United Kingdom Literacy Association (UKLA)
Keynote speeches, conference papers, symposia and workshops since 2000
UKLA 44th Annual International Conference 2008
Liverpool Hope University July 2008
Presented two academic papers
UKLA 42nd Annual International Conference 2006
University of Nottingham July 2006 Peer reviewed seminar
Creative connections: exploring verbal, written and audio-visual literacies in the classroom
UKLA 40th Annual International Conference 2004
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
39th UKRA Annual International Conference 2003
Homerton, University of Cambridge July 2003 Peer reviewed seminar
Responding to texts: Moving from the visual text to the written word taking a socially critical standpoint
38th UKRA Annual International Conference 2002
Chester College 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?
37th UKRA Annual 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.