Martina Norling
Position: Senior Lecturer School/office: School of Humanities, Education and Social SciencesEmail: bWFydGluYS5ub3JsaW5nO29ydS5zZQ==
Phone: +46 19 303340
Room: F2257
About Martina Norling
Martina Norling is senior lecturer in education and preschool education at the School of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences. She has a PhD in didactics as well as a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education and a master's degree in special education. Martina Norling mainly teaches subject didactics with a focus on languages in preschool and school.
Research
Martina Norling's research interests are language, multilingualism, reading and writing development in the social language environment in preschool. Her research interests also concern outdoor pedagogy quality development, as well as transitions and collaboration in preschool, preschool class and compulsory school.
In an ongoing project, Martina Norling, in collaboration with the Nordic research group Nordic Early Literacy Education (NELL), is researching the perceptions, practices and reading and writing activities offered to children in preschool. The purpose of the project is to contribute knowledge about the way in which preschool staff design reading and writing environments in Nordic preschools.
Furthermore, she is involved in a participatory research project (PAR) between Örebro University and Örebro municipality, where the purpose of the research is to develop reading aloud activities and adopting an intercultural approach in preschool. The aim is also to develop a model for interaction with parents of multilingual children and parents with another mother tongue. The model aims to contribute knowledge about ways in which parental interaction, an intercultural approach, and reading aloud can support multilingual children's meaning-making and understanding of texts, their messages and content. The goal is for the model to be integrated into the systematic quality work of preschools.
In the research project Preschool as a child's language environment, which was part of Martina Norling's doctoral thesis (Preschool – a social language environment an arena for emergent literacy processes), she studied the social language environment in preschool. The concept of ‘social language environment’ can be described as a broader perspective on children's early language, reading and writing development, which takes place before the development of formal written language.
The results mainly show three overall dimensions of content for conditions in the preschool's social language environment: play strategies, emotional strategies, and communicative strategies. Furthermore, the results shows that preschool staff rarely have a clear goal when it comes to teaching about children's early reading and writing processes, indicating that preschool staff is in need of in-service training in early literacy in preschool.
In a project in collaboration with Västerås Municipality and Mälardalen Competence Center for Learning (MKL), and together with research colleagues at Mälardalen University, Martina Norling has examined preschool teachers’ and teachers' perspectives on multilingual children's language, writing and reading development. The purpose of this action research project was to develop knowledge about multilingualism and early literacy as well as develop didactic strategies in preschool, preschool class and primary school year one, to support and provide conditions for early literacy learning. The results show mainly three themes that preschool teachers as well as preschool class and compulsory teachers in described as prerequisites for teaching: paying attention to different languages, teaching and providing conditions for development and specific support for multilingual children. Links to the articles related to the project:
Swedish Preschool Teachers Perspectives on Multilingual Children's Emergent Literacy Development
In cooperation with fifteen preschool teachers in another PAR project, Martina Norling has investigated and developed knowledge about the social language environment with a specific focus on multilingualism in preschool. The overall purpose of the project was to develop strategies and knowledge about the conditions for multilingual children's learning in a social language environment in preschool. The aim was also to pilot and develop The Social Language Environment - Domain (Norling, 2020), a tool for preschool teacher to analyse, with a didactic and critically constructive approach, as well as to make visible the conditions for children's language, multilingualism, reading and writing processes in preschool. The results show that long-term projects where preschool staff are given the conditions to be active in the competence development process can result in learning and experience obtained on a scientific basis. Links that are related to the project:
Video Recording as a Method for Swedish Preschool Teachers to Analyze Multilingual Strategies.
Teaching
Martina Norling mainly teaches subject didactics with a focus on language, social language environment, multilingualism, reading and writing learning, outdoor pedagogy and that which generally concerns children's learning and development in preschool.
Collaborations and assignments
Martina Norling is part of the Nordic research group Nordic Early Literacy Education (NELL). The research group is planning for future projects such as data collection and article writing, as well as joint presentations at conferences. The common research area is "early childhood literacy". Survey data collected in Sweden, Norway, and Finland is currently being analyzed. The project is about writing and reading aloud in preschool.
