The silver lining in corona times: video-call shared reading with children

When adults read a book with a child, they support the child’s language, emotional development, understanding of social relationships, fantasy, aesthetic qualities of images and role of texts in lives. During the Covid-19 pandemic, some families struggled to keep up regular reading routines, while others enjoyed longer time together around books. Natalia Kucirkova and Trude Hoel talk about the practice of introducing book reading as a new activity via the screen.