Global ILT Education Conference 2022 – Bring the Magic of Storytime to Every child!
On February 2nd 2022, ILT Inläsningstjanst/ILT Education held its first global conference where we invited education professionals, decision makers and experts from around the world to get together to discuss the importance of reading in early childhood and share pedagogical methodologies.
We had a keynote speech by Jake Hope, who is a leading children’s literature expert from the UK. The conference held feature best practices from several countries and we also had breakout rooms with our children’s literature experts.
Theme and Agenda
The theme for 2022 conference was ’Reading in Early Childhood’. We explored the importance of reading at a young age, and how to awaken a child’s curiosity in literature.
Breakout rooms with international literature experts or authors from:
Sweden:
Malin Omland, The City of Gothenburg
Anna Forsgren, Alfie Atkins Cultural Centre (Alfons Åbergs Kulturhus)
Anette Svensson/Anki Källman, Mullsjö
Sofia Torell, Bok-Makaren AB
North America – Mary Jane Begin
Germany – Sandra Niebuhr Siebert
Finland – Sirke Happonen
Thank you for this years event!