A seminar on literacy for staff of nursery and primary schools in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur will be held on the planning day for both school stages in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur on 25 February, at the Hilton Nordica Hotel.<\/p>\n
The symposium is based on two keynote lectures and four panels, where four presentations will be given simultaneously.<\/p>\n
Agenda<\/p>\n
\u00a08.30 am Opening\n<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Address \u2013 R\u00f3sa Gu\u00f0bjartsd\u00f3ttir, Chair of the Education Committee.<\/p>\n
8.45 am Keynote 1: New perspectives on learning and skills development<\/em><\/strong> \u00a0\u2013 Dr Hermundur Sigmundsson.<\/p>\n 9.30 a.m. Main Lecture 2: Language development and literacy in nursery and primary school pupils<\/em><\/strong> \u00a0\u2013 Dr Freyja Birgisd\u00f3ttir.<\/p>\n \u00a010:15-10:45 Coffee break and exhibition stands<\/p>\n \u00a010:45\u201312:30 Four simultaneous seminars to choose from (four presentations, 20 mins each). See below.\n<\/p>\n \u00a0Lecture Theatre A<\/p>\n The first cut is the deepest. Language stimulation\/reading preparation in nursery practice<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Word Chat \u2013 enhancing children's vocabulary and listening comprehension through reading \u2013 \u00c1rd\u00eds Hr\u00f6nn J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir.<\/p>\n 2. We learn through play \u2013 Karen Valdimarsd\u00f3ttir and Gu\u00f0r\u00fan Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir.<\/p>\n 3. Early Years Literacy at Ki\u00f0agili \u2013 Agnes Brynd\u00eds J\u00f3hannesd\u00f3ttir and Inda Bj\u00f6rk Gunnarsd\u00f3ttir.<\/p>\n 4. Early Intervention in Language Stimulation \u2013 Sigur\u00f0ur Sigurj\u00f3nsson and Bergr\u00f3s \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lecture Theatre B<\/p>\n Reading is a collaborative project \u2013 Learning to read at the interface between play and primary school<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 1. The main fundamental components of reading and their training \u2013 Helga Sigurmundsd\u00f3ttir.<\/p>\n 2. Our Matters \u2013 A Collaborative Project from the Nursery School Perspective \u2013 Nichole Leigh Mosty.<\/p>\n 3. Year 1 teachers' experience of implementing K-PALS \u2013 G. S\u00f3lveig \u00c1g\u00fastsd\u00f3ttir.<\/p>\n 4. Play and literacy \u2013 Fj\u00f3la \u00deorvaldsd\u00f3ttir.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0Language Centre C<\/p>\n Reading is a serious matter of life \u2013 Reading in primary school<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Pathway to Success \u2013 teaching resources and structured parent collaboration following the introduction of Pathway to Literacy \u2013 Helena Rafnsd\u00f3ttir.<\/p>\n 2. Reading and Play \u2013 Individualised Reading Instruction for Year 1 \u2013 Herd\u00eds R\u00f3s Nj\u00e1lsd\u00f3ttir.<\/p>\n 3. Can we bridge the gap? Methods for enhancing students' reading development \u2013 Anna-Lind P\u00e9tursd\u00f3ttir.<\/p>\n 4. PALS reading training in Years 2\u20137 \u2013 Krist\u00edn Inga Gu\u00f0mundsd\u00f3ttir.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lecture Theatre D<\/p>\n All teachers are native speakers \u2013 Reading in all subjects<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Mother tongue\/Icelandic training in all subjects \u2013 Vigf\u00fas Hallgr\u00edmsson.<\/p>\n 2. Reading throughout primary school \u2013 supporting older pupils' literacy \u2013 Dr\u00edfa Gunnarsd\u00f3ttir.\n<\/p>\n 3. Reading \u2013 for what purpose? \u2013 Ragnhei\u00f0ur Gestsd\u00f3ttir.<\/p>\n 4. Teenagers' literacy at Gar\u00f0ask\u00f3li \u2013 Gu\u00f0n\u00fd \u00de\u00f3ra Fri\u00f0riksd\u00f3ttir<\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" M\u00e1l\u00feing um l\u00e6si fyrir starfsf\u00f3lk leik- og grunnsk\u00f3la \u00ed Hafnarfir\u00f0i ver\u00f0ur haldi\u00f0 \u00e1 skipulagsdegi beggja sk\u00f3lastiganna \u00ed Hafnarfir\u00f0i \u00feann 25. febr\u00faar nk. \u00e1 Hilton H\u00f3tel Nordica. M\u00e1l\u00feingi\u00f0 byggir \u00e1 tveimur a\u00f0alfyrirlestrum og fj\u00f3rum m\u00e1lstofum \u00fear sem flutt ver\u00f0a fj\u00f6gur erindi samt\u00edmis. DAGSKR\u00c1 Kl. 8.30 Setning \u00c1varp \u2013 R\u00f3sa Gu\u00f0bjartsd\u00f3ttir, forma\u00f0ur fr\u00e6\u00f0slur\u00e1\u00f0s. 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