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Professor John Everatt

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Department: School of Teacher Education

Email: john.everatt@canterbury.ac.nz

Phone Number: +64 3 369 3999 ext. null

Office: Rehua 409

Language: English

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Fields of Research

  • Literacy ability
  • Learning disability

Researcher Summary

Interested in cognitive and linguistic aspects of literacy learning and learning disabilities.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Education: Literacy Education; Special Education

Resources

  • Staff webpage

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles
  • Everatt J. and Denston A. (2022) Response by Everatt and Denston. European Journal of Special Needs Education 37(4): 711-713. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08856257.2021.1960016.
  • Fajrina D., Everatt J. and Sadeghi A. (2022) Rhetorical Pattern of the Indonesian EFL Undergraduate Students’ Writings. Studies in English Language and Education 9(1): 1-13. http://dx.doi.org/10.24815/siele.v9i1.13640.
  • Saeed A., Everatt J., Sadeghi A. and Munir A. (2022) Cognitive Predictors of Coherence in Adult ESL Learners' Writing. Journal of Language and Education 8(3): 106-118. http://dx.doi.org/10.17323/jle.2022.12935.
  • Sleeman M., Everatt J., Arrow A. and Denston A. (2022) Evaluation of the “Three Steps in Screening for Dyslexia” Assessment Protocol Designed for New Zealand Teachers. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies 57(2): 465-482. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40841-022-00254-3.
  • Sleeman M., Everatt J., Arrow A. and Denston A. (2022) The identification and classification of struggling readers based on the simple view of reading. Dyslexia: an international journal of research and practice Early View: 1-20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dys.1719.
  • Fajrina D., Everatt J. and Sadeghi A. (2021) Writing Strategies Used by Indonesian EFL Students with Different English Proficiency. Language Teaching Research Quarterly 21: 1-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.32038/ltrq.2021.21.01.
  • Fletcher J. and Everatt J. (2021) Innovative learning environments in New Zealand: Student teachers’ perceptions. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies Special Edition on Learning Environments: 1-21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40841-021-00195-3.
  • Fletcher J., Klopsch B., Everatt J. and Sliwka A. (2021) Preparing student teachers post-pandemic: lessons learnt from principals and teachers in New Zealand and Germany. Educational Review Special Edition 74(3) http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2021.2007053.
  • Srisang P. and Everatt J. (2021) Lower and higher level comprehension skills of undergraduate efl learners and their reading comprehension. LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network 14(1): 427-454.
  • Elbeheri G., Everatt J., Theofanides F., Mahfoudhi A. and Al Muhareb K. (2020) Attitudes of academics to special needs accommodations in Kuwait. International Journal of Inclusive Education 24(10): 1035-1049. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2018.1508517.
  • Fletcher J., Everatt J., Mackey J. and Fickel LH. (2020) Digital Technologies and Innovative Learning Environments in Schooling: A New Zealand Experience. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies 2020(55): 91-112. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40841-020-00156-2.
  • Kim HM., McNeill B., Everatt J., Taleni LT., Tautolo ES., Gillon G. and Schluter PJ. (2020) Perceptions of Pacific children's academic performance at age 6 years: A multiinformant agreement study. PLoS ONE 15(10 October) http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240901.
  • Everatt J. and Fletcher J. (2019) Children with learning difficulties and the move to Innovative Learning Environments. Asia Pacific Journal of Developmental Differences 6(1): 49-73.
  • Everatt J., Fletcher J. and Fickel L. (2019) School leaders’ perceptions on reading, writing and mathematics in innovative learning environments. Education 3-13 47(8): 906-919. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2018.1538256.
  • Kim HM., Schluter PJ., McNeill B., Everatt J., Sisk R., Iusitini L., Taleni LT., Tautolo ES. and Gillon G. (2019) Integrating health, education and culture in predicting Pacific children's English receptive vocabulary at 6 years: A classification tree approach. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 55(10): 1251-1260. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.14397.
  • Denston A., Everatt J., Parkhill F. and Marriott C. (2018) Morphology: Is it a means by which teachers can foster literacy development in older primary students with literacy learning difficulties? Australian Journal of Language and Literacy 41(2): 94-102.
  • Everatt J. (2018) Guest Editorial. Asian Pacific Journal of Developmental Differences 5(1): 1-5.
  • Grech L., Bartolo P., Camilleri L. and Everatt J. (2018) English reading comprehension assessment in Malta: An evaluation of the use of Neale Analysis of Reading Ability. Malta Review of Educational Research 12(2): 172-195.
  • Shamsuzzaman M., Everatt J. and McNeill B. (2018) Cross-linguistic composition: writing skills and self-report strategies of university students in Bangladesh. Crossings: ULAB Journal of English Studies 9: 179-197.
  • Srisang P., Fletcher J., Sadeghi A. and Everatt J. (2018) Impacts of inferential skills on reading comprehension in Thai (L1) and English (L2). Asia Pacific Journal of Developmental Differences 5(1): 117-136.
  • Ahmed MS., Everatt J. and Fox-Turnbull W. (2017) Extracting Best Set of Factors that Affect Students Adoption of Smartphone for University Education: Empirical Evidence from UTAUT-2 Model. Journal of Management, Economics and Industrial Organization : 51-65. http://dx.doi.org/10.31039/jomeino.2017.1.1.5.
  • Almurtaji Y., Everatt JM., Almenaye N., Alazemi AS. and Alradaan DAH. (2017) Gender and behavioural differences in Kuwait primary schools. Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties 23(2): 141-153. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13632752.2017.1370283.
