ROMLIT

Empowering Literacies: Working with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Children in Early Years.

What’s the focus?

• Understanding the original, multiple and diverse literacies of Gypsies, Roma and Travellers
• Recognising the role that children, parents, siblings, community members and early years practitioners play in early years literacies
• Identifying and co-creating empowering practices working with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

What are we doing?

• Learning about literacy approaches that Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children and communities use
• Exploring the way Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children navigate different levels of literacy
• Identifying strategies to promote positive relationships across communities and settings

How are we doing it?

• Working across different regions of England with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities
• Looking at practice that take place at home, in education and within the community
• Working in partnership with communities, settings and experts from across the UK
• Producing materials that celebrate and support Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children’s needs.

In this video, we tell the story of ROMLIT and we demonstrate how we worked with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, schools and professionals.

Please check for CPD sessions we offer to professionals and organisations.

If you would like to be involved, or for further information please email - Spyros Themelis  (S.Themelis@uea.ac.uk)