Reading to Dogs (RTD), which involves children reading to a registered dog (accompanied by a handler), is becoming increasingly popular in schools. Benefits to wellbeing and reading engagement are...
Continue reading blog postWhen teaching literacy in primary schools, it is essential that the books purchased and used reflect the rich and diverse society we live in, which means ensuring sufficient representation. In...
Continue reading blog postPrimary school curricula across the UK highlight the importance of reading for pleasure, for example: ‘The National Curriculum for England aims to ensure that all pupils: develop the habit of...
Continue reading blog postResearch has found adolescence (specifically 12–16 years old) to be associated with declines in reading motivation, enjoyment, attitude, frequency and engagement (see for example Clark, 2019)....
Continue reading blog postAugmented reality (AR) books offer new opportunities for interaction and engagement, augmenting a traditional paper book with digital features such as animations, sounds and graphics to provide a...
Continue reading blog postAdolescence is a significant period of identity development and social exploration, and narrative fiction can help adolescent readers to explore personally meaningful content (Picton & Clark,...
Continue reading blog postReading fiction has a range of established benefits for learning, providing a strong foundation for the development of vocabulary knowledge and literacy-related skills (Mar & Rain, 2015; Mol &...
Continue reading blog postThe British prime minister, Rishi Sunak, lately announced his ambition ‘to move towards all children studying some form of maths to 18’ (Sunak, 2023), prompting questions about what maths this...
Continue reading blog postEducation has long been seen as a tool for identity formation (Idris et al., 2012). Specifically, certain aspects of the education system are seen as the primary foundation on which national...
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