News Watch Live: The Annual Jeanne S. Chall Lecture On Thursday, September 20, HGSE hosted the annual Jeanne S. Chall Lecture and Reception, named for late HGSE Professor Jeanne Chall, a leading expert in reading research and instruction Posted September 19, 2018 By News editor University of Maryland Professor Peter Afflerbach, whose research focuses on reading assessment, reading comprehension strategies, and the verbal reporting methodology, presented "Teaching Readers, Not Reading: Addressing Students’ Individual Differences," an exploration of the myriad individual differences that operate both in children’s reading development and in their acts of reading.His lecture was followed by the presentation of the Jeanne S. Chall Doctoral Student Award to Shireen Al-Adeimi, Ed.M.’16, Ed.D.’18. News The latest research, perspectives, and highlights from the Harvard Graduate School of Education Explore All Articles Related Articles EdCast Online Reading in Schools How today’s educator can embrace online reading and incorporate new methods in their classrooms News Common Core Discussed at Jeanne Chall Lecture News Jessica Armytage Scott to Receive Jeanne S. Chall HGSE Doctoral Student Research Award