IN MEMORIAM

Lahkunud on Greg Brooks, Sheffield Ülikooli emeriitprofessor, kes on jätnud jälje Eesti Lugemisühingu tegemistesse konverentside peaesinejana, projektide toetaja ja nõustajana, hea kolleegi ja sõbrana.

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Videos esineb Greg Brooks peoisandana Olde Hansa restoranis 4. Läänemere kirjaoskuse konverentsi pidulikul õhtusöögil Tallinnas 2020.a. 

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FELA järelhüüe Greg Brooksile

We are deeply sorry to inform you that Greg Brooks passed away in Sheffield last Saturday, following a short illness. 

 Many of you will know Greg as a former treasurer of FELA. Prior to that, he represented the United Kingdom Literacy Association (UKLA) on FELA and on its predecessor, the European Committee of the International Literacy Association.  Indeed, his involvement in these organisations spanned over 40 years. A regular presenter at European Conferences on Literacy, and a keynote presenter at several, Greg was always happy to pass on his knowledge about literacy and the outcomes of his own research. He will be remembered in particular for his interest in and ability to communicate in many languages. He always made a point of beginning his talks with a greeting in the language of the country which he was visiting. 

Greg's achievements in the literacy field are many. He was keenly interested in literacy difficulties, phonics, family literacy, trends in educational attainment and the history of reading. Greg started his professional life as a teacher, working at secondary and tertiary levels in France, Kenya, Essex and Northern Ireland between 1963 and 1980. His Ph.D. at the University of Leeds was on phonological coding in silent reading.  He worked on literacy projects at the National Foundation for Educational Research in England for over two decades, before becoming a professor at the University of Sheffield in 2001. He was editor of UKLA's Journal of Research in Reading, and encouraged and supported many European colleagues to publish their work there and elsewhere. He authored several editions of What Works for Literacy Difficulties - a review of programmes designed to improve literacy outcomes for struggling readers and writers. Greg was inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame in 2011. 

Greg will be remembered for his honesty, clarity of thinking and interest in literacy. He never declined a request for help.

 Greg is survived by his wife Maxine, his sons and his grandchildren. He will be greatly missed. 

 Ulla-Britt Persson

Pehr-Olof Rönnholm

Ann-Sofie Selin

Gerry Shiel