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	"event_id": "1101704",
	"eventinstance_id": "4093643",
	"calendar": {
		"id": 110,
		"title": "TRiO Center",
		"slug": "trio-center",
		"url": "https://events.ucf.edu/calendar/110/trio-center/"
	},
	"id": "4093643",
	"title": "Engaged Reading as a Hub for Agency in Children and Young Adults (Grades K\u002D12)",
	"subtitle": null,
	"description": "\u003Cp\u003EReaders put their best foot forward when they read what matters to them and for their own purposes. \u0026ldquo\u003BPleasure reading\u0026rdquo\u003B and \u0026ldquo\u003Bvoluntary reading\u0026rdquo\u003B are frequently linked to higher achievement in reading, but when we hover over students\u0026rsquo\u003B actual engagement in meaningful reading, we begin to understand that in these contexts, they are not simply reading more\u0026mdash\u003Bthey are actively shaping and expanding their own learning. What\u0026rsquo\u003Bs more, they frequently transcend common goals of school reading instruction. Engaged readers not only exert control over their reading strategies and meaning\u002Dmaking but also take charge of and direct their own mental and socio\u002Demotional lives. We have examined research that reveals the agency demonstrated by engaged readers across the grade levels, both in their reading strategies and in their purposes for reading. In this session, we will highlight these examples and the contexts that make them possible. Importantly, we will consider how the benefits of reading students accomplish on their own might be more fully realized (a) in the classroom\u003B and (b) by a broader swath of students, including those who find reading difficult and/or do not typically choose to read.\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPresenters:\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003EDr. Gay Ivey, William E. Moran Distinguished Professor in Literacy, Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education, University of North Carolina, Greensboro \u002D \u003Ca href\u003D\u0022https://www.uncg.edu/employees/gay\u002Divey/\u0022 target\u003D\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps://www.uncg.edu/employees/gay\u002Divey/\u003C/a\u003E \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp\u003B\u0026nbsp\u003B\u0026nbsp\u003B\u003Cbr\u003EDr. Karole\u002DAnn Friddle, Assistant Professor in Literacy Studies, College of Education, East Carolina University \u002D \u003Ca href\u003D\u0022https://education.ecu.edu/directory/\u0022 target\u003D\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps://education.ecu.edu/directory/\u003C/a\u003E\u0026nbsp\u003B\u003C/p\u003E",
	"location": "Virtual",
	"location_url": null,
	"virtual_url": "https://ucf.zoom.us/meeting/register/w6_qw22RT4OEY_tXKiVLeA",
	"registration_link": "https://ucf.zoom.us/meeting/register/w6_qw22RT4OEY_tXKiVLeA",
	"registration_info": "Register in advance for this meeting.",
	"starts": "Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:00:00 -0400",
	"ends": "Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:00:00 -0400",
	"ongoing": "False",
	"category": "Speaker/Lecture/Seminar",
	"tags": ["College of Community Innovation \u0026 Education","Educators","Literacy Symposium","School of Teacher Education","UCF Literacy Symposium"],
	"contact_name": "Vicky Zygouris\u002DCoe, Professor",
	"contact_phone": null,
	"contact_email": "vzygouri@ucf.edu",
	"url": "https://events.ucf.edu/event/4093643/engaged-reading-as-a-hub-for-agency-in-children-and-young-adults-grades-k-12/"
}