  • Elsayyad H., Everatt J., Mortimore T. and Haynes C. (2017) The influence of working memory on reading comprehension in vowelized versus non-vowelized Arabic. Reading and Writing 30(4): 871-886. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11145-016-9705-1.
  • Everatt J., Almurtaji Y., Al-Sharhan A. and Elbeheri G. (2017) Relationships between emotion and educational achievement in Arabic children. Asian Pacific Journal of Developmental Differences 4(1): 67-86. http://dx.doi.org/10.3850/S2345734117000052.
  • Grech L., Everatt JM., Bartolo P. and Camilleri L. (2017) Developmental variation in predictors of reading comprehension amongst Maltese students. Malta Review of Educational Research 11(1): 3-27.
  • Pilgrim M., Hornby G., Everatt J. and Macfarlane A. (2017) Evaluation of an innovative programme for training teachers of children with learning and behavioural difficulties in New Zealand. Educational Review 69(3): 337-348. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2016.1218443.
  • Purvis CJ., McNeill BC. and Everatt J. (2016) Enhancing the metalinguistic abilities of pre-service teachers via coursework targeting language structure knowledge. Annals of Dyslexia 66(1): 55-70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11881-015-0108-9.
  • Sadeghi A., Everatt J. and McNeill B. (2016) A simple model of Persian reading comprehension. Writing Systems Research 8(1): 44-63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17586801.2014.1003768.
  • Al-Sharhan A. and Everatt J. (2015) Behavioural interventions and developmental learning difficulties: Factors influencing effectiveness in a Kuwaiti school context. Asia Pacific Journal of Developmental Differences 2(2): 114-131. http://dx.doi.org/10.3850/S2345734115000241.
  • Shamsuzzaman M., Everatt J. and McNeill B. (2015) Effects of Vocabulary and Grammar on English L2 Writing by Learners from Chinese and Non-Chinese Backgrounds. Philippine ESL Journal 15: 2-37.
  • Almutairi A., Everatt J., Snape P. and Fox-Turnbull W. (2014) Exploring the Relationship between Science and Technology in the Curriculum. Australasian Journal of Technology Education 1: 49-63. http://dx.doi.org/10.15663/ajte.v1i1.16.
  • Belgrave J., Everatt J. and Fletcher J. (2014) Dialectical awareness in early literacy interventions. Speech, Language and Hearing 17(1): 15-24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/2050572813Y.0000000021.
  • Sadeghi A., Everatt J. and McNeill BC. (2014) Factors related to reading comprehension weaknesses in Persian speaking primary school children. Asia Pacific Journal of Developmental Differences 1(2): 172-189. http://dx.doi.org/10.3850/S2345734114000034.
  • Sadeghi A., Everatt J., McNeill BC. and Rezaei A. (2014) Text processing in English-Persian bilingual children: A bilingual view on the Simple Model of Reading. Educational and Child Psychology 31(2): 45-56.
  • Shamsuzzaman M., Everatt J. and McNeill BC. (2014) An Investigation of the Relationship between Instructors' Backgrounds and the Teaching of Second Language Writing in Bangladesh. International Journal of Innovation in English Language Teaching and Research 3(1): 51-72.
  • Al-Manabri M., Al-Sharhan A., Elbeheri G., Jasem IM. and Everatt J. (2013) Supporting teachers in inclusive practices: Collaboration between special and mainstream schools in Kuwait. Preventing School Failure 57(3): 130-134. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1045988X.2013.794325.
  • McNeill BC. and Everatt J. (2013) Meta-linguistic predictors of word-level literacy skills in monolingual and language minority learners. Speech, Language and Hearing 16(2): 92-98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/2050571X13Z.00000000012.
  • Elbeheri E. and Everatt J. (2011) Dyslexia support in higher education in the Arab world. Journal of Inclusive Practice in Further and Higher Education 3(1): 43-49.
  • Elbeheri G., Everatt J., Mahfoudhi A., Al-Diyar MA. and Taibah N. (2011) Orthographic processing and reading comprehension among Arabic speaking mainstream and LD children. Dyslexia 17(2): 123-142. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dys.430.
  • Everatt J. (2011) Dyslexia in adult students with English as an additional language. Journal of Inclusive Practice in Further and Higher Education 3(1): 5-17.
  • Everatt J., Al-Sharhan A., Al-Azmi Y., Al-Menaye N. and Elbeheri G. (2011) Behavioural/attentional problems and literacy learning difficulties in children from non-English language/cultural backgrounds. Support for Learning 26(3): 127-133. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9604.2011.01491.x.
  • Hornby G. and Everatt J. (2011) Editorial. Support for Learning 26(3): 90-91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9604.2011.01492.x.
  • Leather C., Hogh H., Seiss E. and Everatt J. (2011) Cognitive Functioning and Work Success in Adults with Dyslexia. Dyslexia 17(4): 327-338. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dys.441.
  • Mahfoudhi A., Everatt J. and Elbeheri G. (2011) Introduction to the special issue on literacy in Arabic. Reading and Writing 24(9): 1011-1018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11145-011-9306-y.
  • Mahfoudhi A., Elbeheri G., Al-Rashidi M. and Everatt J. (2010) The Role of Morphological Awareness in Reading Comprehension Among Typical and Learning Disabled Native Arabic Speakers. Journal of Learning Disabilities 43(6): 500-514. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022219409355478.
  • Elbeheri G. and Everatt J. (2009) Cross-Linguistic Research and Our Understanding of Dyslexia: The Case of Arabic. Perspectives on Language & Literacy 35(5): 41-42.
  • Elbeheri G., Everatt J. and Al Malki M. (2009) The incidence of dyslexia among young offenders in Kuwait. Dyslexia 15(2): 86-104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dys.361.
  • Elbeheri G., Mahfoudhi A. and Everatt J. (2009) Perspectives from the Arab world. Perspectives on Language and Literacy 35(1): 9-12.
  • Everatt J. (2008) Mind your language. Dyslexia Contact 27: 24-25.
