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Programm
 
Please note that this program is preliminary and may change due to the unforeseen circumstances.

Sunday, July 6th
National Library of Estonia * (Tõnismägi Str 2, Tallinn)

16.00-16.30
Opening.
Greetings - Peep Ratas - Ministry of Education and Research, secretary general
Peeter Normak, Tallinn Pedagogical University, vice-rector
Alan Farstrup, IRA, executive director
Eldbjorg Tosdal Lyssand, IDEC, chairman
16.30 –17.00
Key-note, Mrs. Ingrid Rüütel
The Role of Literacy in the Development and Perspectives of Estonian Nation.
Kirjaoskuse rollist eesti rahvuse kujunemisel
Chair: Doris Kareva - UNESCO Estonia

17.00 - 17.30
Key-note, Winsome Gordon, UNESCO
Reading at a crossroad - UNESCO's response
Lugemine teelahkmel - UNESCO vastus
Chair: Doris Kareva - UNESCO Estonia

17.30 - 19.00
Concert & Reception
Childrens choir of Tallinn 32. Secondary School. Conductor Lii Leitmaa

19.00 Social event – Beer Festival “Beersummer “

* Translation English-Estonian
 
Monday, July 7th
Tallinn Technical University Conference Centre (Ehitajate Road 5, Tallinn)

9.30-10.20
Key-Note MaryEllen Vogt & Maureen McLaughlin, International Reading Association
Reading in the 21st Century: Teaching a Global Community
Lugemine 21. sajandil: Erinevate sihtgruppide õpetamine
Chair: James Wile, International Reading Association
Translation English-Estonian
10.20-11.00
Publications exhibition opening & Refreshment
11.00-12.30
Parallel Sessions
SESSION 1 ROOM VI-227
Schools Where Literacy Thrives/ Reading Teachers and Teaching Strategies
Chair: Barbara Kane Schneider
Paper presentations:

Strategic Reading: Helping Children Understand Text
Barbara KANE SCHNEIDER,
Mary SPOR,
USA

Teacher Selected Strategies Promoting Adolescent Literacy
Marian TONJES, USA

SESSION 2 ROOM VI – 229
Reading and Writing For Chritical Thinking
Chair: Wendy Saul
Paper presenations:

Writing As A Learning Tool. A New Conception About Writing In The Portuguese Curriculum
José BRANDAO CARVALHO, Portugal

The Influence of Critical Thinking Strategies on the Development of Literary Interests of Young Adolescents
Aija KALVE, Latvia

Reading, Writing and Knowledge Acquisition in Secondary, Post-Secondary and Higher Education
Mariana MIRAS, Marta GRACIA, Nuria CASTELLS
Spain

SESSION 3 ROOM VI-217
Adult & Adolescent Literacy/ Literature & Libraries
Chair: Donna Ogle
Paper presentations:

Why Do Girls Read Better Than Boys? Explanations of Global Patterns of Gender-Based Reading Achievement for Adolescents
William BROZO, USA

Students' Readings and Social Settings
Maria de Lourdes DIONISIO, Portugal

Grammar Knowledge And Literacy
Helga EBNER, Austria

SESSION 4 ROOM VI-226
Literacy & Technology/Free papers
Chair: Jaan Mikk
Paper presentations:

Writing in the Beginning of New Age - What is Changing, How Can Schools React?
Gudmundur KRISTMUNDSSON, Iceland

Reading and Literacy Now and in the Future
Keith NETTLE, UK

The Hypertext as New Media for Reading and Writing
Jevgeni KOSELEV, Estonia

SESSION 5 ROOM VI-223
Literacy & Democracy/Multiculturalism & Language Learning
Chair: Sergei Zair-Bek
Workshops:

Creating Critically and Socially Perceptive Learners: An Essential for Democracy
Howard MOULD, Australia
Mary MELVIN, Virginia KEISER
USA

Classroom Contexts That Support Literacy Development
James WILE, USA

SESSION 6 ROOM VI-224
Literacy & Democracy/Multiculturalism & Language Learning
Chair: Bardhyl Musai
Round-tables:

Raising Awareness / Thinking Critically - Teaching Ethnic American Literature for Young People
Jesus MONTANO,
Richard MEZESKE
USA

