On learning new words while reading, with Dr Holly Joseph

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English - May 27, 2020 09:01 - 24 minutes - 17 MB
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Holly Joseph is a developmental cognitive psychologist at the University of Reading who specialises in reading development and difficulties. During this podcast she chats to Sue about a piece of work looking at how children learn new words they encounter during reading, and how some children find this more difficult than others.

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The paper discussed in this episode is:
Joseph, H., & Nation, K. (2018). Examining incidental word learning during reading in children: The role of context. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 166, 190-211.