Clara Maria Fiorentini
@clarafiorentini.bsky.social
Fio-ren-tini 🇮🇪🇮🇹
Teacher Educator / Lecturer in Literacy Education 💬📚📝
Past-President: Literacy Association of Ireland (2024)
Literacy | Children’s Literature | Read-alouds
Views = mine
Occasional blogger: www.claramariafiorentini.com
Teacher Educator / Lecturer in Literacy Education 💬📚📝
Past-President: Literacy Association of Ireland (2024)
Literacy | Children’s Literature | Read-alouds
Views = mine
Occasional blogger: www.claramariafiorentini.com
Free webinar on Informational Text in the Senior Primary Classroom, tomorrow at 7pm: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Free webinar on Informational Text in the Senior Primary Classroom, tomorrow at 7pm: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Increased capacity! Recording & resource pack included for all registered 📚⬇️
Registration is open for this two hour webinar on August 26! Places limited: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
August 3, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Increased capacity! Recording & resource pack included for all registered 📚⬇️
Increased capacity! Recording & resource pack included for all registered 📚⬇️
Registration is open for this two hour webinar on August 26! Places limited: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
August 3, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Increased capacity! Recording & resource pack included for all registered 📚⬇️
Registration is open for this two hour webinar on August 26! Places limited: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
July 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Registration is open for this two hour webinar on August 26! Places limited: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Summer course season is fast approaching! Lots of great options @marinoinstitute.bsky.social as per usual! www.mie.ie/en/study_wit...
June 11, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Summer course season is fast approaching! Lots of great options @marinoinstitute.bsky.social as per usual! www.mie.ie/en/study_wit...
So looking forward to this 👏💡🌊 Join us from 7-8pm on Wednesday evening.
✅ beautiful texts
✅ engaging activities 📖✍️🗣️
✅ suited to primary teachers of all ages & stages
✅playback recording available to all who register 🎥
✅ beautiful texts
✅ engaging activities 📖✍️🗣️
✅ suited to primary teachers of all ages & stages
✅playback recording available to all who register 🎥
Coming up this Wednesday! Join @clarafiorentini.bsky.social and myself for a special webinar on lighthouses and literacy. Packed with creative, end-of-year ideas. Lots of inspiration to carry you through the last few weeks! literacy-channel.mykajabi.com/offers/nG9rC...
May 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
So looking forward to this 👏💡🌊 Join us from 7-8pm on Wednesday evening.
✅ beautiful texts
✅ engaging activities 📖✍️🗣️
✅ suited to primary teachers of all ages & stages
✅playback recording available to all who register 🎥
✅ beautiful texts
✅ engaging activities 📖✍️🗣️
✅ suited to primary teachers of all ages & stages
✅playback recording available to all who register 🎥
Reposted by Clara Maria Fiorentini
Some really interesting perspectives on choosing ‘read-alikes’ and not relying on texts that we’ve always used or are more familiar to us. Using the familiar to reinvigorate our choices and supplementing our comfort texts to build knowledge 🙌🏻🥰
@clarafiorentini.bsky.social
#edchatie
@clarafiorentini.bsky.social
#edchatie
March 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Some really interesting perspectives on choosing ‘read-alikes’ and not relying on texts that we’ve always used or are more familiar to us. Using the familiar to reinvigorate our choices and supplementing our comfort texts to build knowledge 🙌🏻🥰
@clarafiorentini.bsky.social
#edchatie
@clarafiorentini.bsky.social
#edchatie
Reposted by Clara Maria Fiorentini
Time for my regular post for new writers about picture books.
You do NOT need illustrations to submit a picture book text to an agent or publisher. Please do not pay anyone to create illustrations for you. It’s not necessary, you just need the text.
You do NOT need illustrations to submit a picture book text to an agent or publisher. Please do not pay anyone to create illustrations for you. It’s not necessary, you just need the text.
