{"id":31,"date":"2018-05-25T09:19:28","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T08:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/progression-primary-languages\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2026-03-24T11:20:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T11:20:34","slug":"our-publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/progression-primary-languages\/our-publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications &amp; presentations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Here we will share publications and presentations related to the <em>Progression in Primary Languages <\/em>project.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Publications<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/09571736.2025.2558994\">Kasprowicz, R.E. (2025). Is progression in primary languages possible? Reflections from a large-scale longitudinal research study. <i>The Language Learning Journal <\/i>(Language Policy special issue)<\/a><i>.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1075\/rmal.13.03kas\">Kasprowicz, R.E., Graham, S. &amp; Morea, N. (2025). Child-centred quantitative research. In, Y.G. Butler &amp; A. Pinter <em>(Eds.), Child-centred approaches to applied linguistic research <\/em>(pp. 32-52). John Benjamins Publishing Company.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lspjournal.com\/post\/bridging-the-key-stage-2-3-transition-gap-taking-primary-languages-seriously\">Kasprowicz, R.E. (2025). Bridging the Key Stage 2\/3 transition gap: Taking primary languages seriously (Opinion article). <em>Journal of Language Society and Policy<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.rmal.2024.100166\">Morea, N., Kasprowicz, R.E., Morrison, A. &amp; Silvestri, C. (2024). <span class=\"title-text\">Diverse population, homogenous ability: The development of a new receptive vocabulary size test for young language learners in England using Rasch analysis.\u00a0<em>Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 3<\/em>(3),\u00a0<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Presentations<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>Parental attitudes towards foreign language education in England\u2019s primary schools: Insights from multilingual families. <\/em>Presented by R. E. Kasprowicz &amp; C. Silvestri at the <a href=\"https:\/\/baal2025.wordpress.com\/\">British Association of Applied Linguistics Annual Conference 2025<\/a> at University of Glasgow.<\/p>\n<p><em>Primary languages in post-Brexit England: Navigating policy and practice, exploring ambitions and constraints.\u00a0 <\/em>Presented by C. Silvestri &amp; R. E. Kasprowicz at the <a href=\"https:\/\/baal2025.wordpress.com\/\">British Association of Applied Linguistics Annual Conference 2025<\/a> at University of Glasgow.<\/p>\n<p><em>Investigating primary school children\u2019s L2 receptive vocabulary progression in England: A longitudinal study.<\/em> Presented by R. Kasprowicz at the <a href=\"https:\/\/atfly.sciencesconf.org\/\">Advances in Teaching Foreign Languages to Young Learners<\/a> conference in June 2025.<\/p>\n<p><em>Motivation and young language learners: The role of age and school factors<\/em>. Presented by N. Morea at the <a href=\"https:\/\/laslab.org\/international-conference-2024\/\">LASLAB International conference on additional language learning by young learners<\/a> in October 2024.<\/p>\n<p><em>Motivation and young language learners: The role of age and school factors.\u00a0<\/em>Presented by H. Davidson at the British Association of Applied Linguistics Annual Conference 2024 at University of Essex.<\/p>\n<p><em>Commonalities across contexts: Challenges and opportunities in research into early language learning<\/em>. Symposium organised by R. Kasprowicz, S. Graham &amp; N. Morea at the British Association of Applied Linguistics Annual Conference 2023 at University of York.<\/p>\n<p><em>Assessing young learners&#8217; language learning<\/em>. Presentation by N. Morea &amp; R. 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