Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Dr Kylie Zee Bradfield worked as a primary teacher before beginning work as a lecturer in higher education at The Queensland University of Technology in 2009. Recently, Kylie spent four years lecturing at The University of Stirling in Scotland where, among other literacy based-projects, she helped develop national frameworks for initial teacher education and examined international curriculum reforms in Croatia. Her research interests are related to what teachers know and do to teach literacy, language, and literature.
Now at Monash University in Melbourne, Kylie works in undergraduate and postgraduate teacher education courses in addition to consulting in the creation of school programs and in providing professional development to teachers.
Her research work has been published in The Curriculum Journal, an esteemed international journal, as well as in quality publications for Oxford University Press.
Kylie is a coeditor for the journal Literacy Learning: the Middle Years.
Supervision interests
I am interested in working with postgraduate students in any areas of teachers' pedagogical content knowledge for teaching literacy, language, and literature.
Monash teaching commitment
Kylie works within the literacy suites of both the undergraduate and postgraduate teaching courses.
Her CE roles have recently been in EDF1084, EDF2049, EDF5817, EDF4009.
Research interests
Kylie is interested in everything that teachers know and do about teaching literacy, language, and literature in the primary classroom. She is also working on projects analysing children's literature.
Consulting
Kylie is available to schools and wider organisations needing support in the teaching of literacy, language, and literature. This includes working with diverse students such as those who have lEnglish as an additional language or dialect.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Languages, literatures and literacies
- Children's Literature
- Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK)
- Primary Grammar
- Teaching Reading
- Comprehension
- Teaching Grammar
- Teaching Comprehension
- Primary Literacy
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Active
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English as an Additional Language (EAL) pedagogy for secondary school classrooms
Keary, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Turner, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bradfield, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tour, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Creely, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Bonar, G. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/02/25 → 31/08/25
Project: Research
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Powerful texts for year 6 economics and business: when the Kmart CEO responds to TikTokers
Exley, B. & Bradfield, K. Z., 2024, In: Practical Literacy: the early and primary years. 29, 2, p. 28-29 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other
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Prospective teachers’ views and experiences with e-portfolios
Hizli Alkan, S., Bradfield, K. & Fraser, S., 2024, In: Reflective Practice. 25, 6, p. 767-783 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Words and illustrations: reading across modes in children’s picturebooks
Bradfield, K. Z., Feb 2024, In: Practical Literacy: the early and primary years. 29, 1, p. 31-33 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other
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Executive summary
Exley, B., Bradfield, K., Heinrichs, D. & Clancy, S., 2023, Quality Teaching of Reading Longitudinal Study: Stories of Success. Exley, B., Bradfield, K. & Heinrichs, D. (eds.). Qld Australia: Griffith University, p. 11-19 9 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Report) › Other
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Introduction to the "Quality Teaching of Reading Longitudinal Study"
Exley, B., Bradfield, K., Heinrichs, D. & Clancy, S., 2023, Quality Teaching of Reading Longitudinal Study: Stories of Success. Exley, B., Bradfield, K. & Heinrichs, D. (eds.). Qld Australia: Griffith University, p. 20-49 30 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Report) › Other
Activities
- 1 Editorial responsibility
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Literacy Learning: the Middle Years (Journal)
Bradfield, K. (Associate editor)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
Press/Media
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What AERO’s report of writing development in Australia doesn’t want to talk about
Parr, G., Diamond, F., Keary, A. & Bradfield, K.
7/11/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature