Ron Gorman

Deputy Director of the Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia

Ron Gorman is Deputy Director of the Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia (AISWA). Ron has extensive experience in teaching and leading a diversity of schools in WA and Victoria. Ron manages innovative programmes and university partnerships for AISWA. He is a member of the Global Educators Leaders Partnership and has been awarded the Fellow of Australian Council of Educational Leadership (WA). Ron is also Chair of the Australian Children's Literature Alliance working closely with the Australian Children's Laureate.

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Using quality mentor texts to explicitly teach students how to write narratives

Aug 18,2021

Findings from an action research project in three West Australian schools suggest the use of quality mentor texts when explicitly teaching how to write narratives can improve students’ storytelling ability. Ron Gorman and Dr Sandy Heldsinger share more details about the teaching and assessment strategies used, and samples of student writing.

literacy, writing, action research, measurement, data interpretation, evidence-based practice, reader submission, long reads

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