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Articles about teaching reading
2015 Exploring a national book-gifting scheme (with Jane Medwell)
2009 Teaching reading in China and UK (with Li Li)
1998 Eight years of Reading: an editorial retrospective
1994 Student teachers and teaching reading (with Jane Medwell)
1993 Professional knowledge for the Teaching of Reading: the 3 S’s
1993 Reading Experiences and Interests of Junior School Children (with Maureen Lewis)
1988 The impact of psycholinguistic theories on trainee-teachers’ views of the teaching of reading
1982 Research Insights into extending reading
1980 Provision and use of resources in a primary school
Articles about teaching writing
2011 Peer feedback in HE academic writing (with Oxana Poverjuc)
2008 Progression in writing (with Jane Medwell)
2002 Writing Frames (with Maureen Lewis)
2002 Practical ways to teach writing
2001 Beyond writing frames (with Maureen Lewis)
1999 The problems and possibilities of non-fiction writing (with Maureen Lewis)
1998 Writing Across the Curriculum (with Maureen Lewis)
1996 Newspapers in Education and Childrens Writing (with Jane Medwell)
1993 What do children think about writing
Articles about teachers' professional development
2017 School Improvement Coaches Perceptions of INSET in Malaysia (with Elaine Pang)
2017 Primary teachers’ perceptions of CPD in Malaysia (with Elaine Pang)
2016 Teachers perceptions of INSET in Malaysia (with Elaine Pang)
2000 Professional development for literacy teaching (with Jane Medwell)
1989 Negotiating needs in INSET
Articles about extending literacy
2006 An inquiry-based approach to library instruction
2002 Metacognition and literacy
2001 Literacy in the secondary curriculum
2001 Literacy initiatives in the secondary school (with Maureen Lewis)
2000 Content and content knowledge in teaching literacy (with Jane Medwell)
1999 Secondary Teachers’ Views of Literacy (with Maureen Lewis)
1998 Teaching literacy foundations of good practice
1995 Schools as Partners in Family Literacy (with Louise Poulson, Neville Bennett, Flora Macleod)
1995 Extending Interactions with Texts: Theory into Practice (with Maureen Lewis and Christa Mitchell)
1995 Extending Interactions with Non-fiction Texts: An EXIT into Understanding (with Maureen Lewis)
1994 Making reading for information more accessible to children with learning difficulties (with Maureen Lewis and Patricia Rospigliosi)
1994 Comprehension monitoring and metacognition
1994 Advancing on the higher front (with Maureen Lewis)
1992 Children’s use of information books (with Maureen Lewis)
1988 Teaching Information Skills in the UK Elementary School
Articles about digital literacies
2017 Digital literacies in a Chinese secondary school (with Kathy He)
2015 Views of texting among secondary teachers
2007 New technologies new literacies
1990 Text processing and literacy
1989 Using desktop publishing to develop literacy (with Jane Medwell)
1988 Using TRAY with infants (with Susan Haywood)
1983 Computer-assisted learning in language and reading
Articles about language learning
2016 Theorizing One Learner’s Affective Experiences (with Luanyi Xiao)
2015 Critical review of LLS research (with Anas Hajar)
2014 A Critical Review of the Fundamental Directions of LLS Research
2013 Iranian EFL teachers (with Parivash Mozafari)
2005 Sonica Spanish – final evaluation report (with Jane Medwell et al)
2000 MFL in Primary Key Stage 2 final report to QCA (with Bob Powell et al)
Articles about readability
2014 Readability formulae (with Dahlia Janan)
2013 Research into readability (with Dahlia Janan)
2013 Readability revisited (with Dahlia Janan)
2012 Readability in assessment-research background (with Dahlia Janan)
2012 Readability in assessment -principles (with Dahlia Janan)
2010 Paradigms in readability (with Dahlia Janan)
Articles about handwriting
2013 Handwriting automaticity (with Jane Medwell)
2010 Handwriting and writing (with Jane Medwell)
2009 Handwriting and composition Y6 (with Jane Medwell)
2008 Handwriting a forgotten skill (with Jane Medwell)
2007 Handwriting what do we know (with Jane Medwell)
2007 Handwriting and composing Y2 (with Jane Medwell)
2007 Boys handwriting is not as good as girls (with Jane Medwell)
2007 Assessment in handwriting (with Jane Medwell)
Articles about teachers and teacher education
2014 Preservice teachers research and reflection (with Jane Medwell)
2012 Preservice teachers and research (with Jane Medwell)
2009 Why do some student teachers make good use of ICT (with Michael Hammond et al)
2006 Teacher education in Primary English
2006 Theoretical orientations to literacy (with Jane Medwell)
2002 What do effective teachers of literacy know, believe and do (with Jane Medwell)
2001 Theoretical beliefs of effective teachers of literacy (with Jane Medwell)
2000 Teaching Practices of Effective Teachers of Literacy (with Jane Medwell)
1999 The characteristics of effective teachers of literacy (with Jane Medwell)
1999 Lessons from the experts (with Jane Medwell)
1999 Effective teachers of literacy (with Jane Medwell)
1998 Effective Teachers of Literacy – research summary (with Jane Medwell)
Articles about teaching and learning
2019 Teachers’ questioning in maths lessons in UK and China (with Wenping Zhang)
2018 Primary homework in England (with Jane Medwell)
2016 Learning styles review (with Yulong Li)
2006 Pupil perspectives (with Jane Medwell)
2004 Will what you don’t know hurt them? (with Jane Medwell)
1986 Transatlantic comparisons