World Forum International Organizing Committee Biography

Reeta Sonawat

Dr. Reeta Sonawat is a Professor and Head in the department of Human Development, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai. For post doctoral research, she worked on project "Integrated Kindergarten and primary Schools" in Bremen University, Germany. She Underwent training in Early Childhood Education: Reading Difficulties at Golda Meir Mount Carmel Institute and Training Center, Haifa, Israel. Dr. Sonawat is a recipient of National Award for "Teacher Trainer" in innovative training for the project "Improving Classroom Environment towards Quality in Education" and Faculty Research Fellowship by Shastri Indo Canadian Institute for project titled "Adolescent of minority Groups, Sense of Belongingness to Society". She was invited speaker in Philipines, Indonasia, Athens, Brazil and Newzealand. She has done a certificate course on Qualitative Research from summer Programme in Social and Cultural Psychiatry, McGill University, Canada. She has presented various workshops on Quality in Early Childhood Education, Whole Language Approach. She is a consultant to various National Institutions.She has written books on Science for Pre school children, Music and movemeent for young children, Understanding Children's Rights, Creativity for Pre school children She is selected as a global leader in Early childhood Education in Montreal, Canada and presented a paper on "ECE in India," 2005. As a part of a Global leader her assignment was to do Advocacy for young children, she reach out more than 1500 parents and 200 teachers, she wrote in the news papers and published booklets for parents and teachers.

Feb, 2006 she has presented her Advocacy work in Reggio Emilia, Italy. The town known for Education.