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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

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

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 

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!

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

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

By Leona Bunting, University of Gothenburg University West in Trollhättan, Sweden, has a profile of work integrated learning. The main research environment is 'learning in and for the new working life' (LINA) in which approximately 75 researchers and 25 doctoral students are active. The LINA group runs a seminar series to which researchers are invited … Continue reading iRead Webinar at University West, Sweden

By Dr Emma Sumner, Lecturer at UCL IOE Psychology and Human Development As we pause our work in schools during current times, we thought it would be a good opportunity to check in with some of our schools that were using the iRead project technologies to see if they have any tips to share. First … Continue reading Ask the teachers: Stormont School – A Q&A series involving teachers across Europe

The iRead project is proud to sponsor the Interaction Design and Children conference this year! The IDC conference is an international event that has been running since 2003. It is partly sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and it attracts an interdisciplinary group of researchers in academia and industry who focus on child-computer … Continue reading Proud to sponsor the Interaction Design and Children Conference!

New technologies, new environments! As the international community works towards addressing the global Corona virus pandemic, we are seeing more and more creative ways that children, families and schools are adapting to learning in new environments. Responding to these changes, we have also looked at how we can make our Navigo game accessible for children … Continue reading iRead Project News – Issue 9