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Clara Maria Fiorentini

May 8, 2021

NEW: Guest post series

A new feature on the website will be an exciting series of guest blog posts. I am opening a space on the website for a series of guest...

Clara Maria Fiorentini

May 8, 2021

Incoming! Summer course season...

Back by popular demand! Designed by Clara Maria Fiorentini and Sinéad McCauley Lambe this summer course aims to provide a thorough...

"This could be important!" A visual strategy during reading

Clara Maria Fiorentini

Apr 26, 2021

"This could be important!" A visual strategy during reading

Is there something important coming up in the text? Is there something you want the readers to pay particular attention to? Frustrated...

Clara Maria Fiorentini

Apr 26, 2021

The best books about starting school

The transition to primary school is a huge one. Never just an event, it's an immense process and both children, parents and teachers need...

Clara Maria Fiorentini

Apr 9, 2021

Magnifying Observations

We're always on the lookout for purposeful opportunities to extend the learning during reading experiences. 'Magnifying Observations' is...

Clara Maria Fiorentini

Apr 7, 2021

The post-play Q&A

When it comes to extending the learning experiences afforded to us through play, it's all about capitalising on things that we are...

Clara Maria Fiorentini

Apr 6, 2021

Looking after your class library

They are a prominent and long-standing feature in most Irish primary classrooms. Some are shelves, some are baskets, some are those...

Wordless Picturebooks - what to do when there aren't any words to read!

Clara Maria Fiorentini

Mar 30, 2021

Wordless Picturebooks - what to do when there aren't any words to read!

Wordless picturebooks are a powerful resource in the hand of any teacher, in any class - but what exactly can we use them for? Here are...

Expectations v Reality - a purposeful response to reading

Clara Maria Fiorentini

Mar 30, 2021

Expectations v Reality - a purposeful response to reading

I say it all the time, capitalise on the trends. What are the memes of the moment? Bring them into your literacy learning! Image:...

10 Picturebooks for senior primary shelves

Clara Maria Fiorentini

Mar 30, 2021

10 Picturebooks for senior primary shelves

It's the one thing I'm asked about most frequently and I definitely have shared plenty of posts on my old website but I thought it was...

High Frequency Words - are they really that tricky?

Clara Maria Fiorentini

Mar 26, 2021

High Frequency Words - are they really that tricky?

They are a big focus in early literacy instruction....but what exactly are high frequency words? Are they the same as sight words? Are...

Clara Maria Fiorentini

Feb 27, 2021

Give the children time...

As the return to school approaches, the conversations have resumed about priorities and needs for the children and instruction methods....

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