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Engaging Oral Language Instruction in the Primary Classroom - Infants to 2nd Class

14/09/23

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Engaging Oral Language Instruction in the Primary Classroom 3rd to 6th Class

21/09/23

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The Novel in the Primary Classroom

28/09/23

7pm

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Reading for Pleasure in the Primary Classroom

12/10/23

7pm

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Prioritising Play: Strategies for Playful Literacy Development in the Junior Primary Classroom

24/10/23

7pm

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Webinar with Mayo Education Centre

Playful Literacy Learning in the Junior Primary Classroom

15/11/23

7pm

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Refreshing the Read-Aloud Infants - 2nd Class

16/11/23

7pm

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We need to talk about play

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22/11/23

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Webinar with West Cork Education Centre

Refreshing the Read-Aloud

(2nd - 6th class)

23/11/23

7pm

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Harnessing the Power of Picturebooks

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(Infants)

05/12/23

7pm

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May 27, 2021

Let's Talk Textbooks...

Textbooks, textbooks, textbooks. I am asked about these a lot, so as we approach booklist season, here are my thoughts: Choice. It's a...

Clara Maria Fiorentini

May 8, 2021

Accountable Sentences

Some of you might have heard of a strategy called accountable talk? Accountable sentences are a little bit like that. A helpful approach...

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...

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