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AUTHOR
Mari Siipola
Deep Talk: A Dialogic Instruction Method for Enhancing the Sense of Belonging
In this study, we investigate Deep Talk, which is a method used in the context of early years education in Finland. The method is based on multisensory storytelling and clear phases. The method has received positive feedback from educators and children, but no prior research has been conducted on it. This data aims to determine the significant elements of the method for the individual child and the children in a group. The data consisted of 25 narrations of educators who participated in Deep Talk training and had been serving as Deep Talk instructors. The data were analyzed using a data- and theory-driven qualitative content analysis through the dialogical process of the research team. The …
Sanojen sinfoniaa Lounais-Suomessa 2021–2022 : Hankkeen tutkimusraportti
Sanojen sinfoniaa Lounais-Suomessa oli Opetushallituksen rahoittama ja Lukuliikkeen Lukeva kunta -verkostoon kuuluva hanke. Tavoitteena oli konseptoida ja markkinoida alueen kunnissa lukemista edistäviä palveluita, toteuttaa Lukeva kunta -kokeiluja, kehittää kirjastohenkilökunnan osaamista sekä vahvistaa lasten ja nuorten osallisuutta. Mukaan ilmoittautui 20 kuntaa Lounais-Suomen alueelta. Sanojen sinfoniaa Lounais-Suomessa -hankkeeseen liitetyssä tutkimushankkeessa, joka sai Opetushallitukselta erillisen lisärahoituksen, haluttiin keskittyä vinkkaustoiminnan tarkasteluun erilaisista näkökulmista sekä saada välineitä kirjavinkkaustoiminnan kehittämiseen. Tutkimuksen toteuttivat tutkijat Jul…
Holistic Literature Education as an Effective Tool for Social-Emotional Learning
This chapter concerns a model of holistic, structured literature education, which has pedagogical value for social-emotional learning. Fiction supports children's personal growth in many ways. The special emphasis lies on the reading process, which aims at empathizing reading and sharing of text-based emotions and experiences. Further individual and common arts-based meaning-making is an intrinsic part of the reading process. The empathized reading process as well as supportive reading environment need to raise educators' consciousness. Creative, arts-based activities offer channels to make children's interpretations of fictional texts visible. There are several presented examples of arts-b…