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Summer Course 2024
Thank you to everyone who completed Firm Foundations this July.
Registration for summer 2025 opens May 2025!

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Aistear & your Local Library

Learn more about my recent early literacy project for Early Childhood Educators in collaboration with dlrLibraries and Creative Ireland.

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Monthly book reccomendations in collaboration with ABC School Supplies

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August Edition 2024

Someone Like You - August 2024

The Girl & The Mermaid - August 2024

Does a Bear Wash its hair? August 2024

Always carry me with you - June 2024

Night Flight - June 2024

There's a Tiger on the Train - June 2024

Autumn / Winter Webinar Schedule 2024

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Literacy Symposium with Professor Timothy Shanahan

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Aug 28

Literacy Symposium with Professor Timothy Shanahan

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! We are kicking off the school year with a very exciting literacy symposium - it's been tough to keep this under...

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Aug 26

Alternatives to the Three-Cueing Method

Image source: Jocelyn Seamer Education In the season of back to school do's and don'ts, another approach worth reflecting on is the three...

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Aug 24

Alternatives to Round Robin Reading

As we head towards the return to school, it can be helpful to reflect on strategies to leave behind and others to try. As a teacher...

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Jun 24

Summer Course 2024

Have you enrolled in a summer course yet? If you're going to be teaching at the junior end of primary school (infants - 1st) then my...

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Feb 28

Aistear & Your Local Library

I am delighted to welcome the recent publication of the resources compiled as a result of my recent research project with dlrLibraries...

Literacy Symposium! The Science of Reading: Picturebooks

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Feb 28

Literacy Symposium! The Science of Reading: Picturebooks

The first Science of Reading in Ireland symposium for 2024 is just around the corner. Join Dr Jen O'Sullivan. Dr Treasa Bowe, Dee O'Toole...

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Jan 24

Spring Webinar Series

I have five webinars coming up over the next few months with West Cork Education Centre - thank you to Dympna Daly and colleagues for...

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Jan 22

The Story Pot

Before we get started - I would like to reiterate that the Story Pot method is not mine - it was designed by an Early Years Educator in...

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Jan 21

What's a language workshop?

Since I shared a little snapshot into a language workshop I modelled with some of our student teachers recently, I've been inundated with...

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Sep 11, 2023

Autumn Webinar Schedule

I have a selection of webinars coming up over the next few months with various education centres; some repeats, some brand new! There's...

Literacy Symposium on Spelling Instruction

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Aug 15, 2023

Literacy Symposium on Spelling Instruction

Join myself, Dr Jennifer O'Sullivan, Deirdre O'Toole and Dr Treasa Bowe on Saturday September 2nd for the next Science of Reading...

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May 29, 2023

Firm Foundations: Summer Course 2023

Registration is currently open for my NEW online summer course, Firm Foundations: Building a Foundation for Literacy Learning in the...

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Summer Course 2024 Thank you to everyone who completed Firm Foundations this July. Registration for summer 2025 opens May 2025!

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Holiday Sale

Have you visited The Literacy Channel recently?

Lenses

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Learning

PICTUREBOOK PEDAGOGY: Locating Literature at the Centre of Practice Practical Online Workshops for Teachers NEW DATES COMING SOON!!

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Summer Course 2024
Thank you to everyone who completed Firm Foundations this July.
Registration for summer 2025 opens May 2025!

PICTUREBOOK PEDAGOGY:
Locating Literature at the Centre of Practice
Practical Online Workshops for Teachers

NEW DATES COMING SOON!!