National Conferences
Keynote speeches, conference papers, symposia and workshops since 2000
North of England Education Conference - 2000
Wigan - January 2000 - Invited speaker
Progress by Partnership: Learning to be Literate with Parents, Teachers, Children and Books.
BERA Conference - 2001
Leeds - September 2001 - Refereed symposium on Popular Culture
Beanie Babies: An opportunity to promote literacy development, or an insidious money spinner for the business tycoons?
12th European Conference on Reading - 2001
Dublin - 2001 - Peer reviewed Seminar
“The True Story of Insy Winsy by A. Spider”: Using Traditional Fairy Stories and Variations on Nursery Rhyme Themes to Teach Writing.
Children’s Writing Conference - 2001
Manchester Metropolitan University - October 2001 - Keynote speech
How Texts Teach What Readers Write: Using High Quality Children’s Literature to Teach Writing and Create Young Authors.
10th Children’s Literature Conference - 2002
Manchester Metropolitan University - 18th May 2002 - Invited seminar speaker
Using Anthony Browne’s Work to Explore Children’s Responses to Literature: Working With Children from N - Y6
Children’s Literacy and Popular Culture ESRC Research Conference - 2004
The University of Sheffield - March 2004 - ESRC research seminar committee member
Bob the Builder Goes to School: Popular Culture, Role Play and Interactive Writing