  • Everatt J., Weeks S. and Brooks P. (2008) Profiles of strengths and weaknesses in dyslexia and other learning difficulties. Dyslexia 14(1): 16-41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dys.342.
  • Smythe I., Everatt J., Al-Menaye N., He X., Capellini S., Gyarmathy E. and Siegel LS. (2008) Predictors of Word-level Literacy Amongst Grade 3 Children in Five Diverse Languages. Dyslexia 14(3): 170-187. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dys.369.
  • Elbeheri G. and Everatt J. (2007) Literacy ability and phonological processing skills amongst dyslexic and non-dyslexic speakers of Arabic. Reading and Writing 20(3): 273-294. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11145-006-9031-0.
  • Everatt J. (2007) Research methods in dyslexia. Dyslexia 13(4): 231-233. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dys.358.
  • Elbeheri G., Everatt J., Reid G. and Al Mannai H. (2006) Dyslexia assessment in Arabic. Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs 6(3): 143-152. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/J.1471-3802.2006.00072.x.
  • Weeks S., Everatt J. and Brooks P. (2006) amidyslexic?com: A new and innovative web-based dyslexia-screening tool for adults. Dyslexia Review (Spring 2006): 16-22.
  • al Mannai H. and Everatt J. (2005) Phonological processing skills as predictors of literacy amongst arabic speaking Bahraini children. Dyslexia 11(4): 269-291. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dys.303.
  • Millward LJ., Bryan K., Everatt J. and Collins R. (2005) Clinicians and dyslexia - A computer-based assessment of one of the key cognitive skills involved in drug administration. International Journal of Nursing Studies 42(3): 341-353. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2004.07.001.
  • Simpson J. and Everatt J. (2005) Reception class predictors of literacy skills. British Journal of Educational Psychology 75(2): 171-188. http://dx.doi.org/10.1348/000709904X24780.
  • Everatt J., Smythe I., Ocampo D. and Gyarmathy E. (2004) Issues in the assessment of literacy-related difficulties across language backgrounds: A cross-linguistic comparison. Journal of Research in Reading 27(2): 141-151. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9817.2004.00222.x.
  • Jeffries S. and Everatt J. (2004) Working memory: Its role in dyslexia and other specific learning difficulties. Dyslexia 10(3): 196-214. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dys.278.
  • Smythe I., Everatt J., Gyarmathy É., Ho CSH. and Groeger JA. (2003) Short-term memory and literacy: A cross-language comparison. Educational and Child Psychology 20(3): 37-50.
  • Brooks P., Weeks S. and Everatt J. (2002) Individualisation of learning in mainstream school children. Educational and Child Psychology 19(4): 63-74.
  • Everatt J., Smythe I., Ocampo D. and Veii K. (2002) Dyslexia assessment of the biscriptal reader. Topics in Language Disorders 22(5): 32-45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00011363-200211000-00007.
  • Smythe I. and Everatt J. (2002) Dyslexia and the multilingual child: Policy into practice. Topics in Language Disorders 22(5): 71-80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00011363-200211000-00009.
  • Weeks S., Brooks P. and Everatt J. (2002) Differences in learning to spell: Relationships between cognitive profiles and learning responses to teaching methods. Educational and Child Psychology 19(4): 47-62.
  • Zabell C. and Everatt J. (2002) Surface and phonological subtypes of adult developmental dyslexia. Dyslexia 8(3): 160-177. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dys.223.
  • Barrett DJK., Bradshaw MF., Rose D., Everatt J. and Simpson PJ. (2001) Reflexive shifts of covert attention operate in an egocentric coordinate frame. Perception 30(9): 1083-1091. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/p3165.
  • Everatt J., Smythe I., Adams E. and Ocampo D. (2000) Dyslexia Screening Measures and Bilingualism. Dyslexia 6(1): 42-56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-0909(200001/03)6:1<42::AID-DYS157>3.0.CO;2-0.
  • Everatt J., Bradshaw MF. and Hibbard PB. (1999) Visual processing and dyslexia. Perception 28(2): 243-254. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/p2743.
  • Everatt J., Steffert B. and Smythe I. (1999) An eye for the unusual: Creative thinking in dyslexics. Dyslexia 5(1): 28-46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-0909(199903)5:1<28::AID-DYS126>3.0.CO;2-K.
  • Everatt J. (1997) The Abilities and disabilities associated with adult developmental Dyslexia. Journal of Research in Reading 20(1): 13-21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-9817.00016.
  • Everatt J., Warner J., Miles TR. and Thomson ME. (1997) The incidence of stroop interference in dyslexia. Dyslexia 3(4): 222-228. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-0909(199712)3:4<222::AID-DYS12>3.0.CO;2-P.
  • Everatt J. and Brannan P. (1996) The effects of a spelling task on the subsequent performance of dyslexics. Dyslexia 2(1): 22-30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-0909(199602)2:1<22::AID-DYS32>3.0.CO;2-8.
  • Underwood G. and Everatt J. (1996) Chapter 6 Automatic and controlled information processing: The role of attention in the processing of novelty. Handbook of Perception and Action 3(C): 185-227. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1874-5822(96)80023-5.
  • Underwood G. and Everatt J. (1994) Individual Differences in Reading Subprocesses: Relationships Between Reading Ability, Lexical Access, and Eye Movement Control. Language and Speech 37(3): 283-297. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002383099403700305.
  • Everatt J. and Underwood G. (1992) Parafoveal guidance and priming effects during reading: A special case of the mind being ahead of the eyes. Consciousness and Cognition 1(2): 186-197. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/1053-8100(92)90060-N.
  • Underwood G. and Everatt J. (1992) The role of eye movements in reading: Some limitations of the eye-mind assumption. Advances in Psychology 88(C): 111-169. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0166-4115(08)61744-6.