She is also a member of the National Literacy Network and a member of the international research group, Multilingual Childhoods.
Martina Norling is the World Forum Representative of Sweden. The assignment involves acting as a contact between Sweden and the World Forum Foundation for information about children's conditions in society.
Management assignments:
Martina Norling is the programme coordinator for the Early Years Education Programme at Örebro University.
Research groups
Publications
Articles in journals
- Alatalo, T. , Norling, M. , Magnusson, M. , Tjäru, S. , Hjetland, H. N. & Hofslundsengen, H. (2024). Read-aloud and writing practices in Nordic preschools. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 68 (3), 588-603. [BibTeX]
- Norling, M. (2024). The social language environment - domain: ECEC teachers' self-reported ratings of strategies in teaching literacy. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal. [BibTeX]
- Hofslundsengen, H. , Magnusson, M. , Norling, M. , Tjäru, S. , Næss Hjetland, H. & Alatalo, T. (2023). ECEC Teachers’ Reported Practices and Attitudes Toward Read-Alouds in Nordic Multilingual Classrooms. Nordic Journal of Literacy Research, 9 (2), 20-37. [BibTeX]
- Sandberg, G. & Norling, M. (2020). Teachers’ Perspectives on Promoting Reading and Writing for Pupils with Various Linguistic Backgrounds in Grade 1 of Primary School. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 64 (2), 300-312. [BibTeX]
- Norling, M. (2020). Video Recording as a Method for Swedish Preschool Teachers to Analyze Multilingual Strategies. World Journal of Educational Research, 7 (1), 109-129. [BibTeX]
- Norling, M. (2019). En studie om hur förskollärare och lärare resonerar om undervisningens innehåll i relation till barns språk-, läs- och skrivutveckling i förskola och förskoleklass. Nordisk Barnehageforskning, 18 (4), 1-16. [BibTeX]
- Norling, M. & Sandberg, G. (2018). Swedish Preschool Teachers Perspectives on Multilingual Children’s Emergent Literacy Development. World Journal of Educational Research, 5 (1), 1-18. [BibTeX]
- Norling, M. & Lillvist, A. (2016). Literacy-related play activities and preschool staffs strategies to support children’s concept development. World Journal of Education, 6 (5), 49-63. [BibTeX]
- Norling, M. , Sandberg, A. & Almqvist, L. (2015). Engagement and emergent literacy practices in Swedish preschools. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 23 (5), 619-634. [BibTeX]
- Norling, M. & Sandberg, A. (2015). Language Learning in Outdoor Environments: Perspectives of preschool staff. Nordisk Barnehageforskning, 9 (1), 1-16. [BibTeX]
- Norling, M. (2013). Preschool staff's view of emergent literacy approaches in Swedish preschools. Early Child Development and Care, 184 (4), 571-588. [BibTeX]
- Luttropp, A. , Norling, M. & Balton, S. (2007). Intervention practice for preschool children in need of special support: a comparative analysis between South Africa and Sweden. South African Journal of Occupational Therapy, 37 (3), 22-24. [BibTeX]
Chapters in books
- Norling, M. (2023). Böcker som kommunikativa broar i samarbete för flerspråkiga barns språkutveckling. In: E. Ärlemalm-Hagsér; T. Vuorinen, Förskollärare – en profession i rörelse. Stockholm: Lärarförlaget. [BibTeX]
- Norling, M. (2021). När pennan möter pappret i en flerspråkig förskolemiljö. In: Annica Löfdahl Hultman, Katarina Ribaeus, Förskollärarens metod och vetenskapsteori. Stockholm: Liber. [BibTeX]
- Norling, M. (2019). Från gester till texter: om barns förutsättningar för språk-, läs- och skrivlärande i förskolan. In: Martina Norling, Maria Magnusson, Att möta barns sociala språkmiljö i förskolan: flerdimensionella perspektiv (pp. 86-99). Stockholm: Liber. [BibTeX]
