(Dr. Sarah Hughes-Berheim (left), Emily Harriott (right))
EBRL’s own Dr. Sarah Hughes-Berheim and Emily Harriott are reporting in from this year’s Society for the Scientific Study of Reading conference in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, as you might expect, is dedicated to the scientific study of reading and related areas across cultures, languages and writing systems. It’s easy to forget that reading is a fundamental tool for people to interact with the world around them. Put simply, reading opens up a bigger world for people in more ways than one. The scientific study of reading, as you can imagine, is very important to not only academics but every day quality of life. Scientific conferences are also an important opportunity to connect with other researchers in the field, learn from and gain insight from fellow scientists from across the world. If you’d like to learn more about the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, you can go to their website here! If you missed the conference this year, no worries! There’s always next year.
