Reading with very young children: how to train ECEC professionals?

In order to reduce the literacy gap among children from diverse socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, the European Erasmus + project “3MR – making the most of the magic of reading” aims to increase the early literacy skills of children by preparing professionals involved in early childhood education and parents to engage in reading aloud with children and in book-sharing practices, when possible in their own language. Based on theoretical foundation rooted both in French (Bonnafé, 2001) and English scientific literature (Anderson, Anderson, Friedrich &Kim, 2010) a training curriculum was developed in order to train a total sample of 110 professionals involved in ECEC and volunteers in Estonia, Belgium, Roumania and Italy. The presentation will focus on the main training axes of the curriculum including how to collaborate with parents to develop the practice of reading aloud at home.
Anderson, J., Anderson, A., Friedrich, N., & Kim, J. E. (2010). Taking stock of family literacy: Some contemporary perspectives. Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 10(1), 33-53.
Bonnafé, M. (2001). Les livres, c’est bon pour les bébés. Calmann-Lévy.