Rosie Flewitt

Rosie Flewitt is Professor of Early Childhood Communication at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her research examines young children’s multimodal communication in home, community, and educational settings, with a focus on inclusion, digital technologies, and participatory methodologies.

Research interests include:

• Multimodal meaning-making through language, gesture, and digital media
• Inclusive pedagogy for disadvantaged children and those with disabilities
• Ethnographic and visual research methods
• Digital literacy in diverse family contexts

Her publications predominantly explore digital technology's role in early language/literacy development, ethical research practices, and inclusive documentation systems. Recent work emphasizes participatory design, parental mediation, and policy implications for early childhood education in the digital age.

Awards include:

• UK Literacy Association Academic Book Award (2018)
• Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (2016)
• Open University Teaching Award (2011)

She leads major projects such as 'Toddlers, Tech and Talk' (ESRC-funded), supervises doctoral students, and advises international policymakers. She co-founded the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy and contributes to editorial boards of key journals in literacy and qualitative research.