Dr Stacey Campbell

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PhD (Macquarie University), MA (Macquarie University), GradCert (Academic Practice) (Queensland University of Technology), BTeach(EarlyChildhood) (Macquarie University), BEd(Primary) (Charles Sturt University)

Stacey Campbell is a Senior Lecturer in English, literacies and language, in the School of Early Childhood and Inclusive Education, Faculty of Education, QUT.  Stacey has worked in education for over 10 years as a teacher and director in NSW early years of school and prior-to-school settings.  In addition to her early childhood and primary teaching qualifications, she has a Masters Degree in children’s literature.  Stacey's mixed methods PhD investigated early childhood educators' beliefs about code-related literacy development, phonics instruction and the use of commercial phonics programs.  Stacey has also developed a range of online early childhood literacy focused resources for national and international teachers and parents including the Teaching Phonics in Early Childhood Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). Her research interests include:

  • early childhood literacy
  • phonics and phonological awareness
  • oral language and vocabulary in early childhood
  • children's literature
  • teacher beliefs and practices
  • parent and teacher partnerships
  • mixed methods research

Stacey's professional contribution to the field of early childhood literacy includes:

  • Co-editor - Practical Literacy: The Early and Primary Years (PLEPY)
  • Editorial Board - Literacy Research: Theory, Methods, and Practice (USA)
  • Editorial Review Board Member - The Reading Teacher (USA)

Additional information

Stacey has been a teacher and director in NSW primary schools and early childhood prior-to-school settings (kindergarten) for over 10 years. Stacey was an associate lecturer at Macquarie University, NSW where she taught early years English, literacy and language units and professional experience. Stacey joined QUT as an academic staff member in 2015 and is currently a senior lecturer and researcher in early years literacy, language and literature.  She also coordinates the reading and writing difficulties units. Stacey's experience includes early childhood literacy consultancies with NSW Department of Education and Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA). Stacey has developed early literacy support materials and professional topic video resources for the QCAA's website. She has recently worked on early literacy research projects for the Commonwealth of Australia.  Stacey developed the successful Teaching Phonics in Early Childhood Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) with QUT/Future Learn, with over 70,000 national and international participants. Stacey is  the Co-Editor of Practical Literacy: The Early and Primary Years (PLEPY) (2020-2023).  She is an Editorial Board Member of Literacy Research: Theory, methods, and Practice and an Editorial Review Board Member for The Reading Teacher (ILA, USA).  Stacey is a supervisor and associate supervisor of six MPhil, PhD and EdD students investigating literacy, English and assessment in early primary and senior school English curriculum areas. Stacey's recent conference presentations include: UK Literacy Association (UKLA) Phonics is important but we want our kids to play (Sheffield, UK, July, 2019) European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) Parental perceptions of phonics and code-related literacy in prior-to-school (Budapest, August, 2018) Australian Literacy Educators' Association (ALEA) The lost art of shared picture book reading (Perth, 7-11 July, 2018) Australian Literacy Educators' Association (ALEA) What do Australian teachers really think about early years code-related literacy learning? (Hobart, 6-9 July, 2017) British Education Research Association (BERA) Pre-packaged literacy programs: Teachers' beliefs about code-related literacy, phonics instruction and the use of commercial phonics programmes (Leeds, 13-15 September, 2016) European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) Conference 2016 .  Early childhood educators' beliefs about phonics teaching and commercial phonics programme use (Dublin, 31 August-3 September, 2016)

Type
Other
Reference year
2020
Details
Faculty of Education Real World Teaching Award 2019
Type
Editorial Role for an Academic Journal
Reference year
2019
Details
Co-Editor of Practical Literacy: Early and Primary Years (PLEPY). An Australian Literacy Educators' Association Journal (2020-2023)
Type
Other
Reference year
2019
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Faculty of Education Real World Teaching Award 2017
Type
Reviewer for an Academic Journal
Reference year
2019
Details
Editorial Review Board Member. The Reading Teacher. An International Literacy Association (ILA) Journal.
  • Reading development in early childhood: An intervention study on the effectiveness of a supplementary contextualised analytic phonics intervention on reading attainment in five- to six-year-olds
    PhD, Principal Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Professor Annette Woods, Adjunct Professor Susan Walker
  • Metalanguage and Literacy education in Queensland school contexts
    Professional Doctorate, Associate Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Professor Annette Woods