- Norling, M. & Sandberg, G. (2017). Förskollärares och lärares perspektiv på flerspråkiga barns språk-, skriv- och läsutveckling. In: Mia Heikkilä, Anne Lillvist, Flerspråkighet för lärande i förskola, förskoleklass och årskurs ett: perspektiv från tre samproduktionsprojekt (pp. 29-60). Västerås: School of Education, Culture and Communication, Mälardalen University. [BibTeX]
- Heikkilä, M. , Lillvist, A. , Norling, M. & Wetso, G. (2017). Perspektiv från tresamproduktionsprojekt: en introduktion. In: Mia Heikkilä, Anne Lillvist, Flerspråkighet för lärande i förskola, förskoleklass och årskurs ett: perspektiv från tre samproduktionsprojekt (pp. 10-28). Västerås: School of Education, Culture and Communication, Mälardalen University. [BibTeX]
- Norling, M. (2015). The Social Language Environment in Preschool: Theoretical Foundations and Didactic Implications. In: Anette Sandberg, Anders Garpelin, Children and young people in school and in society (pp. 9-25). New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.. [BibTeX]
- Sandberg, A. & Norling, M. (2014). Pedagogiskt stöd och pedagogiska metoder. In: Anette Sandberg, Med sikte på förskolan: barn i behov av stöd (pp. 45-62). Lund: Studentlitteratur AB. [BibTeX]
- Norling, M. (2009). Barnarbeten eller barns arbeten?. In: Tomas Saar, Solveig Hägglund, Annica Löfdahl Hultman, Det politiska barnet: bidrag till utforskandet av barn och barndom som politiska kategorier (pp. 31-41). Karlstad: Estetisk-filosofiska fakulteten, Pedagogik, Karlstads universitet. [BibTeX]
Conference papers
- Norling, M. (2023). Books as communicative tools for collaboration with guardians in a multicultural preschool. In: 31st EECERA ANNUAL CONFERENCE: CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS Book of Abstracts. Paper presented at 31st European Early Childhood Education Research Association Annual Conference (EECERA 2023), "Children’s Curiosity, Agency, and Participation. Challenges for Professional Action and Development", Lisbon, Portugal, August 30 - September 2, 2023. (pp. 128-129). [BibTeX]
- Norling, M. (2023). Multilingual Childhoods SIG Self-organised Symposium: BOOKS AS COMMUNICATIVE AND INTERACTION TOOLS IN MULTILINGUAL PRACTICES IN ECEC: DISCUSSING COLLABORATION, AGENCY, AND PARTICIPATION. In: 31st EECERA ANNUAL CONFERENCE: CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS Book of Abstracts. Paper presented at 31st European Early Childhood Education Research Association Annual Conference (EECERA 2023), "Children’s Curiosity, Agency, and Participation. Challenges for Professional Action and Development", Lisbon, Portugal, August 30 - September 2, 2023. (pp. 128-128). [BibTeX]
- Norling, M. (2022). Preschool Teachers’ Self-Reported Assessment in Teaching Literacy Pilot-testing a new tool. In: Mikael Dal, EDUCATION AND INVOLVEMENT IN PRECARIOUS TIMES ABSTRACT BOOK. NERA CONFERENCE 2022. Paper presented at Inclusive Education for Students With Intellectual Disabilities. Nordic educational research association (NERA 2022), Reykjavik, Iceland, June 1-3, 2022. (pp. 65-66). School of Education, University of Iceland. [BibTeX]
- Ehrström, M. & Norling, M. (2022). Preschool teachers’ views on Attentiveness in Preschool. In: 30th EECERA Annual Conference Conference Proceedings: Book of Abstracts. Paper presented at 30th European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA 2022), Glasgow, Scotland, August 23-26, 2022. (pp. 31-31). [BibTeX]
- Alatalo, T. , Norling, M. , Magnusson, M. , Tjäru, S. , Hjetland Naess, H. & Hofslundsengen, H. (2020). Høgtlesing og tidlig skriving i svenske og norske barnehager. Paper presented at Norsk Barnehageforskningskonferanse: Å skape bærekraftige barnehager – perspektiver, muligheter og utfordringer. Digital konferense, September 28-30, 2020. [BibTeX]
