Friday, July 16, 2010
Photo gallery: UKLA International Conference University of Winchester 8-11th July 2010
3-11 Award: Morris Gleitzman Then (Puffin)
A powerful and beautifully written account of a young boy’s journey; touching, vulnerable, raw; a courageous yet crucial novel.
12-16 Award: Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell (illustrator) The Graveyard Book Bloomsbury
Wow! As soon as you’ve finished reading, you turn back to page one to re-live this tale of a classic rite of passage with plethora of surreal twists.
Special commendation; Shaun Tan Tales from Outer Suburbia Templar
Dip into this anywhere and you will come up with a gem. This is a truly unique book.
The panel was most impressed by the quality of the portfolios, and the evidence in each of innovative, creative teaching of literacy. After much deliberation it was decided to make two awards, one for primary and one for secondary, and also to award a Highly Commended certificate.
John Downing Award 3-11
Gill Robins Sunhill Junior School, Alresford
The panel was most impressed with Gill Robin’s thoroughly professional reflection on her practice. The portfolio was a joy to read and unanimously considered by the panel to be the award winner for the primary section. .
John Downing Award 12-16
Marion Hampton Lambeth Academy, London
Marion Hampton’s range of evaluative comments from the community is stunning. The panel was deeply moved by the evidence in Marion’s portfolio of making a difference to children’s lives .
Highly commended 3-11:
Roger Macdonald Saxon Way Primary School Gillingham
We were particularly impressed with Roger Macdonald’s insightful written responses to children’s writing.
Deacon, S. Hélène; Wade-Woolley, Lesly; Kirby, John R.. Flexibility in young second-language learners: examining the language specificity of orthographic processing. Journal of Research in Reading, Vol. 32 (2) pp 215-229
This study looks at orthographic processing across two languages, English and French. The research is of very real relevance to an international readership; we are reminded that bilingual speakers are now the majority worldwide. The research is methodologically sound, and the authors situate their study thoughtfully, thoroughly within current research in the field. A very real strength of the article is the authors' clear indication s of ways forward for future research.
This study is innovative; as far as the authors are aware it is the first time a link has been made between orthographic processing skills in two languages. The panel congratulates the authors on this insightful research paper.
Clare Dowdall: Impressions, improvisations and compositions: reframing children's text production in social network sites. Literacy 43,2 pp. 91-99
This highly original small scale case study research into the social network worlds of one young writer raises interesting questions about text making in the C21st. The research is detailed, innovative and of very real relevance to an international audience.
Dowdall argues for an original new framework for assessing writing, a framework based on insights from the work of the Russian abstract painter Kandinsky. The panel was intrigued by the arguments raised and congratulates the author on her innovative contribution to research in the worlds of digital text making.
This year's winner is Dylan Yamada Rice, research student at the University of Sheffield for her study entitled: New media, new literacy, new vi8sual learning environment: A comparative study of images in the urban landscapes of Tokyo and London.
Photo gallery: UKLA International Conference University of Winchester 8-11th July 2010
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UKLA has allowed me to further develop my interest in multiliteracies by providing me with the means to discuss and share practice with other like-minded colleagues. ”
Martin Waller
Primary Teacher
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