Professor Rachel Heydon
Language and Literacy
My research interests stem from my experiences as a special education/literacy teacher in a variety of communities and settings. These interests include: language and literacy teaching, learning, and policy (particularly in regard to young children and other persons who are minoritized), intergenerational learning, disability studies, the development of curricula and educational and social policies that can lead to the improvement of children’s lives, and the development of curricula to support critically-reflective teacher development. These interests are all firmly rooted in critical theory with its goal of emancipation.
Recent Publications:
Heydon, R. & Daly, B. (2008, May). What should I draw? I'll draw you! Intergenerational art for intergenerational learning opportunities and interaction. Young Children.
Hibbert, K., Heydon, R. & Rich, S. (2007). Beacons of light, rays, or sun catchers? A case study of the positioning of lead literacy teachers and their knowledge in neoliberal times. Teaching and Teacher Education, 24(2), 303-315.
Heydon, R. (2007). Making meaning together: Multimodal literacy learning opportunities in an intergenerational art program. Journal of Curriculum Studies 39(1), 35-62. Author Posting. (c) Taylor & Francis, 2007. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of Taylor & Francis for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Journal of Curriculum Studies, Volume 39 Issue 1, February 2007. doi:10.1080/00220270500422665