SLANSW Professional Learning Summit - All the Literacies: Read, Discern, Discover

Dr Andrea Salins (Australian Centre for the Advancement of Literacy, ACU)

Psychosocial Factors of Reading Achievement and Reading Engagement

Reading ability is generally expected to develop through repeated practice and regular engagement with text. Yet for many primary school children, reading is not only a cognitive challenge but also an emotional one. This talk explores the relationship between reading anxiety, reading frequency, and reading ability in primary school students.

Presenter Bio

Dr Andrea Salins earned her PhD in Cognitive Science from Macquarie University in 2022 before commencing a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. Dr Salins' research examines how best to support children's language and literacy development. A key focus of Dr. Salins' research is the investigation of mechanisms linking literacy and wellbeing in children and adolescents, including the interplay between reading achievement, anxiety, and engagement.

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