The Alabama Reading Initiative
Karen FOSTER, USA

SESSION 7 ROOM VI-218
Assessment of Language & Literacy Development
Chair: Meeli Pandis
Paper presentations:

From Nonsense words to space adventure
Matti LEIWO,
Heikki LYYTINEN, Asa NORDQUIST
Finaland

Spelling Acquisition: A Developmental Pathway Across Two Cultures
Neva VIISE, Herbert RICHARDS,
USA
Meeli PANDIS, Klaire SINISALU
Estonia

Writing Skill of 1st Stage Students
Anne UUSEN, Estonia

SESSION 8 ROOM VI-216
Beginning Reading & Writing/Reading Difficulties & Intervention Programs
Chair: Ulla-Britt Persson
Paper presentations:

Matter Of Skills, Methods, Technology? Literacy Development In Slovene Schools
Monika TRATNIK,
Meta BUDNAR
Slovenia

Addressing The Spectrum: Enhancing Third Grade Students' Reading Comprehension Using Questioning the Author
Patricia A. FLYNN, USA

Creative Writing on Computers. Grade 1-3. Writing to Read
Arne TRAGETON, Norway

SESSION 9 ROOM VI-201
Chair: Joan Irwin
Round-table:

Thinking classroom/Peremena: an International Journal of Reading Writing and Critical Reflection
Joan IRWIN USA, Daiva PENKAUSKIENE, Lithuania, Wendy SAUL, USA, Inna VALKOVA, Kyrgyzstan, Olga VARSHAVER, Russia

Workshop:
Writing for Thinking Classroom/Peremena: Calling All Authors
Joan M. IRWIN USA, Daiva PENKAUSKIENE, Lithuania, Wendy SAUL, USA, Inna VALKOVA, Kyrgyzstan, Olga VARSHAVER, Russia

12.30-13.30
Lunch
13.30-15.00
Parallel Sessions
SESSION 10 ROOM VI-227
Schools Where Literacy Thrives/
Reading Teachers and Teaching Strategies
Chair: Mary Melvin
Workshops:

From Simple to Refined Understanding - a Road for the Teacher and the Pupil
Ondrej HAUSENBLAS, Czech Republic

Literacy Enhanced by Links
Christy W LUMM, Estonia

SESSION 11 ROOM VI-229
Reading and Writing For Chritical Thinking
Chair: Paata Papava
Paper presentations:

Linking Reading and Writing to Develop Critical Thinking
Chris WHITE, UK

Implementation of the Components of Critical Thinking in a College Freshman English Course Through Reading and Writing
Semih IRFANER, Turkey

Integrating critical literacy and technology for strengthening teacher preparation
Tatyana A. OLEINIK, Ukraine

SESSION 12 ROOM VI-217
Adult & Adolescent Literacy/ Literature & Libraries
Chair: Serge Terwagne
Workshops:

Who Dunnit?: Teaching Comprehension Using the Elements of Literature Framework
Kent JACOBSEN, USA

Educational Guidance of Dyslectic Students in Higher Education, Which Reasonable Accomodations Help Them and Which Don't Help Them?
Joeri VAN DEN BRANDE,
Caroline ANDRIES
Belgium

SESSION 13 ROOM VI-226
Free paper

Estonian Literature: an overview
Loone Ots
Estonia

SESSION 14 ROOM VI-223
Literacy & Democracy/Multiculturalism & Language Learning
Chair: Irena Freimane
Workshops:

Teaching a Second Language: From Communicative Competence to Beginning Reading
Alan CRAWFORD, USA

Critical Thinking and Bilingual Studies
Sandra KALNINA,
Inga PAVULA
Latvia

SESSION 15 ROOM VI-224
Literacy & Democracy/Multiculturalism & Language Learning
Chair: George Hunt
Workshops:

Know the Learner: Learning Styles and Whole Brain Approaches to Learning. A Whole School Approach?
Fidelma HEALY EAMES, Ireland

Critical Thinking and Multiple Intelligence in Classroom
Bardhyl MUSAI. Albania

SESSION 16 ROOM VI-218
Assessment of Language & Literacy Development
Chair: Helle-Grete Dalsgaard
Paper presentations:
 
