Welcome to the web site for The Centre for Reading and Language

The Centre for Reading and Language (CRL) is a research group housed within the Henry Wellcome building for Psychology at the University of York. The Psychology Department is one of only four UK Psychology departments to have achieved the top 5-star rating in the 2001 research assessment exercise. It has achieved the distinction of having its research graded as being of the highest possible quality in every one of the government rating exercises to date.

The CRL aims to conduct high quality research into the nature and causes of reading and language difficulties. It also aims to translate research findings into practical solutions for educational problems.

Staff within the centre include a number of psychology department faculty members, researchers, postgraduates and external colleagues from a range of organisations; the Centre has strong links with the City of York Educational Services and Schools, North Yorks County Council and works in partnership with the Dyslexia Institute.

Current research projects include the Wellcome Language and Reading Project, READing for MEaning and Reading Aloud. The Nuffield Language4Reading project started earlier this year and this May an 18 month project looking at supporting vulnerable learners in their transition to secondary school (funded by Esmee Fairbairn Foundation) has also started. More details of the work of the CRL can be found by exploring this web site.

 

Paula Clarke's leaving do (29/09/09)

CRL Summer Workshop (17/07/09)

Maggie elected Fellow of the British Academy (16/07/09)

Rose Review on dyslexia launched (22/06/09)

Dr Sonali Nag awarded a Royal Society Newton International Fellowship (15/06/09)