Institute of Education London

Dr Sue Bodman

• Qualifications and position:
  • B.Mus (Hons), PGCE, Adv.Dip.SEN, MA, EdD
  • Reading Recovery trainer
• Faculty:
  • Faculty of Children and Learning
• Department:
  • Department of Early Years and Primary Education
• Centre:
  • European Centre for Reading Recovery
• Summary:
  • Previous experience includes class teaching in primary schools, SENCO, literacy coordinator, learning support in secondary schools, advisory teacher role in SEN and Reading Recovery teacher leader.
    
    Interests include professional learning, particularly how formative assessment supports professional learning, early literacy acquisition and literacy interventions.
• Teaching:
  • Report and dissertation module leader on MA Literacy Learning and Literacy Difficulties.
• Professional Activities:
  • Support for the 'Every Child a Reader' initiative
    
    Professional Development Program for Reading Recovery teacher leaders across UK and Ireland
    
    Support for Reading Recovery implementations across UK and Ireland
    
    Member of International Reading Recovery Trainers Organisation
• Conferences/presentations:
  • Bodman, S. and Taylor, S. (2009) 'Curriculum and pedagogy for developing generative learning' – presentation given at the third International Redesigning Pedagogy Conference at Nanyang Institute of Education, Singapore, 1st-3rd June 2009.
    
    Taylor, S. and Bodman, S. (2009) 'Facilitating change: A case study of advanced professional learning' – presentation given at the first Learning and Teaching Conference at the Institute of Education, University of London, 14th January 2009.
    
    'Early Learning in Reading Recovery: exploring the concept of acceleration' - Annual conference for Reading Recovery teachers and teacher leaders, Denmark, 2 December 2008.
    
    'The Gift of literacy' keynote address and workshops 'Powering up or coasting along – early learning in Reading Recovery'. First All Ireland Reading Recovery Conference, 22 November 2008.
    
    'Say it slowly – an investigation into phonemic analysis teaching in Reading Recovery'. Featured speaker, Reading Recovery International Institute Baltimore, July 2007.
• Personal Country Knowledge:
  • Australia, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand and USA - all in the context of Reading Recovery as a literacy intervention and in relation to curriculum design and teaching and learning for advanced professional development.
• Research Students:
  • I am currently supervising two EdD students:
    
    Penny Ashby - research topic: 'Anticipatory reflection as a tool for critical self-reflection'
    
    Phyl Maidment - research topic: 'An analysis of critical incidents reported by adult students training to be Reading Recovery teacher leaders'