United Kingdom Literacy Association (UKLA)
Keynote speeches, conference papers, symposia and workshops since 2000
37th UKRA International Conference 2001
Canterbury - July 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.
38th UKRA International Conference 2002
Chester - 11th–14th July 2002 - Peer reviewed seminar
Literacy and Popular Culture: Beanie Babies- an opportunity to promote literacy development, or an insidious money spinner for the business tycoons?
39th UKRA International Conference 2003
Homerton, Cambridge - 11th–13th July 2003 - Peer reviewed seminar
Responding to texts: Moving from the visual text to the written word taking a socially critical standpoint
40th UKLA International Conference 2004
Owen’s Park, University of Manchester - July 2004 - Peer reviewed seminar
Bob the Builder goes to school: linking children’s popular culture, role play and talk with interactive writing
42nd UKLA International Conference 2006
University of Nottingham - July 2006
Creative connections: exploring verbal, written and audio-visual literacies in the classroom