Mary Anne Wolpert
Position/Status
Affiliated Lecturer
E-mail Address
mw401@cam.ac.uk
Phone
(+44) 01223 767553
Qualifications
- MEd, Critical Approaches to Children's Literature, University of Cambridge
- PGCE Primary, Brighton Polytechnic
- BA (Hons) History, University of Cambridge
Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations
- United Kingdom Literacy Association: National Council
Profile
Mary Anne taught for many years as a primary English specialist and was a Senior Manager in a London school before she moved into teacher education at the Faculty of Education in 2005. As a member of the course management team for the Early Years and Primary PGCE, she focuses on developing partnerships with schools and co-coordinates the Professional Studies and English courses. She is also part of the research staff team for the Cambridge/Homerton Research and Teaching Centre for Children's Literature. She teaches on Undergraduate and Masters courses in Children and Literature.
Mary Anne is an Associate Consultant in Primary Literacy for the Local Authority in Cambridgeshire. Currently she is working as a part-time Research Fellow with the Faculty’s Centre for Commonwealth Education, collaborating on a project to raise student achievement and foster interactive teaching in Antigua and Barbuda.
Academic Area/Links
Pedagogy, Language, Arts and Culture in Education
Research Topics
- English teaching in primary schools
- Children and literature
- Teacher education
- Interactive pedagogies in literacy teaching
Current Research Projects
- Raising Students' Achievement within an inclusive context in Antigua and Barbuda.
- Children's Poetry Archive/UKLA Research and Development project.
Course Involvement
- Postgraduate
- Critical Approaches to Children's Literature (MPhil/MEd)
- EYP PGCE Professional Studies and English
- Undergraduate
- Children and Literature (Education Tripos Part II)
- EYP PGCE Professional Studies and English
Selected Publications
Arizpe, E. and Styles, M. with Cowan, K., Mallouri, L. and Wolpert, M.A. (2008). 'The Voices Behind the Pictures.'In L.R. Sipe and S. Pantaleo. (Eds.). Postmodern picturebooks; play, parody and self-referentiality. London: Routledge.
Galliard, J. and Wolpert, M.A. (2007). Enjoy picture books at KS2: ideas to support teachers and pupils to engage with picture books. Stevenage: Badger Publishing.
Wolpert, M.A., Dunn, T., Brown, A. and Chapman E. (2010). Superheroes in the primary classroom. English 4-11, 40 11-16.
In preparation:
Pollard, A., Black-Hawkins, K., Chaplain, R., Cliff Hodges, G., Linklater, H., Swaffield, S., Swann, M., Turner, F., Warwick, P., Winterbottom. M. and Wolpert, M.A. Reflective teaching (4th Ed.). London: Continuum.
Wyse, D., Jones, R., Bradford, H. and Wolpert, M.A. Teaching English, language and literacy. (3rd Ed.). London: Routledge.