ELINET Blog #6 Two perspectives to fostering children’s literacy
Renate Valtin and Tiziana Mascia Two perspectives to fostering children’s literacy
Last blog on the ELINET Website . I am chair digital literacy at ELINET
In the knowledge-based societies of the 21st Century, the rapid spread of new technologies and a constantly changing work environment, literacy learning is no longer limited to childhood and adolescence; but must be recognized as a lifelong need and requirement. However, in early childhood in the family and in preschool and the first years of primary school the foundation is laid for the rest of development. There is a vast body of literature suggesting measures, activities and methods to foster literacy in young children.… Read the rest
The 37th Conference of Applied Language Studies, Education for Social Justice Conference will take place completely online on June 1-3, 2021 in Jyväskylä, Finland. Join the conference and register on the 
De problemen met afwezigheid van vrouwen in de media en de manier waarop zij vaak worden aangesproken is groot. Ik wil jullie aandacht vestigen op de oproep van UNESCO.
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I’m proud to be invited as a keynote speaker on the 
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Baltic Sea countries have much experience with multilingual education, communication and culture and are also facing new challenges for social coherence within increased immigration as other countries.