Reconstructing Reading 2026 is a ten-day online conference for primary practitioners that takes place frrom 16 – 26 November 2026. The conference is dedicated to examining recent developments in reading research and their practical application in the primary classroom.

Led by internationally recognised academics and literacy experts, the programme of live webinars will provide delegates with practical, evidence-based approaches to help them meet the needs of diverse learners today. Topics covered will include early language development, word reading and decoding, reading comprehension, reading motivation and engagement, and barriers to reading progress. Additional programme details to be announced.

Speakers include:

• Professor Jessie Ricketts, Professor of Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London.
• Timothy Shanahan, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois at Chicago.
• Professor Sam Wass, Director, Institute for the Science of Early Years, University of East London
• Kelly B. Cartwright, Ph.D., Spangler Distinguished Professor of Early Child Literacy, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and Nell K. Duke, Executive Director, Center for Early Literacy and Learning Success and Professor, Stand for Children and the University of Michigan
• Professor Kate Nation, Professor of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford.
• Catherine E. Snow, John and Elisabeth Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education.
• Dr Sinéad Harmey, Associate Professor of Literacy Education, UCL Institute of Education.
• Melanie R Kuhn, Jean Adamson Stanley Faculty Chair in Literacy, Purdue University.
• Mark S. Seidenberg, Vilas Professor, emerit. University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Professor Kathy Rastle, Professor of Cognitive Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London.
• Professor Anne Castles, ARC Laureate Professor, Australian Catholic University.

All webinars will be available on demand for ticket-holders until Easter 2027.

Cost: Early bird rate of £100 available until 30 September.

About National Literacy Trust: NLT is an independent literacy charity working with schools and communities to help all children and young people develop the literacy skills they need to succeed in life. The charity runs literacy programmes and CPD training courses, as well as providing online resources and tools to its members. It also undertakes research into all aspects of literacy and campaigns to raise awareness of literacy issues across the UK.