Could your 11-13-year-old help with our research on understanding reading motivation?

“From early on, those with reading disorder fall into a vicious cycle: as they aren’t very good at reading, they don’t choose to read. As they don’t engage with reading, they don’t get better at reading. We want to understand how to break this cycle and boost reading enjoyment in adolescents with reading disorders.”

We are running two studies to understand why humans enjoy learning new words while reading, and whether this ‘buzz’ can be harnessed to boost learning in children with dyslexia. This work is funded by the Academy of Medical Sciences.

In the first study, we are looking for 11-13 year olds with dyslexia (as well as neurotypical children) to complete an MRI study. We offer a £40 voucher and a picture of their brain! This requires coming to our MRI scanner at Royal Holloway, University of London, in Egham, Surrey (our postcode is TW20 0EX). We can arrange parking on campus/cover reasonable travel costs. We are recruiting 25 children with dyslexia.

Our second study is an online study. This can be done remotely via Teams and takes about 2 hours. Children complete a set of games and reading tasks. We are looking for around 25 children with dyslexia aged 11-13. We offer a £20 voucher as a token of our thanks.

We offer appointments on weekends, evenings and school holidays. To sign up, parents can email us at ncodelab@rhul.ac.uk or use the form below.

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What month and year was your child born in? *

Does your child have reading difficulties? *YesNo

We are running both a study that can be completed online and an MRI study (where children receive a picture of their brain). Would you like us to send you an invitation for: *The online studyThe MRI studyBoth the online and the MRI study

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Would you like to be contacted about future research studies? If so, we will retain you email details even if your child is not eligible for the currently advertised studies. Note that you can always let us know at a later date if you want your contact information to be removed from our database. *YesNo

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