E-READ COST

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 forms and sizes (smartphones, computers,…

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 text (Wolf, 2007; Wolf et…

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 reading warrants closer scrutiny of…

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, particularly the hands, and hence…

Prof. Dr. Massimo Salgaro interview to swedish paper Liberal Debatt

Other than Prof. Dr. Massimo Salgaro , in the text, the journalists are talking to , a member of the Swedish Parliament, the head of Arbetarnas Bildningsförbund, a prominent pedagogue, the political assistant of the party leader for the Liberal…

Applications are invited for 10 PhD positions (ESRs) within the ELIT – Empirical study of Literature Training Network. These positions will be funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement no. 860516. What…

Dr. Ann Marcus Quinn (Ireland) wrote an Op Ed in Irish Times (by invitation), about the importance of good design of digital resources. Read more.

The international summer school: ‘How Stories Affect our Lives: The Psychology of Narrative Impact’ (SALON 2020) July 12-17, 2020 in Würzburg, Germany, is now open for applications. All info can be found at https://go.uniwue.de/salon. Speakers/Teachers include Melanie Green, Arthur Jacobs,…

The Bavarian minister of education claims in this article that the Bavarian education policy complies with the Stavanger declaration. Read more https://www.nzz.ch/meinung/digitale-bildung-ersetzt-keine-lesefoerderung-ld.1522947?mktcid=smsh&mktcval=Twitter.

Adriaan van der Weel presented e-read research at International Cultural Forum, a conference in St. Petersburg.

See a video on German TV on the impact of reading correlated with the Stavanger Declaration. Video

Conference Announcement and Call for papers “Digital Practices. Reading, Writing and Evaluation on the Web.” The Basel/Zurich research cluster of SNSF “Digital Lives” projects is organizing a three-day conference on “Digital Practices. Reading, writing and evaluation on the web” at…

On behalf of our EREAD network Massimo Salgaro participated in a round table on reading with the German writer Alexander Kluge and the Bavarian Ministry of Education and Culture Michael Piazolo. The round table called “NZZ Podium Europa” was organised…

After the publication of The Stavanger Declaration on the Future of Reading, the 2020 conference of The International Society for the Empirical Study of Literature (IGEL) is an excellent opportunity to continue the discussion on the impact of digital technology…

Read an article in Irish Times on ipad use in schools. Read article

https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/1118510611204313088?s=11 https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/highlights-from-lunchtime-live/schools-technology-free https://www.rte.ie/radio1/drivetime/programmes/2019/0128/1026096-drivetime-monday-28-january-2019/

Adriaan Van der Weel, Miha Kovač and Ladislao Salmerón presented Stavanger Declaration at the PLB3 building of European Commission on 04. 04. 2019. Webstreaming link of event available at https://webcast.ec.europa.eu/lunchtime-conference-future-of-reading-04-04-19

https://www.tagblatt.de/Nachrichten/Texte-werden-eher-gescannt-403506.html https://www.moz.de/artikel-ansicht/dg/0/1/1708150/ https://www.swp.de/politik/inland/die-digitalisierung-veraendert-das-lesen.-29435354.html https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.studie-zum-leseverstaendnis-sachtexte-liest-man-lieber-nicht-am-bildschirm.61044dde-8ae3-4472-9918-f3134a8817e1.html

Adriaan van der Weel, Miha Kovač, and Zoran Velagić presented E-READ at the round table Child and the Digital Age held in Zagreb on December 3, 2018. Croatian media intensively covered the event: Slobodna_Dalmacija – Ništa nije štetnije za djecu…

You can find publish article (in german) here. Theresa Schilhab initial respond to given questions: -In the German discussion of the Stavanger Declaration appreciation was mixed with a few critical comments. Some of them concern the scientific approach or foundation…

On the most important cultural paper in Italy, the Sunday edition of “Il sole 24 ore” an article on the Stavanger Declaration has been published. More read on https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/cultura/2019-02-25/testo-digitale-tu-ci-inganni-114404.shtml?uuid=ABKBzgUB&refresh_ce=1

Read In Volkskrant online https://www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-media/week-in-boeken-begrijpend-lezen-gaat-beter-van-papier~bbe6a963/

The interview with prof. dr. sc. Miha Kovač in Croatian portal school news about reform of schooling. https://www.skolskiportal.hr/clanak/11179-u-reformi-skolstva-nemojte-ponavljati-tude-grjeske/?fbclid=IwAR1x42UOp7fT-0kOnLc9k1wBBk29xFqayVELw7GWNtyGpN5xDygMpmaWcS0

With many thanks to all who contributed to the success of the E-READ Action, we are pleased to inform you that the Stavanger Declaration Concerning the Future of Reading is now officially published in today’s Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in German…

After successful and stimulating conferences at Bangor, Durham, Oxford, Helsinki, Stony Brook and Canterbury, the “Cognitive Futures in the Arts and Humanities” research network will hold its 2019 conference in Mainz, Germany. The conference will focus on questions of methodology:…

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!

