ABOUT ME
Est. 2014
Dr Clara Maria Fiorentini is the face behind this popular Irish teaching website. 'Little Miss Teacher' first began in 2014 as a blogging space, documenting teaching experiences and playful practice in the primary classroom. In recent years it has developed into a space to share knowledge, ideas, resources and inspiration for all things literacy, literature, language and playful pedagogy.
Clara is a lecturer in Initial Teacher Education (English Methods / Literacy) and Early Childhood Education (Early Literacies and Play Based Learning). Prior to this, Clara taught for eleven years in an urban, DEIS primary school in Co. Dublin, Ireland. Clara provides CPD for primary teachers and early childhood professionals in the areas of literacy, children's literature, play based learning and school transitions.
Clara holds a Masters in Children’s Literature (DCU) and completed her PhD research in early literacy development and transitions to formal literacy learning at Trinity College Dublin from 2020 - 2025. Clara is a past president (2014), executive committee member and Director of the Literacy Association of Ireland. She is co-author of Ireland’s first multi-sensory phonics programme, Sounds Like Phonics (CJ Fallon, 2019).
Clara currently serves on the Board of Directors of Young Ballymun.
Clara runs the popular Literacy CPD space 'The Literacy Channel' in partnership with her colleagues, Dr. Jennifer O'Sullivan, Dr Treasa Bowe and Dr Deirdre O'Toole.
Ongoing research projects:
'CoSTaR Project: Communities of Student Teachers as Readers' in collaboration with Dr Geraldine Magennis, SMUB.
Aistear & Your Local Library - a research project in collaboration with DLRLibraries
For contact, collaborations and CPD enquiries: cmfiorentini.education@gmail.com
Affiliates disclosure:
Affiliate links on this website will always be clearly marked with an affiliate logo. Any affiliates are educational resources or texts that Clara has used and can wholeheartedly recommend.
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