On 3rd February 2026, 11:00, at the St. Cyril and Methodius National Library, Todor Borov Hall, the Institute for Bulgarian Language at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences will present the results of the international research project „Assessing reading literacy and comprehension of early graders in Bulgaria and Italy“.
The project is a joint venture of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Italian National Research Council, and is led by Prof. Svetla Koeva (Bulgaria) and Prof. Vito Pirrelli (Italy).
The programme of the event includes:
– presentation of the results of the project with focus on improving literacy skills and reading comprehension of early graders;
– good practices in the cooperation between the Institute for Bulgarian Language and the 21st Hristo Botev School in Sofia;
– comparative analysis of literacy skills among students in Bulgaria and Italy.
The event is open to researchers, government organisations and media.