- Edlund, C. , Fritz, J. , Norling, M. & Lindh, C. (2018). Hur tror vi att vi lär oss?: en session om studenters uppfattningar om lärande. Paper presented at Nu 2018 – Det akademiska lärarskapet. Sveriges största mötesplats för utveckling av högre utbildning. Aros kongresscenter, Västerås, Sweden, October 9-11, 2018. [BibTeX]
- Norling, M. (2018). Social language environment - preschool teacher´s didactic strategies to support multilingual children´s language and literacy learning in play activities. In: 28th EECERA Annual Conference Astract book. Paper presented at 28th EECERA Annual Conference: Early Childhood Education, Families and Communities, Budapest, Hungary, August 28-31, 2018. (pp. 67-68). [BibTeX]
- Norling, M. (2017). Children and multilingual children's conditions in language and literacy learning in preschool, preschool-class and primary school. Paper presented at 45th Congress of the Nordic Educational Research Association (NERA 2017), Copenhagen, Denmark, March 23-25, 2017. [BibTeX]
- Norling, M. (2017). Social language environment – Multilingual children´s conditions to learn Swedish in Swedish preschools: Teachers´s beliefs and practices in multilingual context. In: 27th EECERA Annual Conference Abstract book. Paper presented at 27th EECERA Annual Conference: Social justice, solidarity and children's rights, Bologna, Italy, August 29 - September 1, 2017. (pp. 51-51). [BibTeX]
- Norling, M. & Lillvist, A. (2015). Let´s play! Playevents and preschool staffs strategies to support concept development in Swedish preschools. Paper presented at 43rd Nordic Educational Research Association Congress (NERA 2015), Gothenburg, Sweden, March 4-6, 2015. [BibTeX]
- Norling, M. (2013). Engagement, Emergent Literacy Practices and Quality Dimensions in Swedish Preschools. Paper presented at NFPF konferens (Nordisk förening för pedagogisk forskning), Reykjavik, Iceland, March 7-9, 2013. [BibTeX]
- Norling, M. & Almqvist, L. (2011). Children’s Voices in Early Childhood Education. Paper presented at Third conference of the international society on early intervention (ISEI), New York, USA, May 2-5, 2011. [BibTeX]
- Norling, M. & Almqvist, L. (2011). Qualitative Aspects of Emergent Literacy Skills and Children´s Engagement in Swedich Preschools. Paper presented at 14th Biennial EARLI Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction, Education for a global Networked Society, Exeter, England, August 30 - September 3, 2011. [BibTeX]
- Norling, M. (2010). Preschool as a context for language development in children. Paper presented at NFPF konferens (Nordisk förening för pedagogisk forskning), Malmö, Sweden, March 11-13, 2010. [BibTeX]
- Norling, M. (2010). Preschool as the context for language development in children. Paper presented at World Congress of OMEP (World Organisation for Early Childhood Education), Gothenburg, Sweden, August 11-13, 2010. [BibTeX]
- Norling, M. (2007). Early intervention for young children in preschool – general and specific support: Which pedagogical methods are applied in preschool for children in need of special support?. Paper presented at Research in Education and Rehabilitation Sciences. By Faculty and Education and Rehabilitation Sciences University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, June 14-16, 2007. [BibTeX]
- Norling, M. & Sandberg, A. (2007). Which pedagogical methods, programs and support are applied in preschool for children in need of special support and grey zone children?. In: Research in Education and Rehabilitation Sciences. Paper presented at 7th International scientific conferences, Zagreb, Croatia, June 14-16, 2007. [BibTeX]
Conference proceedings (editor)
- Norling, M. (ed.) & Magnusson, M. (ed.) (2019). Att möta barns sociala språkmiljö i förskolan: flerdimensionella perspektiv. Stockholm: Liber. [BibTeX]
Doctoral theses, monographs
- Norling, M. (2015). Förskolan: en arena för social språkmiljö och språkliga processer. (Doctoral dissertation). Västerås: Mälardalen University. [BibTeX]