Prison libraries are a right - school libraries should be too say experts At the London Book Fair, experts including author Juno Dawson discussed why school libraries aren't a legal right, warning that funding cuts and book bans are a threat to children

The biggest cause of censorship? Lack of funding. Far more books are never available to children & adults in the first place than are removed (though that's a growing problem too, it's far smaller) www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news... Prison libraries are a right, school libraries should be too

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Read about the work of our Dr Laura Shapiro and its contribution to understanding of children reading and gaining pleasure out of it! #bookworm

Sunday Times Letter by @nuffieldfoundation.org cites our work: children need the skills to read effectively before they can access reading for pleasure and reading for learning @astonpsychology.bsky.social @rickettslara.bsky.social, report here: www.aston.ac.uk/research/hls...

How do reading ability and practice influence vocabulary? - Nuffield Foundation This study will extend the Aston Literacy Project, a large longitudinal study of reading,...

#NuffieldFunded research from @lashaps.bsky.social at @astonuniversity.bsky.social recommends using screening and diagnostic tools early in secondary to identify pupils who need extra support, helping them to both catch up and develop a love of reading. Learn more about the findings: bit.ly/4rj0PDO

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What schools are doing to tackle the speech and language ‘crisis’ The number of children with speech and language challenges is soaring. And not all of these pupils have SEND. Experts tell Ellen Peirson-Hagger how in-school intervention is possible - and highly effe...

On the back of this article- a thread of useful places for schools/teachers who are interested in finding out more… as I say, this has been a serious issue for a long time… it would be powerful to get a serious handle on it (with obvious impact on ed outcomes).

www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

This is an amazing opportunity!
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www.aston.ac.uk/research/vic...

Tenure-Track Research Fellowships are open for applications at @astonpress.bsky.social - if you're interested in child health/ child development/ developmental neuroscience, check us out here: www.aston.ac.uk/research/hls... we're a friendly bunch so pls get in touch with any qns ❤️📚🥦🏥🏫❣️

Just read this excellent, research-led doc on reading in Secondary. Clear, practical, rooted in the SVoR, vocab, background know. & disciplinary literacy. Lovely to see how much it aligns with what we champion in Early Years & Primary. Real sense of continuity. Useful for CPD & cross-phase work! 👏

Aw thanks Megan- glad you agree! great minds and all that... 📚😍📚

If you are interested in having a voice about reading comprehension and how it is taught, follow the link below and get involved. 😊

@lashaps.bsky.social
@ovendenlaura.bsky.social
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CLSJ Seminar: Promoting reading across transition: What do we know and what can we do? YouTube video by OU Reading for Pleasure

Our seminar on promoting reading during primary to secondary transition hosted by @openuniversity.bsky.social @teresacremin.bsky.social is available to watch- Prof. Jessie Ricketts and I talked about teaching reading skills and fostering reading engagement👇💙📚
youtu.be/dt9lXn2kxwA

thanks so much for coming! Glad it was interesting : )

Promoting reading across transition: What do we know and what can we do? DR. LAURA SHAPIRO PROFESSOR JESSIE RICKETTS Online Seminar 25th February, 2-3pm CENTRE FOR LITERACY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE The Open University

It was really interesting to join this @openuniversity.bsky.social seminar and hear about @lashaps.bsky.social and Prof. Jessie Ricketts’ work on teaching the skill of reading and fostering reading motivation as children move into secondary school @teresacremin.bsky.social

My PhD student @nataliakika.bsky.social is still looking to recruit parents of teens aged 12-18 years to take part in a 1-hour online interview about looking for mental health information online. These findings will inform intervention development, so we need to close recruitment asap! 🙌

This book looks fantastic, can't wait:

yes I noticed that... mysterious

Eternity Engine is superb...(in fact the whole Orphans of the Tide trilogy, tho can see why you just chose the green one)! ❤️📚

Absolutely! Although choosing is hard and children need support to learn what they enjoy reading - this is why librarians are so valuable- and the Love to Read programme has good strategies for teachers to help children choose: blogs.ed.ac.uk/lovetoread/p...