Biochemical Anomalies in People with a Visual Processing Problem Causing Reading Difficulties: Implications for Fatty Acid Metabolism and Immune System Dysfunction
Gregory ROBINSON,
Diane SPARKES, Hugh DUNSTAN, Tim ROBERTS
Australia

The Reliability Of Tester Listening In Oral Reading Assessment
Carol CHRISTY, USA

Intellectual, language and social development in early childhood
Marika VEISSON, Estonia

SESSION 17 ROOM VI-216
Beginning Reading & Writing/Reading Difficulties & Intervention Programs
Chair: Mare Müürsepp
Paper presentations:

Greek Kindergarteners' Concepts about Print
Eufimia TAFA, Vasilena LAGOUDAKIS, Michael LAGOUDAKIS
Greece

Phonemic Awareness: Teaching Segmenting and Blending
Priscilla GRIFFITH,
Judy LEAVELL
USA

Phonemic Awareness and Learning to Read: Estonian Case
Maria JÜRIMÄE, Estonia


SESSION 18 ROOM VI-201
Chair: Eldbjǿrg T. Lyssand
Symposium:

Positive effects of co-operative efforts.
Representatives from RWCT and members of IDEC

15.00-15.30
Refreshment
15.30-17.00
Parallel Sessions
SESSION 19 ROOM VI-227
Schools Where Literacy Thrives/Reading Teachers and Teaching Strategies
Chair: Angelina Rodrigues
Paper presentations:

Best Practices and Innovative Strategies for Teaching in College Reading Programs
Terry BULLOCK, Chet LAINE
USA

An Analysis of Teachers' Preceptions of Strategy Training in Reading Instruction
Aysegul SALLI, Turkey

Textbooks in Estonian Schools
Helin PUKSAND, Estonia

SESSION 20 ROOM VI-229
Reading and Writing For Chritical Thinking
Chair: Maureen McLaughlin
Round-tables:

Ongoing Internal Evaluation of the Project as Professional Development
Sapargul MIRSEITOVA,
Sharipa MUKHANOVA, Alia IRGEBAEVA, Dinara ZHYRGALBAYEVA
Kazakhstan

Using Journal Writing to Complete Metacognitive Worksheets and to Identify Study Strategies in a Critical Reading and Thinking Course
Nicole STRANGE, USA

SESSION 21 ROOM VI-217
SESSION 22 ROOM VI-226
Literacy & Technology/Free papers
Chair Gudmundur Kristmundsson
Paper presentations:

Understanding perception and its influence on learning
Christine MACINTYRE, UK

Effects of Participation in a Technologically Rich Learning Environment Comprehending Written Directions
William BLANTON, USA

The Estonian Computer Program for the Development of the Skills of Speed Reading
Jaan MIKK,
Mare SADAM, Andrei SOLNTSEV
Estonia

SESSION 23 ROOM VI-223
Literacy & Democracy/Multiculturalism & Language Learning
Chair: Bud Ogle
Symposium:

Many Voices in the Classroom: The Role of Talk in Education for Democracy
David KLOOSTER,
Patricia BLOEM,
USA

SESSION 24 ROOM VI-224
Literacy & Democracy/Multiculturalism & Language Learning
Chair: Christy Lumm
Paper presentations:

Multicultural Euroupe and the Changing Bulgarian Language Learning in Bulgarian Secondary School
Tatyana ANGELOVA, Bulgaria

Teaching Finnish As A Second Language
Heini-Marja JÄRVINEN, Finland

The Successful Reader in a Multilingual Society: Some New Definitions
Shlomo ALON, Israel

SESSION 25 ROOM VI-218
Assessment of Language & Literacy Development
Chair: Ann-Sofie Selin
Paperpresentations:

What's in Your Head, Child?: Good Reader But "Poor" Student
Marjeta DOUPONA-HORVAT, Slovenia

Concepts of Difficulty - A Child's Eye View
Martin JOHNSON, UK

The Emergence of Writing: Children's Writing During the Pre-Phonemic Spelling Stage
Nektarios STELLAKIS, Greece

SESSION 26 ROOM VI-216
Beginning Reading and Writing
Chair Eufimia Tafa
Round-table:

Learning to Read: Is It an Instructional Problem or a Problem of Organizing the Classroom
Nuria CASTELLS, Spain