  • Underwood G., Clews S. and Everatt J. (1990) How Do Readers Know Where to Look Next? Local Information Distributions Influence Eye Fixations. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section A 42(1): 39-65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14640749008401207.
Authored Books
  • Everatt J. and Denston A. (2019) Dyslexia Theories, Assessment and Support. Routledge. 208.
  • Elbeheri G., Reid G. and Everatt J. (2017) Motivating Children with Specific Learning Difficulties A Teacher’s Practical Guide. Routledge. 162.
  • Reid G., Elbeheri G. and Everatt J. (2015) Assessing children with specific learning difficulties. Abingdon: Routledge. 208.
  • Reid G., Elbeheri G., Everatt J., Wearmouth J. and Knight D. (2012) The routledge companion to dyslexia. 1-362. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203549230.
  • Elbeheri G., Everatt J., Mahfoudhi A. and Al-Diyar M. (2009) Dyslexia: A guide for Arab researchers (written in Arabic). Kuwait: Centre for Child Evaluation & Teaching. 224pp.
Chapters
  • Gautam S., Everatt J., Sadeghi A. and McNeill B. (2019) Multiliteracy in Akshara and alphabetic orthographies: The case of Punjabi, Hindi and English learners in primary schools in Punjab. In Joshi RM; McBride C (Ed.), Handbook of Literacy in Akshara Orthography: 139-160. Cham: Springer International Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05977-4_8.
  • Nesan M., Sadeghi A. and Everatt J. (2019) Literacy acquisition in the Malayalam orthography: Cognitive/linguistic influences within a multilingual context. In Joshi RM; McBride C (Ed.), Handbook of Literacy in Akshara Orthography: 85-101.Springer. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05977-4.
  • Everatt J. and Denston A. (2018) Literacy learning intervention, the development of self-concept and resilient self-efficacy. In McLean B (Ed.), The Australian Dyslexia Learning Difference Handbook 2018/19: 35-45. Erina NSW: The Learning Difference Convention.
  • Gillon G. and Everatt J. (2018) The importance of phonological processing skills in dyslexia. In Gillon G (Ed.), Phonological Awareness: from Research to Practice, second edition: 74-94. New York: Guildford Press.
  • Gillon G., Everatt J. and Sadeghi A. (2018) Phonological awareness assessment. In Gillon G (Ed.), Phonological Awareness: from Research to Practice, second edition: 138-159. New York: Guildford Press.
  • Gillon G., Sadeghi A. and Everatt J. (2018) Phonological awareness development in speakers of languages other than English. In Gillon G (Ed.), Phonological Awareness: from Research to Practice, second edition: 57-72. New York: Guildford Press.
  • Sadeghi A., Cheraghi S., Saeed A. and Everatt J. (2018) Reading and writing of university students with English as a second language: Linguistic and metalinguistic skills. In Wong LT; Wong WLH (Ed.), Teaching and learning English for academic purposes: Current research and practices: 125-140. New York: Nova Science Publishers.
  • • Saiegh-Haddad E. and Everatt JM. (2017) Early literacy education in Arabic. In Kucirkova N; Snow CE; Grover V; McBride C (Ed.), The Routledge International Handbook of Early Literacy Education: 185-199. Abingdon: Routledge.
  • Elbeheri G. and Everatt JM. (2016) Principles and guidelines in test construction for multilingual children. In Peer L; Reid G (Ed.), Multilingualism, literacy and dyslexia (2nd edition ed.): 49-60. Abingdon: Routledge.
  • Grech L., Sadeghi A. and Everatt JM. (2016) Language needs and reading comprehension. In Daloiso M (Ed.), Specific language needs: Features, treatment and education (in Italian): 167-181.Erickson.
  • Everatt J., Mahfoudhi A., Al-Manabri M. and Elbeheri G. (2015) Dyscalculia in Arabic speaking children: Assessment and intervention practices. In Chinn S (Ed.), Routledge International Handbook of Dyscalculia and Mathematics Learning Difficulties: 183-192. Abingdon: Routledge.
  • Sadeghi A. and Everatt J. (2015) Influence of language background on English reading comprehension skills: Cross-language transfer effects. In Wong LT; Dubey-Jhaveri A (Ed.), English language education in a global world: Practices, issues and challenges: 69-80. New York: Nova Science Publishers.
  • Everatt J. and McNeill BC. (2014) Practical implications from research into dyspraxia. In Holliman AJ (Ed.), The Routledge International Companion to Educational Psychology: 307-316. Abingdon: Routledge.
  • Everatt J., Elbeheri G. and Brooks P. (2014) Dyscalculia: Research and practice on identification and intervention across languages. In Holliman AJ (Ed.), The Routledge International Companion to Educational Psychology: 317-326. Abingdon: Routledge.
  • Everatt J., Reid G. and Elbeheri G. (2013) Assessment approaches for multilingual learners with dyslexia. In Martin D (Ed.), Researching Dyslexia in Multilingual Settings: Diverse Perspectives: 18-35. Bristol: Multilingual Matters.
  • Everatt J., Sadeghi A., Grech L., Elshikh M., Abdel-Sabour S., Al-Menaye N., McNeill B. and Elbeheri G. (2013) Assessment of literacy difficulties in second language and bilingual learners. In Spanoudis G; Tsagari D (Ed.), Assessing L2 Students with Learning and Other Disabilities (Linguistics): 27-43. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
  • Khan TA., Rahaman MM., Hornby G., Sutherland D., Everatt J. and Greenwood J. (2013) Inclusive Education at Secondary Level in Bangladesh: Challenges and Recommendations. In Greenwood J; Everatt J; Kabir AH; Alam S (Ed.), Research and educational change in Bangladesh: 245-261. Dhaka: University of Dhaka Press.
  • Shamsuzzaman M. and Everatt J. (2013) Teaching writing in English at tertiary level in Bangladesh: Deconstructing error and reconstructing pedagogy. In Greenwood J; Everatt J; Kabir AH; Alam S (Ed.), Research and educational change in Bangladesh: 69-83. Dhaka: University of Dhaka.
  • Everatt J. and Reid G. (2012) Dyslexia: An overview of recent research. The Routledge Companion to Dyslexia: 1-21. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203549230.
  • Fidler R. and Everatt J. (2012) Reading comprehension in adult students with dyslexia: Areas of weakness and strategies for support. In Brunswick N (Ed.), Supporting dyslexic adults in higher education and the workplace: 91-100. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
