Margaret Meek

Margaret Meek or Margaret Meek Spencer (14 January 1925 – 4 May 2020) was an influential British educationalist in the field of literacy.

Life Meek was born in Leven, Fife to Robert and Elisabeth Meek. She studied English Literature and Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh before becoming a teacher. Her specialism became the teaching of reading and during her academic career she wrote and lectured about the ways that children learn reading skills. She taught at the Institute of Education, University of London from 1968 until retirement in 1990, when she became Emeritus Reader in Education. She was also the editor of "The School Librarian" where she reviewed the work of children's authors, for example, David Almond's book The True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean.

Books The Cool Web (1978) Learning to Read (1982), On Being Literate (1971), How Texts Teach What Readers Learn (1988). Language and Literacy in the Primary School (1988) with Colin Mills. Routledge/Falmer Coming of Age in Children's Literature, with Victor Watson, Information and Book Learning (2003),

Awards Eleanor Farjeon Award for Services to Children's Literature (1971)