On 17 June we attended the European Education Technology Network (EETN) virtual EXPO which is a network that brings together researchers, innovators, experts, professors, and start-ups, fostering evidence-based, quality EdTech entrepreneurship in Europe and beyond. The event took place on the gather.town platform and we had a virtual booth which displayed our online resources relating … Continue reading iRead @ EETN Virtual EXPO
iRead presents work at British Dyslexia Association Conference 2021
Last month members of the UCL team presented work from iRead at the virtual British Dyslexia Association conference. This event took place on 20-21 May and is a venue for leading experts on dyslexia and dyscalculia to share their work with hundreds of researchers and professionals from around the world. Dr Mina Vasalou led the … Continue reading iRead presents work at British Dyslexia Association Conference 2021
How to best support children’s participation in research? Considerations, strategies, and resources for ethics and consent
By Laura Benton (UCL Knowledge Lab) Next month several (current and former) members of the UCL iRead team (Laura Benton, Minna Nygren and Seray Ibrahim) are organising a virtual workshop funded by theUCL Researcher-Led Initiative scheme and themed on the ethics and creative practice in seeking children's consent in research. The workshop includes a keynote presentation from … Continue reading How to best support children’s participation in research? Considerations, strategies, and resources for ethics and consent
Evaluation with students
Leona Bunting, University of Gothenburg When the teachers said that they were probably not going to use Navigo anymore, we went to the schools and handed out the questionnaires to the students. Most students took the task quite seriously and deliberated over their answers. A first read of the students’ answers to the questions informed us … Continue reading Evaluation with students
iRead Project News – Issue 11
Learning and adapting to a new way of working In this term's newsletter we share how the iRead project partners have been adapting their practices so that they can continue to work with teachers and students. We share insights from our project evaluation meetings which have given us the opportunity to exchange ideas and learn from … Continue reading iRead Project News – Issue 11
Using the Linguistic Infrastructure to Develop the Amigo Reader
By Antonis Symvonis, Technical Coordinator of iRead iRead Linguistic Infrastructure The iRead project’s Linguistic Infrastructure is a set of language resources and services which enable SMEs, publishers and education providers to design and deliver content to primary school children learning to read. It contains a series of learning resources and services which pertain to specific language models … Continue reading Using the Linguistic Infrastructure to Develop the Amigo Reader
Using the Linguistic Infrastructure to Develop the Navigo Literacy Game
By Antonis Symvonis, Technical Coordinator of iRead Linguistic Infrastructure The Navigo Literacy Game was built using the iRead project’s Linguistic Infrastructure. In this blog, we describe how developers at Fish in a Bottle use the Linguistic Infrastructure in their DfE award-winning app. As Co-Founder Drew Wilkins explains, “Having iRead’s Linguistic Infrastructure meant that we could … Continue reading Using the Linguistic Infrastructure to Develop the Navigo Literacy Game
Ask the teachers: Vivlos Primary School – Applying iRead to Naxos, the largest of the Cycladic islands!
By Elpiniki Margariti, Doukas School and Skarkos Christos, 5th Grade teacher at Vivlos Primary School This is the fourth in series of blogs with schools participating in the research phase of the iRead project across Europe. Elpiniki Margariti asked Skarkos Christos from Vivlos primary school about their experiences with the iRead technologies so far. Skarkos … Continue reading Ask the teachers: Vivlos Primary School – Applying iRead to Naxos, the largest of the Cycladic islands!
Ask the teachers: Grafton School – A teacher’s account
By Liz Herbert, UCL-IOE, Department of Psychology and Human Development This is the third in series of blogs with schools participating in the research phase of the iRead project across Europe. Liz Herbert asked Vicky Berkson from Grafton School how things were getting on. Vicky told us: "We are an Outstanding 2 form entry Primary … Continue reading Ask the teachers: Grafton School – A teacher’s account
iRead Project News – Issue 10
Learning, adapting and planning for a school year like no other! It has been an eventful summer term to say the least! Whilst our school visits have been on hold, our team have taken the opportunity to reflect on project progress so far.In this term's newsletter, we share how we have been publicizing our technologies to a wider audience. We … Continue reading iRead Project News – Issue 10