  • Everatt J. and Fidler R. (2010) Adults with Dyslexia - recent research. In Leather C; McLoughlin D (Ed.), Employment and Dyslexia Handbook 2010: 62-66. Bracknell: British Dyslexia Association.
  • Everatt J. and Reid G. (2010) Motivating children with dyslexia. In Fletcher J; Parkhill F; Gillon G (Ed.), Motivating literacy learners in today's world: 67-78. Wellington: NZCER Press.
  • Everatt J., Ocampo D., Veii K., Nenopoulou S., Smythe I., Al Mannai H. and Elbeheri G. (2010) Dyslexia in biscriptal readers. In Brunswick N; McDougall S; de Mornay Davies P (Ed.), Reading and Dyslexia in Different Orthographies: 221-246. Hove: Psychology Press.
  • Brooks P. and Everatt J. (2009) Phonology, discrepancy, instruction and dyslexia: Adversaries or allies? Educational Psychology: Cognition and Learning, Individual Differences and Motivation: 207-224.
  • Brooks P. and Everatt J. (2009) Phonology, discrepancy, instruction and dyslexia: Adversaries or allies? In Larson JE (Ed.), Educational psychology: Cognition and learning, individual differences and motivation: 205-222. New York: Nova Science Publishers.
  • Elbeheri G. and Everatt J. (2009) Dyslexia and IQ: from research to practice. In Reid G; Elbeheri G; Everatt J; Wearmouth J; Knight D (Ed.), The Routledge Companion to Dyslexia: 22-32. Abingdon: Routledge.
  • Everatt J. (2009) Research in adults with dyslexia. In Smythe I (Ed.), Employment and Dyslexia Handbook 2009: 40-45. Bracknell: British Dyslexia Association.
  • Everatt J. and Reid G. (2009) Dyslexia: An overview of recent research. In Reid G; Elbeheri G; Everatt J; Wearmouth J; Knight D (Ed.), The Routledge Companion to Dyslexia: 3-21. Abingdon: Routledge.
  • Mahfoudhi A., Elbeheri G. and Everatt J. (2009) Reading and dyslexia in Arabic. In Reid G; Elbeheri G; Everatt J; Wearmouth J; Knight D (Ed.), The Routledge Companion to Dyslexia: 311-320. Abingdon: Routledge.
  • Everatt J. and Elbeheri G. (2008) Dyslexia in Different Orthographies: Variability in Transparency. In Reid G; Fawcett AJ; Manis F; Siegel LS (Ed.), The Sage Handbook of Dyslexia: 427-438. Los Angeles: Sage.
  • Everatt J., Elbeheri G., Firman C. and Ocampo D. (2008) Cross-language comparisons and multilingualism in dyslexia. In Singleton C (Ed.), The Dyslexia Handbook 2008/9: 154-161. Bracknell: British Dyslexia Association.
Reports
  • Everatt J. (2017) Development and standardization of a literacy learning disability screening tool for use with university/college level adult students in Kuwait.Commissioned by Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research.
  • Everatt J., Abu Al Diyar M. and Elbeheri G. (2013) Development of tests to identify students with Learning Disabilities.Commissioned by Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science.
  • Mortimore T., Hansen L., Hutchings M., Northcote A., Fernando J., Horobin L., Saunders K. and Everatt J. (2012) Dyslexia and multilingualism: Identifiying and supporting bilingual learners who might be at risk of developing SpLD/dyslexia.Commissioned by British Dyslexia Association and the Lottery Fund.
  • Davis N., Fletcher J., Brooker B., Everatt J., Gillon G., Mackey J. and Morrow D. (2010) E-learning for adult literacy, language and numeracy: A review of the literature.Commissioned by Ministry of Education. 94pp.
  • Taibah N., Everatt J., Elbeheri G., Abu Al-Diyar M. and Abdel Aziz O. (2010) Developing & standardizing tests for the assessment of education-related learning disabilities in Arabic in Kuwait & Saudi Arabia.Commissioned by Prince Salman Center for Disability Research.
  • Elbeheri G. and Everatt J. (2009) Developing a computer-based Dyscalculia Screener to identify monolingual Arabic speaking individuals with dyscalculia in Kuwait.Commissioned by Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science.
  • Gillon G., Davis N., Everatt J., McNeill B. and Moran C. (2009) Supporting Adults with Dyslexia: A resource developed for the Tertiary Education Commission Adult Literacy Project.Commissioned by Tertiary Education Commission.
Other
  • Mahfoudhi A., Everatt J., Elbeheri G., ElMorsi MR. and Haynes C. (2018) A Test of Phonological Processing for Middle School Children (in Arabic). Kuwait: Centre for Child Evaluation & Teaching. [Authored test].
  • Mahfoudhi A., Al-Manabri M., Everatt J. and Elbeheri G. (2017) "I Am Part of the Equation!": An individualized, structured, multisensory teaching program for students with dyscalculia or mathematical difficulties (in Arabic). Kuwait: Centre for Child Evaluation & Teaching. [Authored teaching programme].
  • Brooks P., Everatt J. and Fidler R. (2016) Adult Reading Test 2nd edition (ART2). Hayling Island, UK: ART. [Authored test].
  • Abu Al Diyar M., Everatt J., Elbeheri G. and Mahfoudhi A. (2015) A Standardized Test of Working Memory for Children (in Arabic). Kuwait: Centre for Child Evaluation & Teaching. [Authored test].
  • Elbeheri G., Abu Al Diyar M., Taibah N., Everatt J., Mahfoudhi A. and Haynes C. (2013) A Test of Reading & Spelling for Children (in Arabic). Kuwait: Centre for Child Evaluation & Teaching. [Authored test].
  • Elbeheri G., Abu Al Diyar M. and Everatt J. (2012) A computer-based Dyslexia Screening Test (in Arabic). Kuwait: Centre for Child Evaluation & Teaching. [Authored test].
  • Everatt J., Elbeheri G. and Al-Manabri M. (2012) A computer-based Dyscalculia Screener (in Arabic). Kuwait: Centre for Child Evaluation & Teaching. [Authored test].
  • Greenwood J. and Everatt J. (2012) Editor's Preface. Critical Literacy: Theories and Practices 6(2): 1. [Editorial].
  • Mahfoudhi A., Elbeheri G., Abu Al-Diyar M. and Everatt J. (2012) Standardized Test of Orthographic Processing and Morphology Awareness for Children (in Arabic). Kuwait: Centre for Child Evaluation & Teaching. [Authored Test].
  • Hornby G. and Everatt J. (2011) Research, policy and practice on learning and behavioural difficulties in New Zealand. Support for Learning 26(3): 90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9604.2011.01492.x. [Editorial].
  • Taibah N., Elbeheri G., Abu Al-Diyar M., Everatt J., Mahfoudhi A. and Haynes C. (2011) A Test of Phonological Processing for Children (in Arabic). Kuwait: Centre for Child Evaluation & Teaching. [Authored test].
