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To read, or not to read?

How diverse practices, perspectives and experiences shape our reading engagement

This BERA Blog special issue discusses diverse practices, perspectives and experiences that influence reading engagement among children, young people and adults. It draws upon a number of current research projects from the University of Edinburgh’s Literacy Lab. Within this lab, researchers collaborate with children, young people, teachers and other professionals to seek to better understand and support literacy experiences and outcomes.

The blog posts share recent research from the Literacy Lab’s community of early career researchers, both PhD and postdoctoral, who together are making a significant contribution to our understanding of the reading experiences and outcomes of children, young people and adults.

The series features contributions about:

  • varied classroom practices and programmes and how they might support children’s engagement with reading
  • approaches that use technology to support reading engagement, including Augmented Reality books and e-reading
  • how reading engagement in children, young people and adults depends on individual perspectives, such as who they are, the books they read, their connection with the book and their perceptions of reading.

Editors

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Sarah McGeown, Dr

Senior Lecturer, Moray House School of Education and Sport at University of Edinburgh

Sarah McGeown is Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology, Moray House School of Education and Sport at the University of Edinburgh. She takes a psychological perspective to understand children and young people’s reading experiences and...

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Jill Steel, Ms

Early Career Researcher at University of Edinburgh

Jill Steel is a former primary school teacher and lecturer in childhood practice, and is currently an early career researcher (ECR) at the University of Edinburgh’s Moray House School of Education and Sport. Jill’s interest in Reading to Dogs...

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