ERA Italy Launch event, April 23 2024

The inaugural extensive reading webinars was held on April 23rd 2024 and was a resounding success with well over 200 participants joining us from 12 countries.  

The talks  were in English as we had visitors from around the world. We will put up the videos soon.

Program

EVENT 1: Lower and Upper Secondary Teachers 23 April 14.45-17.30 (GMT+2)

14:45 > Welcome and Introduction - Rob Waring ER Foundation & Peter Anderson ERA Italy

15:00 > Letizia Cinganotto: Extensive Reading for ELT and CLIL in the AI era

15:15 > Michael Lacey Freeman: Extensive Reading - Why Italy?

15:45 > HELBLING – Nora Wünsch-Nagy - Reading for fun / Reading for knowledge: Story-based activities to build reading stamina and support cultural learning

16:05 > Break

16:10 > PEARSON – Donatella Fitzgerald and Vanessa Hartson Walker

Engaging students inside and outside the classroom through collaborative reading projects and reading circles

16:30 > ELI – Silvia Rizzi - Read and think: encouraging students to critical thinking through reading 

16:50 >  Marcus Mattia: Practical ideas for encouraging reluctant readers

17:10 >  Next Steps and closing remarks – Michael Lacey Freeman

17:20 >  End of event 

EVENT 2: PRIMARIA 17.30-20.00 (GMT+2)

17:45 > Welcome and Introduction - Rob Waring ER Foundation & Peter Anderson ERA Italy

17:55 > Letizia Cinganotto: Extensive Reading for ELT and CLIL in the AI era

18:10 > Michael Lacey Freeman: Extensive Reading - Why Italy?

18:40 > HELBLING – Nora Wünsch-Nagy - Story-based activities to support social and emotional learning in young learners 

19:00 > Break

19:10 > PEARSON – Donatella Fitzgerald and Vanessa Hartson Walker - Teaching values through reading in the primary classroom 

19:30 > Marcus Mattia: Practical ideas for encouraging reluctant readers

19:50 > ELI – Jane Cadwallader - Starting young! Linking awareness of the 2030 Agenda goals to extensive reading

20:10 > Next Steps and Closing Comments – Michael Lacey Freeman

20:20 > End of event