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Prioritising play: Strategies for playful literacy development in the junior primary classroom

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7pm, November 17th, 2022

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Clara Maria Fiorentini

Sep 10

Autumn Webinars with Clara

Registration is now open for a selection of upcoming *free* webinars. Delighted to be working with so many great colleagues across our...

Clara Maria Fiorentini

Aug 15

BACK TO SCHOOL LITERACY WEBINARS

The Literacy Channel is back! Join us, for not one, but two exciting webinars in preparation for the term ahead. Join Dr Jennifer...

Clara Maria Fiorentini

May 18

More Visual Literacy Challenges

Did you know that visual literacy is an extremely important component of developing strong reading skills? Our readers live in an...

Clara Maria Fiorentini

May 17

Let's Talk 'Tongue Twisters'

Tongue Twisters are a great way to get children ‘playing’ with language. Traditionally, Tongue Twisters have been used as a technique to...

Clara Maria Fiorentini

May 9

Our Online Summer Course returns!

Good news! Teaching & Learning in the Early Childhood Setting returns for another summer. Facilitated by myself and Dr Sinéad Mc Cauley...

Play, Language & Literacy: A Face to Face Summer Course

Clara Maria Fiorentini

May 9

Play, Language & Literacy: A Face to Face Summer Course

Join myself and Dr Sinéad McCauley Lambe for our f2f summer course 'Play, Language and Literacy' from July 4th - 8th, 2022, in the...

Clara Maria Fiorentini

Apr 3

Playful Literacy - A webinar

Catch myself and Dr Sinéad McCauley Lambe on Tuesday evening for our webinar on Playful Literacy. Registration is free. Register here!...

The Invitation: Setting the scene for a new read-aloud with a Story Box

Clara Maria Fiorentini

Mar 29

The Invitation: Setting the scene for a new read-aloud with a Story Box

To quote the great Mem Fox, 'There is no exact way to do it, reading aloud is in fact an art form!' (Reading Magic, 2008) However, there...

Clara Maria Fiorentini

Mar 24

The Daily Review

A lot happens in a school day - regardless of which class the children are in. Every moment and every lesson is usually jam-packed with...

Upcoming Webinar: The Dialogic Classroom 3rd - 6th class

Clara Maria Fiorentini

Mar 21

Upcoming Webinar: The Dialogic Classroom 3rd - 6th class

Join me on Wednesday evening from 7pm - 8pm for an exploration of The Dialogic Classroom for 3rd - 6th class. The dialogic classroom...

Literacy Symposium in aid of Ukraine Crisis Appeal

Clara Maria Fiorentini

Mar 16

Literacy Symposium in aid of Ukraine Crisis Appeal

Like many of you, we have watched on in horror as the recent events in Ukraine have unfolded. This Literacy Symposium has been organised...

Clara Maria Fiorentini

Feb 21

Sounds Like Phonics - A webinar!

Join myself and Jennifer O'Sullivan on March 3rd for a webinar exploring all the exciting components of our phonics programme Sounds Like...

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