LeSeDi

Evidence-based Support for Reading and Language in the Classroom - Digital and Inclusive Innovations

LeSeDi is a doctoral program that was submitted to the call "Bildungsinnovation braucht Bildungsforschung" (Educational Innovation needs Educational Research) and is one of nine doctoral programs funded by the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research. LeSeDi aims to promote educational research and to strengthen networking between the University College of Teacher Education Styria, the Private University College of Teacher Education Augustinum and the University of Graz.

The aim of LeSeDi is to gain knowledge about the development of reading skills (orthographic knowledge and lexical reading) and their evidence-based promotion, taking into account multilingualism. Digital technologies are used for diagnostics and for the individualized promotion of reading skills and the differentiation of lessons. LeSeDi enables an effective transfer of research results into practice, uses Open Science practices and makes developed materials available for schools.

As part of the LeSeDi doctoral program, there are six projects focusing on different stages of reading development. Each project involves writing a dissertation, which is supervised by researchers from the University of Graz and the University College of Teacher Education. Regular meetings of the doctoral students are intended to facilitate exchange and networking.

Projekt Duration: fall 2023 - fall 2026

Lead of the LeSeDi Project

Univ.-Prof. Dr.phil.
Barbara Gasteiger-Klicpera

barbara.gasteiger(at)uni-graz.at

Researchers from the Inclusive Education Department

  • University Professor Dr. Timo Lüke
  • Assistant Professor Dipl .-Sprachwiss.in Susanne Seifert, PhD
  • Assistant Professor Lisa Paleczek, PhD
  • Katharina Prinz, MSc BA.
  • Andrea Kogler, B.A. BSc MSc
  • Maximilian Barth, BA MSc