E-READ COST – Page 2

What is E-READ?

Evolution of reading in the age of digitisation (E-READ) is a COST Action with the goal to improve scientific understanding of the implications of digitization, hence helping individuals, disciplines, societies and sectors across Europe to cope optimally with the effects. E-READ comprises a number of projects and initiatives at different levels and scientific scope. There are several strategic, within-Working Group projects. Read more

Working Groups

Working Group 1

Continuing/skilled (PISA-age) reading International assessments (e.g., PISA 2009, 2012; PIRLS 2011) have underlined that the increasing literacy demands of everyday life demand improvement of the reading skills of all students, not just those in difficulty. Individuals of all ages are increasingly exposed to information in a wide range of digital...

Working Group 2

Developmental aspects of reading Today’s children are steeped in digitally dominated media; this digital exposure is likely to affect deep reading. Deep reading is a complex process that builds on the efficiency of lower level linguistic skills, such as orthographic, phonological, semantic, morphological and syntactic knowledge, to decode and comprehend...

Working Group 3

Experiential and emotional aspects of reading Empirical research shows that literary deep reading, by virtue of its appeal to first-person experience, yields potentially unique cognitive and emotional benefits (enhancing the capacity for empathy, social inference, emotional self-regulation, verbal abilities and intelligence). The increasing use of e-readers and tablets for literary...

Working Group 4

The ergonomics of reading (physiology; haptic & tactile feedback) Reading has usually been considered as a purely cognitive process, only based on visual perception, and not really involving body actions except eye movements and, to a lesser extent, head movements. Yet, reading is a multimodal activity involving other body parts,...

Latest News

E-READ newsletter No. 7

Dear all, Please find E-READ newsletter No. 7

The interview with prof. Adriaan van der Weel on Leiden science programme ‘Science071’ on Radio Sleutelstad ( https://soundcloud.com/sleutelstad/2018-12-05-adriaan-van-der-weel-over-de-moderne-geschiedenis-van-boeken .

The editors of the Leiden Book Studies journal TXT kindly invite you to consider contributing to the 2019 issue, about ways of reading in the digital age. The full CfP may be consulted at http://vander9e.home.xs4all.nl/Various/TXT2019CallForPapers.pdf .

This is call about the idea of a book for Bloomsbury. They have 2-3 books per year so they open to suggestions. Technologies for reading and writing are advancing rapidly, with new programmes, apps and functionalities pertinent to children’s engagement…

Read interviews with E-READ member Adriaan van der Weel in Nemo Kennislink .

Dear all, This is the official launch of the second call for Short Term Scientific Mission (STMS) proposals with a deadline of 5 November 2018. Herewith, please find attached three files with the relevant documents for the Call for STSM…

Read interviews with E-READ members in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung .

Read article and listen interview on the Stavanger declaration in Italian http://www.univrmagazine.it/2018/10/11/leggere-sul-tablet-o-sullo-smartphone-riduce-la-capacita-di-comprendere-un-testo/

Read Essay The Printed World in Peril in Harper’s Magazine by Will Self, concentrated on a couple of academic papers coauthored by a Norwegian education researcher, Professor Anne Mangen of the Norwegian Reading Centre, based at the University of Stavanger.

Here are some pictures from our final conference!

Ann Marcus Quinn and Triona Hourigan interviews about Stavanger Declaration

Stavanger Declaration presentation at the PLB3 building of European Commission

Interviews concerning the Stavanger declaration in German press

E-READ in Croatian Media

Theresa Schilhab respond to FAZ published responses to the Stavanger Declaration

What is E-READ?

Working Groups

Latest News

E-READ newsletter No. 7

Adriaan van der Weel interviewed about E-READ by the Leiden science programme ‘Science071’ on Radio Sleutelstad

Leiden Book Studies journal Call for papers

Book proposal for Bloomsbury

Adriaan van der Weel interview in Dutch science news channel ‘Nemo Kennislink’ about the pros and cons of using screens in education

STSM call

E-READ members interviews in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

E-READ media coverage Leggere sul tablet o sullo smartphone riduce la capacità di comprendere un testo

E-READ media coverage by Harper’s Magazine

E-READ Stavanger final conferences