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The
Second Childhood Conference
“Supporting Young Children’s Literacy Development”
January
17-18, 2009.
The
Early Childhood program in the Department of Psychological Sciences
in the College of
Education,
Qatar
University, is pleased to announce that it will host
the Second Conference on Early Childhood Education on January 17-18,
2009, in
Doha,
Qatar
The
conference theme “Supporting Young Children’s Early Literacy
Development” will provide a forum for the exchange of ideas on how
to foster and support young children’s literacy development.
Participants will be provided with opportunities to learn about best
literacy development practices from top scientists and practitioners
in the dynamic and fast evolving field of early literacy. Our
keynote speakers include Dr. Lourdes Diaz Soto,
Goizueta
Endowed Chair and Professor of Education at The University of
Georgia – Dalton State,
USA.
Specific areas that the conference will focus on
include:
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Exploring
the multiple contexts in which children acquire
literacies.
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Ways in which early childhood practitioners can
support children’s acquisition of literacy
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Exploring connections between different domains
of literacy, such as oral and written language.
Submissions can be made through:
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Dr.
Radhika
Viruru, Coordinator, Early Childhood Programs
College of Education,
Qatar
University
P.O. Box
2713
Doha,
Qatar. |
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