Professor McNeill is the Dean of Postgraduate Studies at the University of Canterbury. Professor McNeill is the Co-Director of the National Implementation of BSLA PLD Years 0-8.
Professor McNeill is an international expert in children’s oral language, reading and spelling development, particularly in children with speech and language difficulties. She has extensive leadership experience including co- lead for the Better Start Literacy Approach and Associate Dean in the Faculty of Education. She has in-depth knowledge of structured literacy approaches and extensive experience in blended learning models of teaching. She has won several teachingProfessor McNeill is the Dean of Postgraduate Studies at the University of Canterbury. Professor McNeill is the Co-Director of the National Implementation of BSLA PLD Years 0-8.
Professor McNeill is an international expert in children’s oral language, reading and spelling development, particularly in children with speech and language difficulties. She has extensive leadership experience including co- lead for the Better Start Literacy Approach and Associate Dean in the Faculty of Education. She has in-depth knowledge of structured literacy approaches and extensive experience in blended learning models of teaching. She has won several teaching excellence awards during her several years of teaching literacy courses within Initial and Postgraduate Teacher Education at the University of Canterbury.
