Programme

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23 July 2023 Sunday
9.15-10.00 Registration
10.00-11.00 Opening ceremony. Welcome speeches
Keynote. Ieva Margeviča-Grinberga Creative reading for students’ engagement with literary texts (University of Latvia)
11.00-11.30 Coffee break
11.30-13.00 Parallel Sessions
Topic 1 – Literacy environment (D section)
Moderator: Silvija Tretjakova
1) Anneli Laamann Supportive Environment for Literacy in the Kindergarten (Eesti Lugemisühing, Estonia)
2) Dace Siliņa Latvian Reading Nests (160th pre-school educational institutional of Riga, Latvia)
3) Juli-Anna Aerila (University of Turku, Finland), Merja Kauppinen (University of Jyväskylä, Finland) The Reading Nest -project: A Finnish perspective
4) Greg Brooks Can a focus on rhythmic disyllables improve spelling in German and English? (University of Sheffield, United Kingdom)

Topic 2 – Literacy activities (C section)
Moderator: Ilze Stikāne
1) Hülya Kartal How do students in Primary Education Support Program feel about reading? (Bursa Uludag University, Türkiye)
2) Maria Jürimäe Discovering literacy via Reading Pen (University of Tartu, Estonia)
3) Petra Potočnik The Golden Reader Project – 20 Years / 679.500 Books (Društvo Bralna značka Slovenije, Slovenia)
4) Božena Kolman Finžgar Reading Nests – Opportunity for Libraries and Society (Anton Tomaž Linhart Radovljica Public Library, Slovenia)

Topic 3 – Diverse learners (B Section)
Moderator: Aija Kalve
1) Maria Kovacs Kick-Start Literacy for All (ALSDGC Romania/ Fundatia Noi Orizonturi, Romania)
2) Anu Carlsson Pedagogical Bibliotherapy and Diverse Learners (Tallinn Art Gymnasium, Estonia)
3) Emīlija Jaunbirze (Riga State Gymnasium No 3), Evija Latkovska (University of Latvia) Extensive Reading in Secondary School English Lessons to Enrich Students’ Vocabulary
4) Britta Hannus-Gullmets Exploring Written Language (Åbo Akademi, Finland)
13.00-14.00 Lunch
Poster presentations (D section in the corridor)
1) Ariana-Stanca Vacaretu Results of the GROWE teacher training programme (Asociatia Lectura si Scrierea pentru Dezvoltarea Gandirii Critice, Romania)
2) Mare Müürsepp Silent books for beginning readers (Estonian Reading Association, Estonia)
3) Maria Jürimäe, Meeli Pandis, Kaupo Peetsoo Reading Nest project – support materials for kindergarten and elementary teachers (Estonian Reading Association, Estonia)
4) Līva Kukle Grāmatons: An immersive guided reading experience (AS “Latvijas Mediji”, Latvia)
5) Heli Prii, Eve Krais EstRA project Little Etnographs- Young Home- Researchers (Estonian Reading Association, Estonia)
14.00-15.40 Paper Session
Topic 2 – Literacy activities (D section)
Moderator: Ilze Stikāne
1) Kaia Lainola How Games Motivate Kids to Read (Kasvuruum, Estonia)
2) Lisa Källström The Motivating Effect of Materiality: Pippi Longstocking, Karlsson and the Aisthesis of the Reading Act (Södertörn university, Sweden)
3) Petra Bäni Rigler Motivating Materiality. Elsa Beskow’s Puttes äfventyr i blåbärsskogen as an example for motivation in early literacy (PH FHNW, Switzerland)
4) Heikki Lyytinen Literacy problems can be minimized globally using digital game-like learning environments (Finland)
15.40-16.20 Keynote and closing of the conference (D section)
Meeli Pandis (Tallinna Kunstigümnaasium, Estonia)
Co-presenters: Maria Jürimäe, Kadi Lukanenok (Estonia), Juli-Anna Aerila, Merja Kauppinen, Pehr-Olof Rönnholm, Ann-Sofie Selin (Finland), Sandra Kalniņa (Latvia)
Reading Nest – A shared project of Estonia, Finland and Latvia for developing the pedagogy of reading environments
16.30 Reception (Klīversala)
24 July 2023 Monday
10.00-11.30 Reading Nest planning seminar
11.30-11.45 Short break
11.45-13.15 Reading Nest planning seminar
13.15 Lunch
17.00 The International Jānis Baltvilks Prize in Children’s Literature and Book Art award ceremony and reception in the Botanical Garden of the University of Latvia