Research Database
This is a database of scientific reports about literacy, reading and reading promotion. Many EURead members are involved in scientific research, and they share results and discuss research agendas in the EURead Research network. This database will be growing fast in the near future.
Why Boys Are Lagging Behind Girls in Reading: Understanding the Gender Gap
As part of the IEA Compass in 2024, it was once again highlighted that, when it comes to measuring reading skills, girls outperform boys. Where does the problem lie, and are boys really bad readers? Could it be the adult perspective on reading and its role in boys’ lives, or are other factors distorting the […]
Bookstart project in Polish libraries – annual eveluation
“Small Book – Great Person” is a nationwide bookstart project implemented by the Polish Book Institute since 2017, with funding from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage in Poland.
Early Reading Research
From 7 April to 6 May 2021, the Market Research Centre, on the orders of Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania, conducted the public opinion poll regarding the early reading habits in Lithuania. Parents with children younger than three years old were questioned. The research was conducted by implementing the early reading incentive project “Book […]
Language use in the curriculum with an emphasis on bilingual education in the teaching and learning of mathematics
Farrugia, M.T., Sammut Casha, M. Muscat, D. & Vella, L.A. (2022). A Bilingual Glossary of Mathematics Term. The Early and Primary Years. The National Literacy Agency: The Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation. The aim of this Glossary is to provide words and expressions that can be used as part of bilingual communication […]
10 Facts About Global Literacy
While the number of illiterate people in the world continues to decline, there are still approximately 773 million people in the world who cannot read. The Finnish Reading Center’s info pack on global literacy was published in 2022.
Multilingual Literacy
Multilingual Literacy Finnish Reading Center’s Multilingual Literacy Report provides information and guidance for the development of public and private services to support the literacy of speakers of all languages.
Over One Fourth of Families Began Reading, Thanks to a Book Gift
Two thirds of the families that received the Book Bag to Every Baby Born campaign’s book gift at a maternal and child health care clinic are reading more than before, according to the latest impact survey. All of the public health nurses involved believe that the book bags encourage families to read. The goal of […]
Language use in the curriculum with an emphasis on bilingual education in the teaching and learning of mathematics.
Vella, L. A., Mifsud, C. & Muscat, D. (2020). A Report on Language Use in Mathematics Education in Malta. Internal Report, Ministry for Education, Malta. The report outlines the methods adopted, results and implications from two complementary studies on the use of language in Mathematics lessons in Malta. The aim of Study 1 was to […]
Language use in early childhood education
Vella, L. A. Mifsud C. & Muscat, D. (2019). Language use in Early Childhood Education Classrooms in Malta. A Report for the Ministry for Education and Employment, Malta. This report presents findings from a survey and case-studies carried out in Maltese Kindergarten classrooms . The main objective of this study was to examine the various […]