Paper presentation:
The Effects of Specific Learning Difficulties on Early Literacy Skills
Pamela DEPONIO, UK

SESSION 27 ROOM VI-201
Chair: Eldbjǿrg T. Lyssand
Symposium:

Positive effects of co-operative efforts.
Representatives from RWCT and members of IDEC


19.00 Social event- Reception by the municipality of Tallinn and Tallinn Pedagogical University at Kadriorg Palace

Tuesday, July 8th
Tallinn Technical University Conference Centre

9.30-10.15
Key-Note Stefan Samuelsson, Linköping University, Stavanger
University College
Brian Byrne, Richard K. Olson
Preliminary results from a longitudinal pre-school twin study of early reading development
Varajase lugemise areng kaksikutel koolieelses eas - longituuduurimuse esialgsed tulemused
Chair: Eldbj¸rg T. Lyssand, IDEC
Translation English-Estonian
10.15-11.00
Poster presentations & Refreshment
11.00-12.30
Parallel Sessions
SESSION 28 ROOM VI-227
Schools Where Literacy Thrives/ Reading Teachers and Teaching Strategies
Chair: Natalia Smetannikova
Symposium:

A Systematic Theory Based Approach to Individualised Practices in Reading Instruction in Grandes 1-6
Pehr-Olof RÖNNHOLM,
Ann-Sofie SELIN
Finland

SESSION 29 ROOM VI-229
Reading and Writing For Chritical Thinking
Chair: Jutta Kleedorfer
Paper presentations:

Censorship in the Classroom: A Case of South African Schools
Molefe RALENALA, South Africa

Preservice Teacher Training For Beginning Reading Instruction Using The Four-Pronged Approach
Nemah HERMOSA, Philippines

Improving Literary Understanding Through Conversation
Eija ROUGLE,
Ester SALASOO
USA

SESSION 30 ROOM VI-217
Adult & Adolescent Literacy/ Literature & Libraries
Chair: Aira Lepik
Paper presentations:

Moderate Confidence and Task (Reading Culture of Hungarian 15-17 years old)
Attila NAGY, Hungary

Reading Literary Text At School: Teacher's Views
Angelina Ferreira RODRIGUES, Portugal

SESSION 31 ROOM VI-226
Literacy & Technology/Free papers
Chair: Pauli Hynninen
Paper sessions:

Netlibris - Literature Circle.s Book Discussions in the Net
Teresia VOLOTINEN, Kaarina KOLU
Finland

Computers Can Increase Children's Interest in Reading
Anu RATASEP, Estonia

The Flow of the dialogue in Four Virtual Literature Conversations Carried Out in Mathilda I Norden, Netlibris, WebCT and Työporukka
Pirkko TIURANIEMI, Finaland

SESSION 32 ROOM VI-223
Literacy & Democracy/Multiculturalism & Language Learning
Chair: Aija Kalve
Paper presentation:

Towards Democracy Through Literate Interaction in Early Schooling
Henrietta DOMBEY, UK

Beginning Teachers' Reading, Writing & Thinking About Literacy and Their Beginning Literacy Practice
Kyle D. SHANTON,
Sharon MATTHEWS
USA

Societal Transformation and Freedom in Teaching
Audra SKUKAUSKAITE, Lithuania


SESSION 33 ROOM VI-224
Literacy & Democracy/Multiculturalism & Language Learning
Chair: Shlomo Alon
Paper presentation:

The Inquiry as an Instrument of Understanding
Irina NIZOVSKAYA, Kyrgystan

Learning to Read in Semitic Languages
Joseph SHIMRON, Vered VAKNIN, Israel

Integrating Theory and Practice: Taking Reader Response Theory from the University to the Elementary Classroom and Back
Elizabeth WILLNER, USA


SESSION 34 ROOM VI-218
Assessment of Language & Literacy Development
Chair: Gerry Shiel
Workshop:

Patterns Frame Writing - Text Patterns Support Expository Writing of Struggling Students
Hilary LANDORF, USA

Round-table:
Fluency Assessments: Word Decoding Development in Two Different Orthographies
Christer JACOBSON,
Ia NYSTRÖM; Deanna GILKERSON
Sweden, Susan BROWN-SANDBERG; Cynthia ELLIOTT
USA

