Symposium: Graphical symbols as content in Early Childhood Education. By, Maria Magnusson, Anders Arnqvist, Bente Eriksen Hagvet and Hilde Hoflund

An important issue in the Nordic countries in relation to change in the preschool curricula is how learning related to different content could be handled in preschool education. This symposium provides and initiative to a discussion about what it could mean to learn about specific content such as (like) graphical symbols in early childhood education. The symposium will highlight firstly research on a macro level. A comprehensive analysisin the area of researchliteracy demonstrates a lackof knowledge ofthe interactionbetween teachersand children as well as the learning process. Secondly, research on a micro level specifically scrutinized in detail how children develop symbolic skills and how this can be educational supported. Thirdly, invented spelling as a potential content in curriculum for supporting children’s transition from using logographic to using alphabetic writing.