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Notes on contributors
Natalia Kucirkova currently works as Lecturer in Developmental Psychology at The Open University. Her research concerns innovative ways of supporting shared book reading, digital literacy, community engagement and the role of personalisation in early years. Natalia's doctoral research inspired the development of the Our Story tablet/smartphone app. She has been commended for her engagement with teachers and parents at a national and international level.
Karen Littleton is an independent consultant and writer working in the field of Psychology of Education. Karen has worked as Professor of Psychology in Education at the The Open University, UK and the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Her most recent book: Interthinking: putting talk to work (with Prof. Neil Mercer, University of Cambridge) was published by Routledge in 2013.