Congratulations to Frank Cottrell Boyce on becoming the new Waterstones Children’s Laureate 2024 - 2026!
We fully support his vision to make reading for pleasure a national priority. Reading for pleasure leads to better academic and wellbeing outcomes for children but, last year, the National Literacy Trust reported that less than half of children and young people read for pleasure in their spare time – the lowest since the NLT’s records began in 2005 - meaning that thousands are missing out on improved wellbeing and better results at school.
We welcome and applaud the new Children’s Laureate’s work to help create a fairer Britain where every child no matter where they live or whatever their background can enjoy the life-changing benefits of reading.
Within the field of childhood studies, children are understood as social and meaning-making agents within societal and cultural structures that can either promote or constrain their agency. Among other factors, childhood is significantly influenced by the family context, with family relationships representing pivotal aspects of most children's lives. Check Stina Michelson's new paper to learn more.
https://lnkd.in/euJPNXzq
What matters most is to let every child express her/his wants and we as academicians should put genuine efforts to facilitate their wants through proper guidance and parents' collaboration.
https://lnkd.in/eyuXKxrB
Teaching the human story is a key component of Echoes & Reflections pedagogy. Our collection of testimonies of survivors and witnesses provided by USC Shoah Foundation - The Institute for Visual History and Education can help translate statistics into personal stories. Learn more about the value and impact of these important resources and access here: https://hubs.li/Q02PvJFY0
LIGHT SENSITIVITY: Discrimination
Beth
"I also had sensory issues too which affected me during my time at school, such as not being able to read whiteboards/white paper and worksheets, since the white would reflect the light of the room and makes things so bright it was like trying to read while someone was shining a torch in your eye."
https://lnkd.in/gSTiZ6gP.
Excerpt from my PhD thesis:-
"Negation of light sensitivity is like racism, a consequence of systemic cultural practices. Salter, Adams, and Perez in their discussion of systemic racism, suggest changing the water not the fish.[i] Similarly, light is the environment in which students swim or sink, and it is preferable to change toxic light rather than trying to change the student.[ii] However, school students, even if they are aware that light in the classroom bothers them, lack the resources to protest. Furthermore, low literacy levels have been associated with ‘learning difficulty’, thus both school students and adults in tertiary institutions are reluctant to complain about difficulty with reading in particular lighting conditions. This legacy of a cultural belief reinforces strategies of agenda denial. The concept of ‘learning difficulty’ is locked-in and the concept of light sensitivity is locked out. “Something is stuck at the cognitive level”[iii] and this cognitive barrier impedes setting people with Light Sensitivity on a government agenda.
Dr Jacqui Shepherd, Michelle Lansdowne MBA, Guy Kornetzki, Dr Shelley James - The Light Lady, Light Aware
[i] Phia S. Salter, Glenn Adams, and Michael J. Perez, “Racism in the Structure of Everyday Worlds: A Cultural-Psychological Perspective,” Association for Psychological Science 27, no. 3 (2018).
[ii] Mogas-Recalde and Palau, “Classroom Lighting.”
[iii] Kim van Nieuwaal, “Institutional Path Dependence: A Resistance to Controversies,” in The Hidden Dynamics of Path Dependence, eds. Georg Schreyögg and Jörg Sydow (Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010).
Disability Inclusion and SEND Consultant and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Inclusive Education (University of Sussex), researcher in autism, special educational needs and disability jacquishepherdinclusion.com/
Our co-authored article Beth Sutton, Simon Smith and Marysia Szlenkier is out now in the British Journal of Special Education. Remarkable insights and reflections on autistic experiences of education - such a privilege to work with you all. Open access: https://lnkd.in/e2JY5aRX
"The purpose of our education is to give a young man the tools whereby he can answer the question: What does God want from me?" -Fr. Robert Welsh, S.J. Class of 1954-
That's what we are about at Saint Ignatius High School What do you desire for your son/nephew/grandson or self? Come see the tools we can provide & how we help guide young men to answer this question. #AMDG
This is a great speech about what we need to prepare for as parents, educators and governors when thinking about the future of our children:
https://lnkd.in/gNM5G6t6
The Compendium for Original Creative Works by Children.
The selections have been made for most of the available slots. However, some schools have requested for an extension of the submission deadline. To respect their wishes and allow those who have still not submitted their original stories and art, to do so. However, there will be NO MORE EXTENSIONS.
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