Kate Nation
@ReadOxford
Professor Kate Nation at The University of Oxford. Researching all things reading, especially how children learn to read.
Exposure to Language in Video and its Impact on Linguistic Development in Children Aged 3–11: A Scoping Review Lovely work led by Anna Gowenlock with @lilacCourt @UCLPALS @EP_UCL journalofcognition.org/articles/10.53…
Come shape the study of English language and communication at Oxford!
Come join us in Oxford! Or encourage your friends to apply, so you can visit them here! We are looking to fill the Professorship in Language and Communication, a senior professor position, based in @engfac and @WorcCollegeOx . my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit…
Just published meta-analysis (open access): Morphology instruction is effective for improving reading and spelling outcomes, and spelling effects can transfer to untrained words – but we still need to learn more about why it works and how best to teach it doi.org/10.1007/s10648…
Registration is NOW OPEN! 🔓 Would you like to join the Inspire Critical Thinking Programme? This year's theme is 'Why is language so powerful?' If you are in YR 9-12 at a non-selective school in the UK, then register now! 🔗Sign up via the link in our bio
In October, we’re celebrating the official reopening of the Old Library at St John’s. Professor @william_whyte, Keeper of Historic Buildings, reveals the history of this ‘state-of-the-art’ sixteenth-century library.
Come join us @StJohnsOx! Info below, and feel free to get in touch with me or @LHuntNeuro with any questions
Are you a psychologist or neuroscientist who completed your PhD after 1st October 2022, or about to submit your thesis? Consider applying for the **4-year Career Research Development Fellowship** in Psychology at St John's College, Oxford. Please share! sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/vacan…
📣New preprint!! Do you know that book language contains a greater diversity of emotion words? Check out this preprint with @ReadOxford osf.io/preprints/osf/…
St John's is opening its doors and welcoming visitors on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 September. The College President, Professor Lady Sue Black, invites you to join us. #OxfordOpenDoors @OxfordPresTrust
Interested in literacy, education, and well-being? Join us for #OxfordOpenDoors at St John’s, where former College President, Prof. Maggie Snowling, will be talking about the myths and realities of dyslexia. Register your interest here: eventbrite.com/e/917227109977…
Feeling super inspired to hear so many interesting talks and posters at my intellectual home #CogSci2024. Thank you @cogsci_soc for such wonderful programs!
Thank you for those who have already participated and given really useful feedback. Just need 2 more #Teachers or #TeachingAssistants who have worked with children with #selectivemutism to share their experience & feedback by the end of August 2024.
📣 Looking for #Teachers & Classroom Staff who have worked children with #selectivemutism in the UK to be part of this important research!!! @PookyH @Cathy_Creswell @ReadOxford @vjoffe @WordAware @InfoSmira ⬇️⬇️⬇️
⭐️We are #hiring!⭐️ During next semester our Digital Reading lab will open some positions (2 postdoc, 1 PhD) to start in 2025. Ed Psychology or related areas. Valued experience on reading research, eye-tracking, school interventions... DM for informal queries 📍Valencia, Spain.
New preprint with @ReadOxford and @vmurphyox! We tested a semantic fluency task for author names (an "Author Fluency Task" or AFT) and found it out-performed an Author Recognition Test (ART) as predictor of L2 formulaic language. doi.org/10.31219/osf.i…
So this happened yesterday. Thrilled and honoured to be elected a fellow of @BritishAcademy_ Congratulations to all the other fellows, including the wonderful Eve Clark @Stanford and Catherine Snow @Harvard! @OxExpPsy @StHughsCollege
The British Academy is delighted to welcome 86 new Fellows! We are first and foremost a Fellowship organisation, going all the way back to our founding by Royal Charter in 1902 - our Fellows truly are the heartbeat of the Academy. thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/the-briti…
Coming to #AlicesDay this Saturday? Don't miss our FREE Curious Creatures Trail! Pick up your trail map from The Story Museum, visit our friends @CoveredMarketOx to spot the curious creatures on display and return to claim your prize!🎁💫 Find out more: bit.ly/3vZbFmz
Exciting opportunity at @StJohnsOx, in collaboration with The Story Museum, for Post-doctoral Research Assistant to work on project to investigate children's learning through books, audio books and oral storytelling. Pls share! ⏳Closing date: 12pm, 4 July bit.ly/4bitXTC
Looking for a way to talk about the election with children? If I Were a Prime Minister by Trygve Skaug & @EllaOkstad featured in our latest #GreatBooksGuide and has a really child-friendly approach to politics. And it reminds us of the power of children's voices and ideas, too!