SESSION 35 ROOM VI-216
Beginning Reading & Writing/Reading Difficulties & Intervention Programs
Chair: Neva Viise
Symposium:

Children Who Struggle To Learn To Read: An International Perspective
Susan S SMITH, Jan BERNATH, USA; Paata PAPAVA, Paata CHORGOLASHVILI
Georgia;


SESSION 36 ROOM VI-201
Beginning Reading & Writing/Reading Difficulties & Intervention Programs
Chair: Maria de Lourdes Dionisio
Paper presentation

Indices de Lecturisation en Classe et en Famille Pratiques de Lecture pour Réduire L'Illettrisme
Jean-Paul MARTINEZ, Canada

Competencias de alunos do 7 ano de escolaridade na Leitura de texos explicativos
Joaquim GUERRA, Portugal

12.30-13.30
Lunch
13.30-15.00
Parallel Sessions
SESSION 37 ROOM VI-227
Schools Where Literacy Thrives/
Reading Teachers and Teaching Strategies
Chair: Pehr-Olof Rönnholm
Paper sessions:

Strategic Approach to Teaching Reading In Foreign Languages
Natalia SMETANNIKOVA, Russia

Reading Strategies In Teaching Literacy And Literature
Olga NEDOSEKOVA, Russia

Multiple Exposure to Vocabulary Through Narrow Reading:
Extensive Application and Vocabulary Development
Serkan GERIDÖNMEZ, Turkey

SESSION 38 ROOM VI-229
Reading and Writing For Chritical Thinking
Chair: Samuel Mathews
Workshop:

Students Reading, Writing, and Thinking with Home and Community Ethnographies
David LANDIS, USA
Dinara ZHYRGALBAYEVA, Rysaldy KALIEVA
Kazakhstan

Round-table:
Literacy Research and Professional Development in High Schools: Fostering Strategic, Critical Reading
Trevor MCDONALD,
Christina THORNLEY
New Zealand

SESSION 39 ROOM VI-217
Adult & Adolescent Literacy/ Literature & Libraries
Chair: Diajna Sabolovic-Krajina
Paper presentations:

The Motivation Possibilities Used by the Rading Badge
Tilka JAMNIK,
Manca PERKO
Slovenia

IBBY's Role in the 21st Century: International Understanding trough Children's Book
Alida CUTTS, USA

The Production of the Reading Matter in Estonia: The Changes in the Book Publishing and Distribution during the Last Decade
Aile MÖLDRE, Estonia

SESSION 40 ROOM VI-226
Chair Juri Logvin
Paper presentation:

Role of linguistic analysis in forming reading skills
Irina LOGVINA, Estonia

SESSION 41 ROOM VI-223
Literacy & Democracy/Multiculturalism & Language Learning
Chair: Sandra Kalnina
Paper presentations:

Words and Worlds in School Textbooks In A Multicultural Society
Rui CASTRO, Portugal

Development Of Understanding Multicultural Education. Experience Of SFL Project "Open School"
Irena FREIMANE,
Sandra KALNINA
Latvia

Learning to See a Foreign Culture when Learning a Foreign Language
Anna GLADKOVA, Russia

SESSION 42 ROOM VI-224
Literacy & Democracy/Multiculturalism & Language Learning
Chair: Daiva Penkauskiene
Paper presentations:

How We Write the Paper?
Inna VALKOVA, Kyrgystan

How Texts Open Up - Reading Strategies Used By Teachers Of Immigrant Children
Vuokko KAARTINEN, Finland

The European-Bulletin - The IDEC-Journal of Reading
Jutta KLEEDORFER, Austria

SESSION 43 ROOM VI-218
Assessment of Language & Literacy Development
Chair: Fidelma Healy Heames
Paper presentations:

The Concomitance Of Reading And Behavioural Difficulties: Current Assessment Practices Of UK Educational Psychologists
Christopher REES, Paul REES, Peter FARRELL
UK

Self-Regulated Learning in the OECD PISA 2000 Study
Gerry SHIEL, Ireland

Reading the Signs: Refining Reading Test Construction in the New Millennium
Jonathan I. REES, Paul REES
UK