  • Everatt J. (2009) Guest Editorial: Perspectives from around the world. Perspectives on Language and Literacy 35(1): 7.
  • Smythe I. and Everatt J. (2009) Checklist for adults with dyslexia. In Employment and dyslexia handbook 2009: 15-17. Bracknell: British Dyslexia Association. [Authored scale].
Additional Publications
  • Everatt J., Chang G., O'Campo D. and McNeill B. (2018) Benefits of an early intervention for monolingual versus bilingual learners with specific language and/or literacy impairments. Brighton, UK: 25th Annual Meeting of the Society for Scientific Study of Reading, 18-21 Jul 2018.
  • Sadeghi A., Everatt J. and McNeill BC. (2016) Do reading comprehension tests vary in the skills they assess? Hamilton, New Zealand: CLESOL Conference, 14-17 Jul 2016.
  • Sadeghi A., Everatt J. and McNeill BC. (2016) Influence of language background on reading comprehension among English Language Learners. Hamilton, New Zealand: CLESOL Conference, 14-17 Jul 2016.
  • Belgrave J., Everatt J. and Fletcher J. (2015) Dialect difference: Can awareness improve outcomes for struggling readers? .
  • Belgrave J., Everatt J. and Fletcher J. (2015) Dialect difference: Can awareness improve outcomes for struggling readers? Big Island, HI, USA: 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR), 15-18 Jul 2015.
  • Belgrave J., Everatt J. and Fletcher J. (2014) Early literacy interventions: Dialectical awareness. London, UK: British Education Research Association Conference (BERA), 23-25 Sep 2014.
  • Belgrave J., Everatt J. and Fletcher J. (2014) Meta-awareness of dialect difference: impacts on early literacy interventions. London, UK: British Education Research Association Conference (BERA), 23-25 Sep 2014.
  • Everatt J. (2014) Identifying learning disabilities in second language learners: Challenges and practice. In Mahfoudhi A (Eds). Proceedings of the 2nd ACK Annual Conference on Research-based Strategies for Teaching Language and Literacy to Arab ESL Students Australian College of Kuwait.
  • Fidler R., Purvis C., McNeill BC. and Everatt J. (2014) Strategies to support reading comprehension amongst adult students with literacy weaknesses - effectiveness across country contexts. Guildford, UK: British Dyslexia Association 9th International Conference (BDA), 27-29 Mar 2014.
  • Purvis C., McNeill BC., Everatt J. and Sutherland D. (2014) The effectiveness of building New Zealand student teachers' language structure knowledge within an Undergraduate Literacy Education Course. Wellington, New Zealand: 2014 New Zealand Speech-Language Therapists' Association Annual Conference (NZSTA), 9-11 Apr 2014.
  • Almutairi A., Everatt J., Fox-Turnbull W. and Snape P. (2013) Perceptions of Technology Education in the Saudi primary curricula (Tertiary students and Primary Science Teachers). In PATT 27 - Technology Education for the Future: A Play on Sustainability: 11-18.
  • Sadeghi A., McNeill BC. and Everatt J. (2013) Influence of L1 background on early English literacy learning. Provo, UT, USA: 32nd Second Language Research Forum (SLRF), 31 Oct-2 Nov 2013.
  • Sadeghi A., Everatt J. and McNeill BC. (2012) Reading comprehension in Persian: Predictors of individual differences and comparisons with English. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: International Reading Comprehension Symposium, 4-5 Oct 2012.
  • Sadeghi A., Everatt J. and McNeill BC. (2012) Reading comprehension in Persian-English bilinguals: Support for learning. In.
  • Wong A., Everatt J. and McNeill BC. (2012) Second language writing in the ESL classroom. In Bracing Malaysia for a complicated world: A compilation of research by Malaysian postgraduates in New Zealand: 65-81.
  • Almutairi A., Everatt J., Davis N. and Snape P. (2011) Technology Education in primary schools of New Zealand and Saudi Arabia: A comparative study. In Proceedings of Technology Education Eighth Biennial Conference.
  • Everatt J., Grech L. and Firman C. (2011) Word-level and text-level reading in Maltese: underlying phonological and linguistic predictors. Harrogate, UK: British Dyslexia Association (BDA) 8th International Conference, 2-4 Jun 2011.
  • Hansen L., Mortimore T., Northcote A. and Everatt J. (2011) Dyslexia and Multilingualism: Can a teacher-administered accessible screener identify bilingual children at risk of dyslexia? Harrogate, UK: British Educational Research Association Annual Conference 2011 (BERA), 6-8 Sep 2011.
  • Leather C. and Everatt J. (2011) An exploration into the role of executive functioning in the success of dyslexic adults. Harrogate, UK: British Dyslexia Association (BDA) 8th International Conference, 2-4 Jun 2011.
  • Mortimore T., Hutchings M., Ansell C., Northcote A., Hansen L. and Everatt J. (2011) Dyslexia and multilingualism: Reflections on a mixed methodology. Harrogate, UK: British Dyslexia Association (BDA) 8th International Conference, 2-4 Jun 2011.
  • Mortimore T., Northcote A., Hutchings M., Hansen L., Ansell C. and Everatt J. (2011) Dyslexia and multilingualism: Identification and intervention. Harrogate, UK: British Dyslexia Association (BDA) 8th International Conference, 2-4 Jun 2011.
  • Wong A., Everatt J. and McNeill B. (2011) Predictors of second language writing quality. National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan: 2011 International Conference on EFL Education Tradition and Innovation, 1-1 May 2011.
  • Elbeheri G., Everatt J. and Al-Sharhan A. (2010) Dyslexia in Arabic: Identification & Intervention. Kuwait University: Invited symposium for the College for Women, Kuwait University.
  • Elbeheri G., Everatt J., Taibah N., Abu Al-Diyra M. and Al-Rashidi M. (2010) Dyslexia and the development of an Arabic test of phonological processing. Bruges, Belgium: 3rd All-European Dyslexia Conference of the European Dyslexia Association, 22-24 Apr 2010.
  • Everatt J. (2010) Children and adults with dyslexia: findings across different languages. University of Canterbury, New Zealand: University of Canterbury Alumni Reunion Weekend 2010 Lectures.
  • Everatt J. (2010) Dyslexia across different languages. University of Dhaka, Bangladesh: Invited talk to the Institute of Education and Research.
  • Everatt J. (2010) Dyslexia and dyscalculia. Kuwait: Invited public lecture at the Centre for Child Evaluation and Teaching.
