Choice and Voice: Reading and Writing for Pleasure and Independence
This exciting and inspirational conference focuses on the significance of children reading & writing for pleasure & independence
The British Library
Tuesday March 30, 2010
It explores ways to motivate, engage and foster both choice and voice in the early years and in primary classrooms. UKLA are delighted to be hosting this conference in the fabulous surroundings of the British Library, near St. Pancras, a fitting venue for a conference dedicated to developing young people’s desire, interest and independence as both readers and writers.
Target audience: Teachers (F-KS2) lecturers, advisers and consultants.
This professional development opportunity will enable participants to:
- profile reading and writing for pleasure in school- the will alongside the skill
- examine ways to build communities of readers and writers
- engage with classroom activities that promote independence and choice
- browse and buy books from a specialist children’s and UKLA bookshop
In addition to the workshops and keynote speeches, we are also very excited to welcome Dominic Wyse and Richard Andrews who will be launching their new book The Routledge International Handbook of English, Language and Literacy Teaching, at the conference.
This powerful account will be of great interest to students, researchers and academics involved with education.
Edited by three authorities in the field, this definitive handbook presents contributions from experts across the world who report the cutting-edge of international research. It is ground-breaking in its holistic, evidence-informed account that aims to synthesize key messages for policy and practice in English, Language and Literacy Teaching.
A comprehensive collection, the Handbook focuses on the three key areas of reading, writing, and language, and issues that cut across them. The international emphasis of all the chapters is extended by a final section that looks directly at different countries and continents.
Click here to go to the book’s webpage
Tea Break sponsored by Routledge Education
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