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International Conferences

Keynote speeches, conference papers, symposia and workshops since 2000

Australian Literacy Educators’ Association Conference (ALEA) - 2000
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2000 Peer reviewed paper
Using literature circles and reader response as a way of helping children interact with literature dealing with sensitive issues.

Kingdom of Brunei Darussalam - March 2001
CfBT /British Council International Conference for Language Teachers
English for Lifelong Learning - Keynote speech
Writing from Reading: Using High Quality Children’s Literature to Teach Writing and Create Young Authors (3 – 11 years)

Critical Issues in Early Literacy Conference - 2004
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
23rd - 25th January 2004 - Invited paper
Responding to texts: Moving from the visual text to the written word taking a socially critical standpoint

Australian Literacy Educators’ Association Annual Conference - 2005
Brisbane, Australia 30th June – 4th July 2005 - Refereed research paper
Linking Children’s Popular Culture, Role Play and Interactive Writing

Australian Literacy Educators’ Association Annual Conference - 2005
Brisbane, Australia 30th June – 4th July 2005 - Refereed symposium presented with David Hornsby, Associate Lecturer at Deakin University, Australia and Independent Consultant
Literature - an essential springboard for pleasurable learning: Perspectives from Australia and the United Kingdom

Malta Ministry of Education Literacy Conference - May 2005
Keynote speech - What’s in the Picture: Moving from Listening and Speaking to Reading and Writing

Association of British Schools in Chile Conference - 2005
University of the Andes, Santiago, Chile, 2005
Invited workshop presentations
How Texts Teach What Children Read
Children as Authors: Book making and Writing
Moving from Listening and Speaking to Reading and Writing

Kingdom of Brunei Darussalam - August 2005
International Conference for Language Teachers
CfBT /BELTA Council for British Teachers and Brunei English Language Teachers’ Association
Keynote speech - The Effective English Classroom
Seminar presentation - Children’s popular culture interests: Beanie Babies - an opportunity to promote literacy development, or an insidious money spinner for the business tycoons?

British Council, Malaysia - August 2005
Kuala Lumpur - Invited to give professional development conferences and consultancy support over a three day period:
Teachers’ Club - Art, Visual Literacy and Talk 4- 11years
British Council staff - A Balanced Diet of Literacy
National Library staff - The Power of Books: Putting Literature Back into Literacy
University academic staff - Critical Literacy and Popular Culture
Storytelling to a group of 30 ESL children