Invitation to Biblionef Symposium
Posted by Ingrid Thomson | 3 Sep, 2008Biblionef has been donating books to schools and communities for the last 10 years. In celebration of this, a symposium focussing on Childrens' Literacy and Reading Programmes has been arranged for Tuesday 16th September at Goudini Spa in Rawsonville.
Speakers include Gcina Mhlophe, Dianne Case, Snoeks Desmond and our own Carole Bloch from PRAESA (Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa).
RSVP by 8 September 2008 to bibsa at iafrica.com or ring them on 021 5310441
Goudini Spa is offering specially discounted accommodation for those wishing to stay over.
Here is the programme:-
9:00-10:00 Arrival, Registration, Tea/Coffee
10:00-10:10 Opening: Herman Bailey (President Biblionef SA)
10:10-10:40 Exploring the impact of access and use of reading resources on South African learner’s achievement in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study 2006: Lisa Zimmerman (Centre for Evaluation and Assessment, Faculty of Education, University of Pretoria)
10:40-11:10 Creating literate school communities: thoughts and strategies: Dr Carole Bloch
(Coordinator: PRAESA Early Literacy Unit)
11:10-11:30 The holistic development of the child: Reading, Running and wRiting: Anna
Brom (Anna Foundation)
11:30-11:40 Stretch break
11:40-12:10 The Book Box Project: promoting reading and related activities: Jean Place (School of Education, University of the Witwatersrand)
12:10-12:30 Families also need books: Snoeks Desmond (Founder: Family Literacy Project)
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:30 Experiencing Biblionef’s work in other countries
Dominique Pace (Biblionef France)
Aagje van Heekeren (Biblionef The Netherlands)
Marc van Hoey (Biblionef Vlaanderen)
Soearnie Soekirno (Biblionef Suriname)
14:30-14:40 My synergy as a writer with Biblionef Diane Case (Author)
14:40-15:10 My experiences with books in the Home Language Project: Margie Owen-Smith (Home Language Project)
15:10-15:30 Biblionef’s role in establishing Irista Primary School’s Library (Jean Williams Biblionef South Africa) and Archie Jansen (Principlal Irista Primary)
15:30-16:00 Celebrating WORDS – Languages’ ancestors: Gcina Mhlophe
16:00 Closing remarks and invitation to celebrate: Thomas van der Walt (Department
of Information Science, University of South Africa)
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16:00-17:30 Cocktail celebration
Drinks
Finger buffet
Marimba band
Children performing