Vol. 28 No. 1 (2026): n° 1 gennaio-giugno 2026
Dossier "Ancora sulla lettura ad alta voce e silenziosa. Leggere nei contesti formali, non formali e informali"

La lettura ad alta voce come pratica interculturale nella scuola dell’infanzia. Uno studio di caso tra Italia e Perù

Ezia Locantore
Università di Pisa

Published 2026-07-31

Keywords

  • children’s literature,
  • critical intercultural education,
  • preschool education,
  • reading aloud,
  • transnational early childhood education

How to Cite

Locantore, E. (2026). La lettura ad alta voce come pratica interculturale nella scuola dell’infanzia. Uno studio di caso tra Italia e Perù. Rivista Italiana Di Educazione Familiare, 28(1), 101–113. https://doi.org/10.36253/rief-19827

Abstract

Reading aloud children’s literature can be conceived as an educational practice of intercultural mediation from early childhood onwards. Framing intercultural education as an intentional educational project that spans formal, non-formal, and informal contexts, this article examines a qualitative case study conducted in an Italian school abroad in Peru and in a preschool setting in Italy. The findings highlight how narratives rooted in diverse cultural traditions can foster symbolic spaces for engaging with otherness and support experiences of openness towards multiple languages, memories, and imaginaries.