Guðrún Elva Sverrisdóttir

Guðrún Elva Sverrisdóttir is an experienced primary school teacher in Iceland, having dedicated three decades to educating children. She has observed a decline in Icelandic language skills among her students, attributing this to various factors including increased screen time, reduced parental involvement in reading at home, and a shift in societal communication patterns. Guðrún emphasizes the need for parents to engage more actively in their children's language development, such as by reading to them and explaining complex words. She has also noted that the expectations placed on students have lowered over the years, with children now entering school less prepared in reading skills than in the past. Recently, she has joined the conversation about the challenges faced by students from immigrant backgrounds in learning the Icelandic language.