Aaron is an Associate Professor in literacies education and Head of the School of Curriculum and Pedagogy in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at Waipapa Taumata Rau, the University of Auckland. Before joining the University, Aaron was a teacher and Head of English at Aorere College and a literacy facilitator at Team Solutions. Aaron’s research and development work with schools is varied and includes a focus on disciplinary literacy in senior secondary school subject areas, reading comprehension and writing in Years 4 to 8, and literary analysis and creative writing at all levels. Critical literacy and classroom talk are key features of all his work.