  • Everatt J. (2010) Profiles of children with learning disabilities. Kuwait: Invited public lecture at the Centre for Child Evaluation and Teaching.
  • Everatt J. (2010) What is dyslexia? - Dyslexia theories - Dyslexia assessment. Christchurch, New Zealand: Invited all-day workshop given to Resource Teachers (Literacy) staff.
  • Everatt J. (2010) Difficulties in learning to read and write (dyslexia) across different languages. Bangkok, Thailand: Bangkok Learning Support Teacher's Network Conference, 20-20 Feb 2010.
  • Everatt J., Al-Manabri M. and Elbeheri G. (2010) Dyscalculia in an Arabic context. Bruges, Belgium: 3rd All-European Dyslexia Conference of the European Dyslexia Association, 22-24 Apr 2010.
  • Everatt J., Elbeheri G., Ocampo D., Veii K. and Al-Menaye N. (2010) Dyslexia in different languages. In Language Learning and Dyslexia Symposium Proceedings: 17-29.
  • Sadeghi A., Everatt J., Tehrani LG., Al-Menaye N., Elbeheri G., Mahfoudhi A. and McNeill B. (2010) Text reading across languages: the influence of underlying cognitive-linguistic abilities. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: 3rd Educational Psychology Forum, 1-2 Nov 2010.
  • Sadeghi A., Everatt J., Tehrani LG., McNeill B., Elbeheri G. and Al-Menaye N. (2010) Predictors of Reading Comprehension Across Languages. Auckland, New Zealand: 23rd World Congress on Reading, 12-15 Jul 2010.
  • Taibah N., Everatt J., Elbeheri G., Mahfoudi A. and Abu Al-Diyra M. (2010) Word decoding and reading comprehension in Arabic speaking children. Berlin, Germany: 17th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (2010 SSSR), 7-10 Jul 2010.
  • Wong A., Everatt J. and McNeill B. (2010) Second language writing process: How do ESL students write? University of Melbourne, Australia: Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference 2010, 28 Nov-2 Dec 2010.
  • Al-Rashidi M., Al-Menaye N. and Everatt J. (2008) Differences between first language English dyslexics and students with English as an additional language. University of Kuwait, Kuwait: The Fourth Symposium Organized by the Society and Social Work Department, College of Social Sciences, Kuwait University, 29 Apr-1 May 2008.
  • Al-Sharhan A., Al-Menaye N. and Everatt J. (2008) Children with ADHD characteristics: Identification and support. University of Kuwait, Kuwait: The Fourth Symposium Organized by the Society and Social Work Department, College of Social Sciences, Kuwait University, 29 Apr-1 May 2008.
  • Elbeheri G., Al Menaye N. and Everatt J. (2008) Comparisons of reading skills in Arabic speaking children with and without learning difficulties. Harrogate, UK: 7th BDA International Conference - Dyslexia: Making Links, 27-29 Mar 2008.
  • Elbeheri G., Everatt J. and Mahfoudhi A. (2008) Comparisons of reading skills in Arabic speaking children with and without learning difficulties. Seattle, WA, USA: International Dyslexia Association (IDA) 59th Annual Conference, 29 Oct-1 Nov 2008.
  • Everatt J., Elbeheri G., Al-Manabri M. and Al-Sharhan A. (2008) Profiles of Arabic children with educational learning difficulties. Harrogate, UK: 7th BDA International Conference - Dyslexia: Making Links, 27-29 Mar 2008.
  • Fidler R., Everatt J. and Brooks P. (2008) Reading Comprehension Skills Amongst Dyslexic Adult Students. Harrogate, UK: 7th BDA International Conference - Dyslexia: Making Links, 27-29 Mar 2008.
  • Jeffries S. and Everatt J. (2008) Working memory in children with learning difficulties: A model of threats and protection factors. Harrogate, UK: 7th BDA International Conference - Dyslexia: Making Links, 27-29 Mar 2008.
  • Smythe I., Everatt J. and Siegel L. (2008) Cross-linguistic comparison of reading and writing difficulties. Harrogate, UK: 7th BDA International Conference - Dyslexia: Making Links, 27-29 Mar 2008.
  • Al-Mannai H. and Everatt J. (2007) Longitudinal predictors of early Arabic literacy. Quezon City, Philippines: The First Pan Asian Learning Difficulties Conference, 25-27 Oct 2007.
  • Al-Sharhan A., Al Menayie N. and Everatt J. (2007) Counseling-based Support for Children with ADHD Characteristics in a Special School. Quezon City, Philippines: The First Pan Asian Learning Difficulties Conference, 25-27 Oct 2007.
  • Elbeheri G., Mahfoudhi A., AlMenaye N., AlMannai H., Malki M. and Everatt J. (2007) Literacy and dyslexia in Arabic. Dallas, TX, USA: The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) 58th Annual Conference, 31 Oct-3 Nov 2007.
  • Everatt J., Brooks P., Nenopoulou S., Galache Vielba M., Saeed S., Al Menaye N. and Al Rashidi M. (2007) Differences between first language English dyslexics and students with English as an additional language. Luxembourg: Second All-European Dyslexia Conference, 1-1 Nov 2007.
  • Firman C., Azzopardi-Alexander M. and Everatt J. (2007) Predictors of literacy levels in children exposed to two languages of different orthographies. Luxembourg: Second All-European Dyslexia Conference, 1-1 Nov 2007.
  • Tehrani LG. and Everatt J. (2007) Dyslexia in Persian: Literacy, phonological processing & memory. Quezon City, Philippines: The First Pan Asian Learning Difficulties Conference, 25-27 Oct 2007.
  • Elbeheri G. and Everatt J. (2006) The contribution of phonological and morphological processing skills to reading development amongst dyslexic and non-dyslexic speakers of Arabic. Indianapolis, IN, USA: The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) 57th Annual Conference, 8-11 Nov 2006.
  • Everatt J., Jeffries S., Elbeheri G., Smythe I. and Veii K. (2006) Cross language learning disabilities and verbal versus spatial memory. Rome & Perugia, Italy: 3rd International Conference on Spatial Cognition, 12-15 Sep 2006.
  • Fidler R., Everatt J., Weeks S. and Brooks P. (2006) Speed of processing and reading comprehension strategies amongst adult students with developmental dyslexia. Royal Holloway University of London: British Psychological Society Developmental Section Conference 2006, 1 Sep 2006.
  • Jeffries S. and Everatt J. (2006) Developmental learning disabilities and working memory functioning. Royal Holloway University of London: British Psychological Society Developmental Section Conference 2006, 1 Sep 2006.

