17 Nov 2025 - 21 Nov 2025
Online
Every child has the right to read. But what children read – and how they read – is changing.
In the classroom, this presents new challenges and opportunities. How we approach fluency and comprehension must also incorporate the shifting social factors that shape how each child learns and experiences reading.
About the event
Join us at Reconstructing Reading: Translating research into powerful primary practice, a powerful online festival where international thought leaders and experienced classroom practitioners will unpick and illuminate reading.
The ages of 4 to 11 mark an important stage for children’s acquisition of key reading skills, laying the foundations for future learning and life outcomes. To fully realise children’s potential for reading enjoyment and comprehension, it’s time to re-evaluate the schemes and strategies that inform our teaching, and rediscover the holistic elements that contribute to the reading experience.
It’s time to rebalance the connection between teaching reading and reading for pleasure. It’s time to reconstruct reading.
At the National Literacy Trust, we have closely followed children’s reading habits in the UK through 20 years of research. In our most recent report, what children told us demonstrated clear opportunities for rethinking how we teach reading in schools. But we know that the reading landscape is global – with schools around the world adapting to the social and technological needs of their pupils.
At Reconstructing Reading, teachers and reading researchers from around the world will put reading research into action.
Who is this online event for?
Whether you're a subject lead, classroom teacher, trainee teacher or reading researcher, this event will offer practical tools, deep insights, and actionable strategies grounded in the latest reading research.
What should I expect?
- A fully online conference drawing together keynotes from top international reading research and practice
- Tools and strategies for use in your classroom
- Insights to support whole-school improvement
- Flexible access with ticket and agenda options to fit your schedule and budget
What ticket options are available?
- Ticket types and prices TBC.
How to register for the event
Registration opens soon!
Don't miss your chance - check back for more information and secure your place at the forefront of evidence-informed teaching.