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Collaborative research, to improve literacy experiences and outcomes across the lifespan

Blogposts sharing insights from our research studies can be accessed using the links below:

2024

Reading and wellbeing: Exploring perspectives across the lifespan (Scottish Book Trust)

Creating a united literacy research community (British Education Research Association)

Why is reading especially important for teens? (Scottish Book Trust)

Motivating teenagers to read – how you can encourage reading for pleasure at school (Scottish Book Trust)

What stops teens reading books for pleasure? (Scottish Book Trust)

Beyond books: School libraries as sources of safety, inclusivity, and wellbeing (Scottish Book Trust)

Neurodivergent characters in YA fiction: who is being represented? (Scottish Book Trust)

Writing neurodivergent characters: advice from neurodivergent teens (Scottish Book Trust)

2023

Why schools need books featuring neurodivergent characters (BookTrust)

Collaborating with teen researchers to understand teenage reading experiences (Scottish Book Trust)

Better together: Research-practice partnerships in education (British Education Research Association)

Editorial: To read, or not to read? How diverse practices, perspectives and experiences shape our reading engagement (British Education Research Association):

Children’s perspectives and experiences of reading for pleasure practices in the UK

Reading to dogs: Children’s perspectives

Disability Representation in Picturebooks

Technology to support reading engagement: Should schools include augmented reality books on their shelves?

How to adults read ebooks? Exploring the connection to motivation and experience with e-reading

Using participatory research to understand young people’s reading experiences

Reading and narrative fiction: Understanding ourselves and others

Reading and wellbeing: Exploring the relationship between fiction reading and wellbeing across the lifespan

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