Student Supervision

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    Current
  • PhD - Alanazi R: Pragmatics and learning a second language
  • PhD - Azhar U: Reading ability among students from multilingual backgrounds using Arabic-based scripts and Latin-based scripts
  • PhD - Cheng M: A shared reading program for young Chinese heritage language learners: Its effectiveness on learning motivation and Chinese literacy
  • PhD - Devi Y: Teaching Asian-background EAL students in a flexible learning space versus a single cell traditional classroom
  • PhD - Fajrina D: Writing in an additional language: strategies, cultural transfer, reading skills and vocabulary
  • PhD - Hameed Mageed AN: Cross-language influences in bilingual versus trilingual readers
  • PhD - Hao H: Varying teaching methods and corpora to support adults learning a foreign/additional language and reduce of learner anxiety
  • PhD - Li P: Relationships between Chinese university students’ English writing and syntactic awareness
  • PhD - Liu Y: Impact of Working Memory on Chinese EFL learners’ reading comprehension abilities
  • PhD - Mousavi MSN: Computer assisted reading comprehension & English L2 learners
  • PhD - Nesan MC: Reading comprehension deficiencies among the Malayalam-Hindi-English trilingual learners
  • PhD - Pozveh MH: International postgraduate students strategies to improve their English writing difficulties
  • PhD - Quan W: Critical reading instruction and its effects on Chinese college students’ context meaning construction from text in EFL reading
  • PhD - Rakhshanfadaee A: Higher-order cognitive components of reading comprehension in speakers of English as an additional language
  • PhD - Sato N: Dyslexia and music education
  • PhD - Shaheema F: Preservice teachers’ content knowledge for teaching reading
  • PhD - Sharma N: Influence of phonological and morphological awareness on reading skills in Hindi/English young bilinguals
  • PhD - Sleeman M: The identification and classification of reading disorders based on the Simple View of Reading
  • Masters - Adams R: The effects of a reading intervention on psychosocial outcomes for students with a Literacy Learning Difficulty
  • Completed
  • PhD - Abdelsabour S: The influence of language skills on literacy acquisition in Arabic/English bilinguals (2017)
  • PhD - Ahmed MS: Technology acceptance of Smartphone as mobile learning tools: A contextual comparative study of engineering and education colleges (2016)
  • PhD - AlAmin M: Charting the river: a case study of English language teaching in Bangladesh (2017)
  • PhD - AlMaghlouth O: A Case Study of X University: Potential implications for the development of E-learning in Saudi Arabia (2014)
  • PhD - Almutairi AS: Technology Education in Saudi Arabia in Comparison with New Zealand: A study of Policy, Curriculum and Practice in Primary Education (2015)
  • PhD - Belgrave JE: The impact of dialectal awareness on a phoneme based early literacy intervention (2016)
  • PhD - Chang J: Benefits of literacy interventions to early readers with Specific Language Weaknesses (2020)
  • PhD - Denston A: Self-esteem and resilience in students with literacy learning difficulties within an educational context (2016)
  • PhD - Du Toit E: Exploring the home-literacy beliefs of parents with young children in New Zealand (2018)
  • PhD - Gamaralalage SS: Direct or indirect relationship between morphological awareness and reading comprehension: A study of adult Sinhala (L1) and English (L2) students (2019)
  • PhD - Gautam S: Predictors of Punjabi, Hindi and English reading comprehension among multilingual children in the Punjab region of India (2017)
  • PhD - Gikandi J: Online Formative Assessment in Higher Education: Enhancing continuing teacher education in e-Learning (2012)
  • PhD - Hasnat MA: Rural parents’ engagement in education in Bangladesh: Problems and possibilities (2017)
  • PhD - Irfan U: Mental health and factors related to mental health among Pakistani university students (2017)
  • PhD - Kim HM: Determinants of learning success among Pacific children aged six years in New Zealand (2019)
  • PhD - Liu Y: Exploring the impact of the Government-Funded Teacher Education Policy on career-choice motivation and study engagement of pre-service teachers in P.R. China (2016)
  • PhD - Ma S: Comparisons of the influence of phonological and morphological processing on Chinese reading development: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study (2016)
  • PhD - Masilamani M: Influence of morphological, orthographic and phonological awareness in writing skills among bilingual Malay-English speakers (2019)
  • PhD - Nawi AM: Applied drama in English language learning (2014)
  • PhD - Pilgrim M: Competencies in the training of resource teachers learning and behaviour: an evaluation (2015)
  • PhD - Purvis C: Determining and supporting the reading comprehension and metalinguistic abilities of undergraduate pre-service teachers (2014)
  • PhD - Sadeghi A: Towards a universal model of reading: Investigations into Persian monolingual and English-Persian bilingual speakers (2013)
  • PhD - Saeed A: Cognitive predictors of coherence in adult ESL learners’ writing (2020)
  • PhD - Shamsuzzaman M: Perceptions and practices in learning and teaching second language writing in English: Influences of backgrounds and language skills (2015)
  • PhD - Srisang P: Influence of inferential skills on the reading comprehension ability of adult Thai (L1) and English (L2) students (2016)
  • PhD - Tadi PS: Fathers’ participation in early childhood education in New Zealand (2014)
  • PhD - Tran BC: An exploratory study of attitudes towards bilingual education in Gialai province of Vietnam (2014)
  • PhD - Wong A: An investigation of the predictors of L2 writing among adult ESL students (2013)
  • Masters - Rankin B: Creativity development for gifted and talented Arabic English language learners within the Future Problem Solving Programme (2020)
  • Masters - Robinson S: The effects of a specialist reading intervention on children's literacy and behaviour (2014)
  • Masters - Ullom E: The effectiveness of a classroom-wide word study programme to enhance the spelling skills of children with dyslexia (2012)

Editorial Work

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  • Dyslexia Associate Editor ( 2006 - 2023)
  • Dyslexia Section Editor ( 2007 )
  • Editorial boards of journals and journal review Editorial Board Member ( 2012 - 2023)
  • Reading and Writing Editor, Special Issue ( 2011 )
  • Support for Learning Editor, Special Issue ( 2011 )
  • The Journal Perspectives Editor, Special Issue ( 2009 )

Review and Refereeing

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  • Applied Cognitive Psychology ( 2006 - 2011)
  • British Journal of Developmental Psychology ( 2006 - 2011)
  • British Journal of Educational Psychology ( 2006 - 2011)
  • British Journal of Psychology ( 2006 - 2011)
  • Computers in Education Journal ( 2006 - 2011)
  • Educational Research ( 2006 - 2011)
  • Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica ( 2006 - 2011)
  • International Journal of Behavioral Development ( 2006 - 2011)
  • Journal of Inclusive Practice in Further and Higher Education ( 2006 - 2011)
  • Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs ( 2006 - 2011)
  • Language and Cognitive Processes ( 2006 - 2011)
  • Learning and Individual Differences ( 2006 - 2011)
  • Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology ( 2006 - 2011)
  • Reading and Writing ( 2006 - 2011)
  • Reading Research Quarterly ( 2006 - 2011)
  • Scandinavian Journal of Psychology ( 2006 - 2011)
  • Scientific Study of Reading ( 2006 - 2011)

Affiliations

  • International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities (IARLD) (Professional Organisation): Member
  • University of Surrey (Teaching/Research Organisation): Visiting Reader in Psychology

Research Groups

  • Language and Literacy Lab
  • Learning Environments

Research Projects

  • A Better Start: E Tipu e Rea

Future Research

  • Literacy acquisition in different languages

Key Methodologies

  • Quantitative methods
  • Experimental methods
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