a small contributor. I’m humbled to have been invited to contribute as a chapter author. 🙏

Teaching Writers: From Apprentice to Expert will be available for pre-order in June. Co-edited by Marie Quinn and me, the book is filled with research-driven strategies by many of Australia’s and then world’s experts on teaching young writers. petaa.edu.au/w/Store/Item_D…

eBook available right now: petaa.edu.au/w/Store/Item_D…

My article ‘Teaching grammar-for-writing as imaginative embodiment’ is now available in Volume 59(2) of Literacy. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/li…

You can find my article on teaching the link between imagination and grammar in Volume 48 of The Australian Journal of Language and Linguistics. Open access. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Just published. My latest article examining the impact of teaching imaginative thinking strategies on narrative writing quality. Open access in The Australian Journal of Language and Literacy. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

If you are interested in learning how to teach these strategies, read the article for free here. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

It was found that teaching specific imaginative strategies linked with narrative grammar concepts likely helped to improve the overall experience, meaning, and reader response of students’ stories.

New article has been issued in Early Education and Development! Vol 36(3), 568-586: “Picturebooks Increase the Frequency and Diversity of Emotion Vocabulary in Children’s Language Environments: Modeling Potential Benefits to Emotional Literacy” Open access tinyurl.com/2uwkvmyj

My article on teaching imaginative thinking processes for narrative writing “with grammar in mind” is now available in Volume 64, Issue 2 of Literacy Research and Instruction. Free for all to read. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

New article from @DouglasKKaufman that articulates the supporting conditions for successful writing workshop teaching. This is an exciting beginning to what promises to open up much-needed ways forward for the writing workshop approach. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

My PhD thesis arrived.

@DrClarenceGreen Indeed. I’ll need to give your article and Bev and co.’s a proper read.

@BW_Healey Essential and incredibly important, Brett

8 scholars in Systemic Functional Linguistics/Genre Theory responded to our review of evidence for SFL/GT for literacy shorturl.at/T33wm They argue “insistence on experimental and quasi-experimental research...demonstrates a lack of understanding of the nature of research”.

To help students craft effective stories, teach them to form highly specific images while writing and then model the grammar needed to shape it. #abstract" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

This article describes a professional development session for teachers on the linguistic process I call “Imaginative embodiment”. For those interested in teaching upper primary narrative writing.

New article out now in Literacy. ‘Let me see it through your eyes’: Teaching grammar-for-writing as imaginative embodiment How can we teach the process behind linguistic choice-making in narrative writing? Read my article (open access) to find out: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

@WritingRocks_17 @CurtinUni @pauGardner @sallymurphy Thank you. Looking forward to working with you on writing matters in the future.

@BW_Healey @CurtinUni @pauGardner @sallymurphy Ah! This is the best news! Congratulations mate. Celebrate 🥳 Your work is so cool…

I just graduated with a PhD in Education from @CurtinUni. The yellow rope around my neck is for my Chancellor’s Commendation award. Further publications from my PhD research will be shared here in the coming months. @pauGardner @sallymurphy