Below is a link to a radio interview with, first, Hildegunn and then Maryanne. It’s a concise and useful summary of her main points, with clear messages to policy makers: “What processes are we gonna use for which reading? Skim…

We present a bibliography that is the result of the work of scientists involved in the project. You can find it on thin link: https://www.stavangerdeclaration.org/bibliography/

Massimo Salgaro presented E-READ COST action activities to WDR, a German public broadcasting. Listen here

First Monday, one of the oldest peer-reviewed open access Journals has published a thematic issue on print and screen reading edited and written by Eread members. http://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/issue/view/608 Table of Contents Reading in the era of digitisation: An introduction to the…

Professors Hildegunn Stole and Adriaan van der Weel presented E-READ COST action activities in Slovakia. See their short statements of digital reading issues in evening TV news, for two TV station: RTVS news TV Markíza news Following two journal articles…

Edited by Mirit Barzillai, Jenny Thomson, Sascha Schroeder and Paul van den Broek University of Haifa / University of Sheffield / Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin / Leiden University With digital screens becoming increasingly ubiquitous in the lives…

Dear all, This letter represents the official launch of the only call in 2018 for Short Term Scientific Mission (STMS) proposals with a deadline of 18th June 2018. Herewith, please find attached three files with the relevant documents for the…

More E-READ coverage in the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Read article

E-READ members Massimo Salgaro and A. van der Weel in THE CONVERSATION Read article

E-READ member Rakefet Ackerman in FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG Read article

E-read members debate paper and screen reading at European Literature says in Wachau, November 2017. Photos from debate

Read it on http://www.literaturhauseuropa.eu/en/observatory/blog/european-literature-days-2017-day-3

We are proud to present COST E-READ Networking Conference Stavanger 2018 subpage with all necessary information about this conference. Read more

The interview with prof. Adriaan van der Weel on Lithuanian National Radio made during the conference Books and Screens and the Reading Brain (http://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/1013677033, starting 1:04:16, translated in Lithuanian language of course).

Read it on http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/lit.12131/full

E-READ featured in Fast Company magazine Read it on https://www.fastcompany.com/40476984/this-is-how-the-way-you-read-impacts-your-memory-and-productivity

E-READ featured in Slovene media. Read article 1 Read article 2

Matt Hayler on reading Zoran Velagić on reading Karin Kukkonen on reading Massimo Salgaro on reading Anezka Kuzmicova on reading Philip Davis on reading Anne Mangen on reading Adriaan van der Weel on reading Angus Phillips on reading Miha Kovač…

E-READ featured in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Read article

Dear all, This letter represents the official launch of the third call for Short Term Scientific Mission (STMS) proposals with a deadline of 11th November 2017. Herewith, please find attached three files with the relevant documents for the Call for…

Literaturhaus Europa organizes its 9. EUROPÄISCHEN LITERATURTAGE 16.-19.NOVEMBER 2017 SPITZ/KREMS A.D. DONAU. More information on http://www.literaturhauseuropa.eu/ Program [de]: elit-programm_2017_de_web

E-READ featured on forskning.no portal! Read article

E-READ featured on Alpha Galileo Read article

We are proud to welcome you to Stavanger, Norway, for the 16th biennial IGEL Conference, taking place on July 25–28, 2018. Save the dates! Cfp will be announced during September. For more information, see link and the conference web site:…

E-READ featured in extensive coverage of E-READ in Deutschlandfunk Kultur on deutschlandfunkkultur.de portal! Read article

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Prof. Dr. Massimo Salgaro interview to swedish paper Liberal Debatt

ELIT network PhD positions

Dr. Ann Marcus Quinn talk about the importance of good design of digital resources

Summer School on the Psychology of Stories

Education minister says Bavarian education policy concurs with E-READ findings as laid down in the Stavanger Declaration