SESSION 44 ROOM VI-216
Beginning Reading and Writing
Chair: Kaja Plado

Family Literacy Programs: Fostering Early Literacy
Margie MAYFIELD, Canada

Beginning Reading and Writing Instruction in Latvia
Indra DEDZE, Latvia

SESSION 45 ROOM VI-201
Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking
Chair: Linda Ulquini
Symposium:

Development of Literacy by means of RWCT program
Sergei ZAIR-BEK,
Russia
Inna VALKOVA
Kyrgystan Sapargul MIRSEITOVA,
Kaszakhstan
Alan CRAWFORD
USA

15.00-15.30
Refreshment
15.30-17.00
Parallel Sessions
SESSION 46 ROOM VI-227
Schools Where Literacy Thrives/Reading Teachers and Teaching Strategies
Chair: Ondrej Hausenblas
Workshops:

The Journey from Orality of Literacy Using Interactive, Progressive Strategies
Sharel BABCOCK, Judy BACKLUND
USA

Utilizing Technology As An Adaptive Tool For Students With Specific Learning Needs Web Site Workshop
Judy GRAHAM, Canada

SESSION 47 ROOM VI-229
Reading and Writing For Chritical Thinking
Chair: Wendy Saul
Symposium:

Critical Literacy in Canada, the United States and Kazakhstan: Teachers and Students Reflect on Their Experiences
Angela WARD,
Canada
Sarah Ann BEACH,
USA
Sapargul MIRSEITOVA
Kazakhstan

SESSION 48 ROOM VI-217
Adult & Adolescent Literacy/ Literature & Libraries
Chair: Sirje Virkus
Workshop:

Reading Across Borders: Creating Web Bibliographies To Link Students With Literature
Paul GREGORIO, USA

Literacy Skills for Adult Returners
Daiva PENKAUSKIENE,
Valdone INDRASIENE, Asta RAILIENE
Lithuania

SESSION 49 ROOM VI-226
Schools Where Literacy Thrives/Reading Teachers and Teaching Strategies/Literature and Libraries/Beginning Reading and Writing
Chair Teresia Volotinen
Paper session:

Critical Education As the Base of Paulo Freire’s Pedagogic Concept
Nataliya Kravchenko, Ukraine

Presentation of BARFIE (Books and Reading for Intercultural Education)
Lilia RATCHEVA-STRATIEVA, Austria

Development of Reading Literacy in Learning Styles-Based Educational Setting in Primary School
Sandra ZARINA,
Inga BELOUSA
Latvia

SESSION 50 ROOM VI-223
Literacy & Democracy/Multiculturalism & Language Learning
Chair: Lydia Dackova
Workshop:

Using Multicultural Literature to Develop Literacy in Two Languages
Nancy RAMOS,
Rosa BABAGO
USA

Round-table:
Reflections on Cross-Cultural Communication in an Era of Globalization
Bud OGLE, Donna OGLE, USA

SESSION 51 ROOM- VI 224
Chair: Lesley Mandel Morrow
Symposium

Current Issues Surrounding the Teaching and Learning of Literacy
Janet RICHARDS,
Lesley Mandel MORROW, Donna OGLE, Dana GRISHAM, Catherine O'CALLAGHAN, Kathleen QUINN, Phyllis GALLAGHER, Mary Kay DEASY, Ann RUFF, Lawrence KENNEY
Patricia SMITH,
USA
Australia
Meeli PANDIS, Estonia
George HUNT, UK

SESSION 52 ROOM VI-218
Chair: Ulla Britt-Persson
Symposium:

Nordiskt samarbetsmöte
Alla deltagare som vill diskutera och byta nordiska erfarenheter är välkomna

SESSION 53 ROOM VI-216
Beginning Reading & Writing/Reading Difficulties & Intervention Programs
Chair: Kadi Lukanenok
Workshop:

Dyslexia and Literacy - Overcoming Barriers to Learning
Gavin REID, UK

Round-table:
Helping Disadvantaged Children Succeed: Mentoring, Tutoring and Culturally Relevant Materials
Maria KOVACS, Romania

SESSION 54 ROOM VI-201
Chair: Alan Crawford

IRA special interest group meeting (International Partnerships for
Critical Thinking/Active Learning)



19.00 Social event – Picnic and Concert in the Rocca al Mare Open Air Museum
 
 
Wednesday, July 9th
Tallinn Technical University Conference Centre
9.30-11.00
Parallel Sessions
SESSION 55 ROOM VI-227
Reading and Writing For Chritical Thinking
Chair: Joeri Van den Brande
Workshop:

