Departmental Seminar: Writing systems, text experience and instruction in reading acquisition
Learning to read is arguably the most important milestone of a child’s education, as it provides access to knowledge, work, and social interaction throughout one’s life. But the importance of reading contrasts sharply with the fact that it is not a universal part of human experience. Rather, reading is a skill that must be acquired over many years. In this talk, I develop the view that reading systems are always reflections of writing systems, and that skilled reading is best understood as the product of instruction and text experience within a particular writing system. I will highlight how an understanding of learning can enhance our understanding not only of reading acquisition but also of skilled reading.
Date:
23 January 2020, 12:15 (Thursday, 1st week, Hilary 2020)
Venue:
New Radcliffe House, Walton Street OX2 6NW
Venue Details:
Seminar Room
Speaker:
Porf Kathy Rastle (Royal Holloway)
Organising department:
Department of Experimental Psychology
Organiser:
Professor Kate Nation (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
kate.nation@psy.ox.ac.uk
Host:
Professor Kate Nation (University of Oxford)
Part of:
Departmental Seminar Series (Experimental Psychology)
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editors:
George Goss,
Nicola Bridge
