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Dr Lucy Taylor

Dr Lucy Taylor

  • Position: Lecturer in Education (Primary English)
  • Areas of expertise: Children’s reading and writing; school literacy pedagogies; children’s literature in education; multimodal texts.
  • Email: L.Taylor@leeds.ac.uk
  • Phone: +44(0)113 343 4538
  • Location: 1.13 Hillary Place
  • Website: Twitter | Googlescholar | Researchgate | ORCID

Profile

I have been a primary school teacher and specialise in primary English and literacy. 

I worked in teacher education for a number of years, training postgraduate teacher trainees in primary English. 

At present I am a Lecturer in the School of Education with a particular interest in primary education, focusing on literacies.

I am an editor of the journal Literacy https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/17414369

Responsibilities

  • School Academic Lead for Inclusive Pedagogies

Research interests

My doctoral research investigated the relationship between reading and writing in children at the end of their primary school years.  The focus was on leisure reading and volitional writing, and the resources children bring from their own reading lives which have an impact on the writing choices they make. 

My interests continue to be in reading and writing research; cognitive approaches to children’s reading and writing, in particular Text World Theory; child agency in text creation; children’s multimodal texts and cultural resources that children bring to the writing process.

In 2023 I completed a research project funded by the UK Literacy Association in collaboration with the Leeds School Library Service called Books, bags and boxes which investigated the role and impact of the service.

I am currently working on a project funded by the Association of Senior Children’s and Education Librarians (ASCEL) and Arts Council England to investigate and support existing School Library Services in England, and to identify areas in which services have closed.  

<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Some research projects I'm currently working on, or have worked on, will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://essl.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>

Student education

I teach three undergraduate modules in the School of Education, two of which contain a practical element or placement. The third module focuses on children’s literature in education. I also teach on an MA module in the School of English, and the PGCE.

Research groups and institutes

  • Centre for Curriculum, Pedagogy and Policy
  • ICY: Inclusion, Childhood & Youth Research Centre

Current postgraduate researchers

<h4>Postgraduate research opportunities</h4> <p>The school welcomes enquiries from motivated and qualified applicants from all around the world who are interested in PhD study. Our <a href="https://phd.leeds.ac.uk">research opportunities</a> allow you to search for projects and scholarships.</p>