Ms Alice Reedy
Senior Lecturer
Primary ITE
Department of Teacher Education , School Of Education And Communities
Alice is part of the Primary Initial Teacher Training team. She teaches on both the Primary BA with QTS and the Primary PGCE.
She specialises in the teaching of Primary English, supporting students in what best practice looks like in regard to teaching reading and writing. Her passion lies in teaching adults how to encourage children to read for pleasure, and how to ensure the literature we use is diverse and representative.
Qualifications
- BA English Literature and Creative Writing
- Primary PGCE with SEND: Inclusion
- MA in Education
- FHEA
Areas Of Interest
- Teaching Primary English
- Reading for Pleasure
OVERVIEW
I am a UEL alumni, having completed both my Primary PGCE and MA Education at UEL and have worked in East London schools for over 7 years. I now lecture and tutor students on the Primary PGCE and BA Primary Education with QTS courses, undertaking the role of module leader for some key modules on these courses.
CURRENT RESEARCH
Alice has undertaken research into children’s perspectives on what makes them want to read in their free time, and what barriers make them less likely to do so. She tries to use the outcomes of this research to support teachers to understand what they can do to get children reading through choice and thus increase their chances of academic and life success.
Alice is currently undertaking further research into what affects children’s choices of text, in the hopes that she can uncover more insights into how to get children reading.
She has also begun to research assessment and feedback in Higher Education with her colleagues.
Research Groups
United Kingdom Literacy Association.
PUBLICATIONS
- Reedy, A. & De Carvalho, R. (2019) Children’s perspectives on reading, agency and their environment: what can we learn about reading for pleasure from an East London primary school?, Education 3-13, DOI: 10.1080/03004279.2019.170151
- Reedy, A. (2020). Children’s perspectives on reading for pleasure: What can we learn from them and how can we adapt our practice accordingly?. Impact. 10(1).
- Taylor, B., Kisby, F. & Reedy, A. (2024) Rubrics in higher education: an exploration of undergraduate students’ understanding and perspectives, Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2023.2299330
- Children's perspectives on reading for pleasure: What can we learn from them and how can we adapt our practice accordingly? (chartered.college) (was also printed in impact journal)
- Children's perspectives on reading, agency and their environment: what can we learn about reading for pleasure from an East London primary school?: Education 3-13: Vol 49, No 2 (tandfonline.com)
External roles
External Examiner at University of Greenwich.
TEACHING
Teaching on the following modules:
- PR7000
- PR6001
Module leader of:
- ED5073
- ED4071
- PR7001
Publications
The last four years of publications can be viewed below.
Full publications list
Visit the research repository to view a full list of publications
- Rubrics in higher education: an exploration of undergraduate students’ understanding and perspectives Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. In Press. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2023.2299330