S04 E02 - Understanding Emotions and Motivation in Reading

14/03/2021 24 min Temporada 4 Episodio 2
S04 E02 - Understanding Emotions and Motivation in Reading

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Send us a textIn this episode Dr Sarah McGeown from the University of Edinburgh discusses the relationship between emotions and narrative fiction.We discuss the feelings that books can elicit and the principles teachers can put into place in school to encourage children and young people to read for pleasure.  She also talks about the research she carries out in collaboration with children, young people and teachers to contribute to a better understanding of how to promote reading for pleasure. For information about the research discussed with children and young people, please visit: www.growingupareader.education.ed.ac.uk.  For details of her collaborative research projects, visit: https://lalco.org.uk/projects/.  You can follow Sarah on Twitter @DrSarahMcG. Twitter: @emcurriculumContact: [email protected]: "Moodswing" by Poddington BearFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC by NCX: @emcurriculumMusic: "Moodswing" by Poddington BearFrom the Free Music ArchiveCC by NC

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