Did Witches Really Exist? Reading, Writing and Thinking about History in Primary Classrooms
Serge TERWAGNE,
Chantal STOUFFS
Belgium

SESSION 56 ROOM VI-229
Reading and Writing For Chritical Thinking
Chair: William Brozo
Symposium:

The Power of Reflective Writing
Victoria RIDGEWAY, Penny BEED, Faye BROWNLIE,
USA;
Sandra KALNINA, Latvia

SESSION 57 ROOM VI-217
Adult & Adolescent Literacy/ Literature & Libraries
Chair: Katrin Poom-Valickis
Paper presentations:

Are our University Students Prepared for Critical Thinking?
Radmila SLABAKOVA, Czech Republic

Writing Assignements in Higher Education - Opportunities for Developing Self-reflection Skills
Mari KARM, Katrin POOM-VALICKIS
Estonia

Active Learning and Critical Thinking across Curriculum in Higher Education - Croatian Experience
Vlasta VIZEK VIDOVIC, Croatia

SESSION 58 ROOM VI-226
Literacy & Democracy
Chair: Alida Cutts
Round-table discussion

Publishing without Perishing
Tom SEAVEY,
Philippa STRATTON, Joan IRWIN
USA

Readership of teenagers and their patriotic attitudes
Zofia ZACACKA, Poland

SESSION 59 ROOM VI-223
Literacy & Democracy/Multiculturalism & Language Learning
Chair: MaryEllen Vogt
Symposium:

What Does Democracy in the Classroom Look Like? A Comparatve Study of Teachers from Missouri, Michigan, and Bulgaria
Sarah NIXON,
Patricia BLOEM
USA
Lydia DACHKOVA, Bulgaria

SESSION 60 ROOM VI-224
Beginning Reading & Writing/Reading Difficulties & Intervention Programs
Chair: Marika Padrik
Paper presentations:

Missugusele välteteooriale toetub lugema ja kirjutama õpetamine eesti keeles?
Karl KARLEP, Eesti

Laste kirjavigade väljaselgitamine diagnoosetteütluse abil
Kaja PLADO,
Signe SALUMETS, Hene BINSOL
Eesti

Lugemispuuded tavakoolideõpetajate hinnanguil
Meelika MAILA, Eesti

SESSION 61 ROOM VI-218
Assessment of Language & Literacy Development
Chair: Vuokko Kaartinen
Workshop:

Think about it! Teaching higher order thinking skills through practical learning strategies.
Sue DEAN, UK

Encouraging and Assessing Spontaneos Use of Critical Thinking Strategies
Samuel MATHEWS, USA

SESSION 62 ROOM VI-216
Beginning Reading & Writing/Reading Difficulties & Intervention Programs
Chair: Berit Hyland
Paper presentations:

Can Case Studies Help Student Teachers to Learn How to Teach Literacy and Numeracy in Primary School?
Ulla-Britt PERSSON, Marie KARLSSON, Anna PETTERSSON
Sweden

The Two R's - a Study of Current Early Reading and Writing Practice in Irish Primary Schools
Brian MURPHY, Ireland

11.00-11.30
Refreshment
11.30-13.00
Parallel Sessions
SESSION 63 ROOM VI-229
Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking
Chair: Katrina Reijman
Workshops:

See It, Draw It, Write It: Using Visual Literacy to Develop Print Literacy
Leonard BREEN, Mary ROBBINS
USA

Engaging Young Readers With Award Winning Literature
Kathy N. HEADLEY, Pamela DUNSTON
USA

SESSION 64 ROOM VI-217
Adult & Adolescent Literacy/ Literature & Libraries
Chair: Toomas Liivamägi
Paper presentations:

Information Literacy in European Higher Open and Distance Learning
Sirje VIRKUS, Eesti

Teachers as Writers
Teresa GRAINGER, UK

A Reading and Spelling Test Which Screens for Dyslexia in Adolescents Which Are Studying at University
Caroline ANDRIES, Joeri VAN DEN BRANDE; Pieter DEPESSEMIER
Belgium

