Covering all bases: How can we ensure breadth as well as depth in how we teach literacy? Fireside Chat: Literacy Association of Ireland (P)

As educators, how can we make sure that high quality word recognition instruction does not come at the expense of the range of other skills needed to read/write?

Following on from our exploration of Word Recognition in May, we invite you to register for this exciting and timely conversation about research evidence underpinning robust literacy instruction and implications for practice across English and Irish-medium literacy instruction.

Join Dr Jennifer O’Sullivan, Cillian O’Sullivan, Dr Claire Dunne, Dr Emily Barnes and Clara Maria Fiorentini for what will be an engaging and informative exploration of literacy instruction in the Irish primary education context.

Attendees will be invited to submit questions for the panel in advance via the LAI Instagram & X (Twitter) pages.

@literacyireland – Instagram

@literacyirl – twitter

Dr Jennifer O’Sullivan is a lecturer in literacy at Marino Institute of Education. Jennifer is an executive committee member and past-president of LAI.

Is í Claire Dunne an Ceann Roinne ar Roinn an Bhéarla agus Roinn na Gaeilge in Institiúid Oideachais Marino ó 2022. Is léachtóir le Gaeilge agus aistritheoir í san institiúid chéanna le 16 bliana anuas.Ó 2022-2023 bhí sí ina hUachtarán ar an Literacy Association of Ireland.

Clara Maria Fiorentini is an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of English & Roinn na Gaeilge at Marino Institute of Education specialising in Literacy & Early Childhood Education. Clara is the current President of LAI (2024).

Cillian O’Sullivan is an assistant principal at Douglas Rochestown Educate Together National School, in Cork, where he holds school-wide responsibilities for language and literacy instruction (English and Gaeilge). He also currently teaches Senior Infants. Cillian has been a member of the LAI executive committee since November 2023.

Is Ollamh Cúnta le hOideachas Teanga í Emily Barnes i gColáiste na Tríonóide, áit a bhfuil sí ina comhardaitheoir ar an M.Oid. san Oideachas Lán-Ghaeilge agus Gaeltachta. Tá spéis aici i sealbhú na teanga agus na litearthachta, chomh maith le hacmhainní oideachais a dhearadh.