The shortlists are chosen by working parties convened by the editors of JRR and Literacy.
2017
Bailey, Chris, Free the Sheep: improvised song and performance in and around a minecraft community (Vol. 50, No. 2)
2016
Journal of Research in Reading (JRR)
Duff, Fiona., Mengoni, Silvana E., Bailey, Alison M. and Snowling, Margaret J. (2015) Validity and Sensitivity of the Phonics Screening Check: Implications for Practice. 38(2), pp. 109-123
Literacy
Wiltse, Lynne. (2015) Not just 'sunny days': Aboriginal students connect out-of-school literacy resources with school literacy practices. 49(2), pp. 60-68
2015
Journal of Research in Reading (JRR)
There was no award for the Journal of Research in reading this year.
Literacy
Jones, S. (2014) How people read and write and they don’t even notice”: everyday lives and literacies on a midlands council estate. Literacy, Vol.48 (2)
Highly Commended: Hanke,V. (2014) Guided reading: young pupils’ perspectives on classroom practice. Literacy,Vol.48 (3)
2014
Journal of Research in Reading (JRR)
Yvonne Griffiths and Morag Stuart (2013) Reviewing evidence-based practice for pupils with dyslexia and literacy difficulties, Journal of Research in Reading Vol 36 (1) 96-116
Literacy
Janet Maybin (2013) What counts as reading? PIRLS, EastEnders and The Man on the Flying Trapeze. Literacy 47 (2): 59-66
2013
Journal of Research in Reading
Bianco, M., Pellenq, C., Lambert, E., Bressoux, P., Lima, L., & Doyen, A.-L. (2012). Impact of early code-skill and oral-comprehension training on reading achievement in first grade. Journal of Research in Reading, 35 (4) 427-455.
Literacy
Lawson, H., Layton,L., Goldbart, J., Lacey,P., Miller,C. 2012. Conceptualisations of literacy and literacy practices for children with severe learning difficulties. Literacy 46(2): 101-8.
2012
Journal of Research in Reading
Melby-Lervag, M., Lervag, A., Cross-linguistic transfer of oral language, decoding, phonological awareness and reading comprehensive: a meta-analysis of the correlational evidence. Vol 34:1
Literacy
Moss, G., Policy and the search for explanantions for the gender gap in literacy attainment. Vol 45:3
2011
Journal of Research in Reading
Wing-Yin Chow, B., McBride-Chang,C., Cheung,H., Parent-child reading in English as a second language: Effects on language and literacy development of Chinese Kindergarteners Vol 33:3 pp 284-301
Literacy
Hall, C. & Thomson, P. Grounded Literacies: the power of listening to, telling and performing community stories Vol 44:2 pp 69-75.
Highly commended: Cliff Hodges, G.: ‘Reasons for reading : why literature matters’ Vol 44 no 2
2010
Journal of Research in Reading
Deacon, S. Hélène; Wade-Woolley, Lesly; Kirby, John R..Flexibility in young second-language learners: examining the language specificity of orthographic processing. Vol. 32 (2) pp 215-229
Literacy
Clare Dowdall: Impressions, improvisations and compositions: reframing children's text production in social network sites. Vol 43,2 pp. 91-99
2009
Journal of Research in Reading
Kendeou,P., Bohn-Gettler, C. White, M.J. & van den Broek, P. (2008) Children's inference generation across different media. Journal of Research in Reading, Vol 31 (3) pp 259-272.
Highly commended: Mangen, A. (2008) Hypertext fiction reading: haptics and immersion Journal of Research in Reading, Vol 31, (4) pp 404-419.
Literacy
Cremin, T. Mottram, M., Collins, F., Powell, S. & Safford, K. (2009) Teachers as readers: Building communities
2008
Journal of Research in Reading
Kate Cain Deriving word meanings from context: does explanation facilitate contextual analysis? Vol 30:4 pp 347-378
Highly commended: Binder, K., Chace, K. H. & Manning, M. C. Sentential and discourse context effects: adults who are learning to read compared with skilled readers Vol30:4 pp 379-393
Literacy
Lynda Graham Teachers are digikids too: the digital histories and digital lives of young teachers in English primary schools. Literacy 42:1 pp10-18
Highly Commended: Naomi Flynn What do effective teachers of literacy do? Subject knowledge and pedagogical choices for literacy. Literacy 41:3 pp 137-146
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