Mrs Stephanie Sharp
Lecturer
Institute of Education
University of Reading
United Kingdom
Biography
Mrs Stephanie Sharp is currently working as a Lecturer in the Department of Institute of Education, University of Reading , United Kingdom. Responsibilities: • BA Ed English course leader. • Lecturer - English literature and English subject leadership in education. • Head of admissions for BA Ed English subject specialism. • Study Abroad Co-ordinator. • School placement supervisor. • Examinations Officer. • MA supervisor. • Year 1 convenor. • Personal tutor. • Institute of Education library representative. • Convenor of the Raymond Wilson Poetry Prize competition. • Current and Recent Research Projects: • Transition: Moving from primary to secondary school and its effects on pupil progress with a particular focus on reading. • Research groups / Centres: • First language and literacy research group.
Research Interest
Developing academic practice. Children's literature: Historical, religious and socio-economic influences on the narrative. Poetry: Seamus Heaney and Philip Larkin, together with poetry written by, and for, children.
