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Course Starting reading groups in different contexts
edited by Gioia Suriano and Mariapaola Pesce
What is a reading group? What are the ways to start one and create the right harmony among participants? What are the right tools to encourage both adults and children to join? How is the book to be read chosen?
The course will focus on the analysis and development of reading groups (at school, in libraries, in bookstores, in public and private places, online) and will provide the knowledge and tools to establish effective groups.
- WHERE IT TAKES PLACE: online on the Zoom platform
- WHEN: 27 September, 4 and 11 October 2024 from 17:30-20:30
- PRICE: 130 € (including VAT)
- PROGRAM:
Lesson 1.
What is a reading group; the role of the facilitator; the role of the reader (who they are and who defines them as such); characteristics and needs for creating a group based on age, social, environmental, and linguistic contexts; the choice of the book. Provision of valid support for starting ideas in numerous contexts (school, library, private...); assignment of exercises to be completed and shared in the final meeting.
Lesson 2. Communicating in a reading group; modes of interpersonal communication (axioms; symmetry and asymmetry in organizational structures; active listening); providing and receiving feedback to avoid conflicts related to differing opinions; fundamentals of non-violent communication to conduct meetings that take into account different opinions, positions, roles.
- Study and in-depth phase: reading and deepening of the proposed conceptual materials; completion of tasks: preparation of a themed bibliography to propose; writing a poster to present a proposal for opening a reading group; organizing the first meeting of your group, with a schematic design.
Lesson 3. Assignment feedback: participants will share the exercises completed during the study hours and receive feedback.
MATERIAL PROVIDED: bibliography of themed reading proposals.
PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATE ISSUED
INSTRUCTORS: Gioia Suriano and Mariapaola Pesce
WHO THE COURSE IS FOR: primary and secondary school teachers, reading enthusiasts, booksellers,
librarians, teachers, educators, staff working with children, parents, volunteers, people who wish
to start a reading group.
PAYMENT METHODS: the course can be purchased using the following payment methods:
Bank Transfer: send a bank transfer to the following coordinates:
Account Holder: Gioia Suriano
IBAN: IT83X0100503228000000001886
Price: 130 €
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