AUT25-130 Teenage reading: What do we know and where do we need to go next?

Date: Tuesday October 21st

Time: 7:00 pm

To succeed in post-primary school, students must build on the reading skills they learned in primary school and put them to use in their learning across a variety of school subjects. This webinar will examine the research and practice relating to reading instruction in secondary classrooms.

Presenter:

Jessie Ricketts is a Professor of Psychology and Vice Dean for Research and Knowledge Exchange at Royal Holloway, University of London where she directs the Language and Reading Acquisition (LARA) research group. Jessie has more than 20 years of experience researching language and literacy in children, young people and adults. Jessie is a world expert on teenage reading and is particularly interested in how reading benefits children’s learning and language. Jessie works closely with large networks of researchers, teachers, educational charities and policy makers to conduct research and translate evidence. Jessie regularly provides continuing professional development (CPD) for secondary and primary schools, Multi-academy Trusts and Further Education Colleges that includes actionable recommendations for teachers and schools. Recently, Jessie worked with the Department for Education in England to develop a short CPD course for all secondary teachers so that they can support students of all ability levels. Jessie was an advisor for the DfE Reading Framework and EEF guidance on supporting secondary reading.