HHCP Conference 2023: Reflecting Realities in the Book Corner – Farrah Serroukh

Farrah Serroukh, Research and Development Director at the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), UK. CLPE’s Research and Development Director, Farrah Serroukh will discuss the rationale and context that informed the initiation of CLPE’s annual Reflecting Realities Survey. Colleagues will have the opportunity to learn more about the findings by contemplating the implications of the headline figures and delving into the patterns and insights from the qualitative data generated. Through the exploration of the data and themes attendees will be introduced to key considerations for determining some of the defining features of high quality ethnically representative and inclusive literature. In considering what it means to reflect realities within children’s literature, the session will touch on the implications for classroom book stock and provision. Farrah Serroukh is the Research and Development Director at the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE). Throughout her care