Susan Rook

Dr Susan Rook is a lecturer in primary literacy. She worked at Leeds Beckett University for five years and joined RMIT in July 2023. Susan was awarded her doctorate in January 2024. Her doctoral research covered how inference is taught in primary schools, focusing on the importance of text selection and how process drama can help children engage in the reading process. Susan’s work to date has involved working closely with partner schools to implement creative pedagogies into the teaching of reading. Susan is a member of the UKLA, ALEA, PETAA, Vic TESOL and the International Society for Research in Children’s Literature. Susan is interested in giving students agency over both their response to texts and in their writing choices. She is passionate about promoting reading for pleasure in schools.