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Our systematic qualitative analysis advances the field of human development with an integrative review of sensory research in children’s reading of books and e-books. Based on a systematic literature review of 35 papers, we qualitatively synthesise multi-disciplinary literature concerned with children’s sensory development and the activity of reading. We map the studies’ characteristics, including their methodological designs and primary theoretical concepts (embodiment and materiality). We highlight empirical research gaps and lack of literature attention particularly for critical engagement with sensorial research. We find notable terminological discrepancies across qualitative and quantitative studies and lack of attention to the developmental aspects of children’s sensory reading and its dynamic interaction with books’ affordances. Our theoretical contribution lies in identifying the emerging area of multisensory m(ai)cro research as a future agenda for studies of children’s reading, which we support with a terminological guide and a conceptual framework.

We are delighted to welcome you to the 57th International Conference of the United Kingdom Literacy Association (UKLA), hosted at the Burlington Macdonald Hotel, Birmingham.Welcome to everyone attending our international conference, including those attending for the first time, our international guests, and our faithful old timers. It is wonderful that we can all come together in a physical location for the first time since 2019. The pandemic has perhaps taught us that there are real benefits in being able to connect up virtually, but at the same time, the opportunity for face-to-face conversations, to talk to new people, to build new networks, and to laugh together is so valuable. We take great pride in being an inclusive and welcoming community, bringing people together with a shared interest in literacy -teachers, researchers, librarians, students, literacy charities and literacy consultants. We hope that in the sessions and in the social spaces you will have the chance to chat, reflect, discuss, share and build new relationships, founded on our shared passion for literacy and literacy education.

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