to 10th International Scientific Conference CHILDREN AND LANGUAGES TODAY Reading in Contemporary Context from September 16 – 18, 2021 in Osijek, Croatia The conference is organised by the Department of Croatian Studies and the Department of English and German Studies of the Faculty of Education in Osijek. The conference theme is inclusive of various research backgrounds and approaches, and we therefore encourage interdisciplinary contributions with regard to, but not limited to, the following topics: 1. Emerging literacy and pre-reading skills 2. Internal factors in the development of reading skills (age, gender, cognitive traits, affective traits, reading strategies, etc.) 3. External factors in the development of reading skills (family environment, pre-school and school environment, non-formal and informal environment, etc.) 4. Difficulties in mastering reading skills 5. Reading culture |