Vocabulary and Reading in Secondary Schools (VaRiSS) - a 3-year longitudinal study based in Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London, UK

Joined March 2014
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15 Aug 2018
Special issue of 'Cognitive Development' on theory of mind & false belief in infants & toddlers, documenting non-replications & methodological issues sciencedirect.com/journal/co…

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Tho I'm happy for those who got good A-levels, I'd like to offer a word of encouragement to those who didn't. Discussion with colleagues at lunch yesterday revealed many failed initially, but did other things & later made a success of life. You are not alone
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Glad to emphasise importance of language and reading at secondary @VaRiSSproject - thank you @_KateTownshend @jon_severs x.com/rh_impact/status/92641…
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Summary of our research & practice day back in July showcasing @RHULPsychology research including @VaRiSSproject royalholloway.ac.uk/psycholo…

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Vocab and reading in #EAL pupils @ricketts_lara #EAL_BA
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#EAL secondary school pupils (N 16) word reading skills in line with monolingual peers over time #EAL_BA
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#EAL secondary school pupils' reading comprehension in line with monolingual peers #EAL_BA
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Closing the #EAL vocabulary gap over time? #EAL_BA
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Excited to be at a sunny #EAL_BA @StJohnsOx workshop thanks @britac_news and @drhollyjoseph
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Great talk by @ricketts_lara on VaRISS project - longitudinal study on reading, vocabulary and language in EAL secondary! #EAL_BA
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Update on the VaRiSS project | VaRiSS variss.org/2017/09/18/update…

VaRiSS Project retweeted
24 Jul 2017
*new post* Reading Comprehension & Vocabulary: What's the Connection? readoxford.org/reading-compr…

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We'll hear from @Kathy_Rastle @clsebastian @DrEilidh @DrAlanaJames @PoteHelen @VaRiSSproject and workshops on literacy and mental health x.com/ricketts_lara/status/8…

Looking forward to our research and practice meeting on pupil diversity today bit.ly/2rsAdGu @RHULPsychology
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VaRiSS Project retweeted
30 May 2017
New website for our History of Dyslexia project @StJohnsOx @OxfordMedSci @OxfordHistory dyslexiahistory.web.ox.ac.uk…
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VaRiSS Project retweeted
30 May 2017
Want to address disadvantage? Address literacy. Well said, @ThinkReadTweet, low literacy is an entirely solvable problem x.com/ThinkReadTweet/status/…

[New Post] A better investment than grammars. ow.ly/d06330c8fYb
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Deadline for registration fast approaching: 1st June x.com/drjohale/status/868041…

We have fantastic talks lined up from @Kathy_Rastle, @ricketts_lara, @clsebastian, @PoteHelen and @DrEilidh followed by PM workshops x.com/DrJoHale/status/866581…
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VaRiSS Project retweeted
30 May 2017
We've reached over half a million views on our YouTube site. Go check our films out! #DevLangDis
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Congratulations @NickyJDawson for her first article, accepted for publication today! @RHULPsychology @Kathy_Rastle
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Calling teachers and other practitioners working with children: I'll be presenting findings on vocab&reading in secondary @VaRiSSproject x.com/drjohale/status/866581…

There's still time to register for our Research and Practice Meeting on #Pupil #Diversity on 4 July @RHULPsychology bit.ly/2rsAdGu
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I will be giving an update on the @VaRiSSproject: more work to be done to support vocabulary and reading in secondary pupils x.com/ricketts_lara/status/8…

Teachers and other practitioners working with children and schools: come to our research-practice meeting 4.7.2017 x.com/johale_rhul/status/861…
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