SESSION 65 ROOM VI-226
Chair: Joan Irwin
Thinking Classroom/Peremena board meeting
SESSION 66 ROOM VI-223
Literacy & Democracy/Multiculturalism & Language Learning
Chair: Loone Ots
Paper presentations:

The Benefits Of Teaching In A Child's Native Tongue
Karren HUZZEY, Scotland

Using Writing Portfolios as Tools of Reflection, Assesment and in Fostering Professional Development of Prospective Writing Teachers
Vuokko KAARTINEN, Finland

SESSION 67 ROOM VI-224
Beginning Reading & Writing/Reading Difficulties & Intervention Programs
Chair: Karl Karlep
Paper presentations:

Lugemis- ja kirjutamisoskuse areng koolieelses eas. Laps lugema enne kooli?!
Marika PADRIK, Kadi LUKANENOK, Eesti

Lugemaõppimise seos kõne arenguga väikelapseeas. Täissõnameetodi katsetus ja arendus
Anneli VEISPAK, Estonia

Õpiraskuste preventsioon läbi rühmakeskkonnas toimuva kõnetegevuse.
Maili VESIKO, Estonia

SESSION 68 ROOM VI-218
Literacy & Technology/Free papers
Chair: Maria Jürimäe
Paper presentations:

Õpetajate läbipõlemisoht
Liivia ANION, Eesti

Klassiväline lugemine läbi aktiivõppe
Taimi JÜRGENSTEIN, Ivi KUKK, Eesti

SESSION 69 ROOM VI-216
Beginning Reading & Writing/Reading Difficulties & Intervention Programs
Chair:Aino Ugaste
Paper presentations:

Teaching Struggling Readers
Anna ADAMIK-JASZO, Hungary

Using Folktales for Educational Purposes
Ildiko BOLDIZSAR, Hungary

Reading Games at Finnish Preschools and Childrens' Experiences of them
Pirkko KARVONEN, Finland

13.00-14.00
Lunch
14.00-14.45
Key-note Gunther Kress, London University
Reading in the age of the new media of information and communication: from reading as interpretation to reading as design
Lugemine uue informatsiooni ja kommunikatsiooni meedia ajastul: interpreteerivast lugemisest kujundavaks lugemiseks
Chair: Henrietta Dombey, UK Reading Association
Translation English-Estonian
14.45-16.00
Closing of 13th European Conference on Reading
Croatian Reading Association:Invitation to the 14th European Conference on Reading, July 31- August 3, 2005 Zagreb, CROATIA

 
Poster presentations

70. Marlene ANGERT, USA
Childhood Bipolar Disorder: What Teachers Need to Know About Working with Students
71. Stella DERMENJIEVA, Bulgaria
New Course Of Study At "St. St Cyril and Methodius" University of Veliko Turnovo
73. Maria de Lourdes DIONISIO, Licino LIMA, Rui CASTRO, Portugal
Literacy In A Working Place
74. Andreana EFFTIMOVA, Bulgaria
Academic Essay Writing in Foreign Language Learning (Bulgarian For Foreign Students)
75.Isabel GARCIA, Antonio AQUILERA, Spain
Reading Teaching Strategies That Promote Knowledge of Reading Purposes
76. Pauli HYNNINEN, Pälvi LOPE, Finland
Netlibris.net - Children's Literature Circle
77. Tanja JELENKO, Slovenia
Reading Teachers and Teaching Strategies
78. Rysaldy KALIYEVA, Kazakstan
Case Study: What I've Learned Working with "Quiet" Kinds
79. Jari LAARNI, Finland
The Effect of Hyphenation on RSVP Reading
80. Mona LANSFJORD, Sweden
Room For Language. A National Development Project For School Libraries And For Schools Creative Language
81. Jüri LOGVIN, Estonia
Reading, Writing and Technology
82. Ia NYSTRÖM, Christer JACOBSON, Sweden
Word Decoding Development During One School Year in Sweden and USA
83. Katri SARMAVOURI, Finland
Questions to Writer
84. Natalia ZADOROJNAYA, Kyrgyztan
Cluster in Student's Thinking and Reflection
85. Aino UGASTE, Ülle KRABO, Estonia
Teaching Estonian in Kindergartens
86. Maureen WHITE, USA
Translated Children's Books from Other Languages into English: What Makes a Successful Translation