February 7, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Time for my regular post for new writers about picture books.
You do NOT need illustrations to submit a picture book text to an agent or publisher. Please do not pay anyone to create illustrations for you. It’s not necessary, you just need the text.
You do NOT need illustrations to submit a picture book text to an agent or publisher. Please do not pay anyone to create illustrations for you. It’s not necessary, you just need the text.
Reposted by Clara Maria Fiorentini
Very excited about our symposium on assessment in literacy this March and even more excited to hear from our special guest Dr Jan Hasbrouck. Registration is open now. literacy-channel.mykajabi.com/offers/z2z3M...
January 31, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Very excited about our symposium on assessment in literacy this March and even more excited to hear from our special guest Dr Jan Hasbrouck. Registration is open now. literacy-channel.mykajabi.com/offers/z2z3M...
Dr Jan Hasbrouck is joining us for our next literacy symposium on March 8.
Registration now open: literacy-channel.mykajabi.com/offers/z2z3M...
Registration now open: literacy-channel.mykajabi.com/offers/z2z3M...
January 31, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Dr Jan Hasbrouck is joining us for our next literacy symposium on March 8.
Registration now open: literacy-channel.mykajabi.com/offers/z2z3M...
Registration now open: literacy-channel.mykajabi.com/offers/z2z3M...
Reposted by Clara Maria Fiorentini
Does research suggest that structured literacy is more effective than balanced literacy? I’ve spent a long time trying to answer this question, here are my current thoughts:
www.teachingbyscience.com/systematic-p...
www.teachingbyscience.com/systematic-p...
Structured Literacy | Teaching By Science
Evidence Based Education
www.teachingbyscience.com
December 29, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Does research suggest that structured literacy is more effective than balanced literacy? I’ve spent a long time trying to answer this question, here are my current thoughts:
www.teachingbyscience.com/systematic-p...
www.teachingbyscience.com/systematic-p...
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What do we need to bear in mind as we move forward with a new Primary School Curriculum?
In a new article for the Irish Teachers' Journal, @paulalehane.bsky.social and I highlight key points from two research reports we published last year.
www.into.ie/app/uploads/...
#edchatie #edusky
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In a new article for the Irish Teachers' Journal, @paulalehane.bsky.social and I highlight key points from two research reports we published last year.
www.into.ie/app/uploads/...
#edchatie #edusky
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December 16, 2024 at 7:11 PM
What do we need to bear in mind as we move forward with a new Primary School Curriculum?
In a new article for the Irish Teachers' Journal, @paulalehane.bsky.social and I highlight key points from two research reports we published last year.
www.into.ie/app/uploads/...
#edchatie #edusky
/1
In a new article for the Irish Teachers' Journal, @paulalehane.bsky.social and I highlight key points from two research reports we published last year.
www.into.ie/app/uploads/...
#edchatie #edusky
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Reposted by Clara Maria Fiorentini
Two weeks on and this is still going. If you are interested in joining, let me know. go.bsky.app/8FJAkMG
November 30, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Two weeks on and this is still going. If you are interested in joining, let me know. go.bsky.app/8FJAkMG
Reposted by Clara Maria Fiorentini
Final tweaks ahead of tomorrow evening's webinar on effective use of novels in the senior primary classroom. Packed with lots of great text recommendations- and as always, plenty by Irish authors & illustrators! #discoveririshkidsbooks
Free registration: westcorkeducationcentre.ie/webinar/2823...
Free registration: westcorkeducationcentre.ie/webinar/2823...
November 20, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Final tweaks ahead of tomorrow evening's webinar on effective use of novels in the senior primary classroom. Packed with lots of great text recommendations- and as always, plenty by Irish authors & illustrators! #discoveririshkidsbooks
Free registration: westcorkeducationcentre.ie/webinar/2823...
Free registration: westcorkeducationcentre.ie/webinar/2823...
Great to attend the launch of the DCU Centre for Literacy Research, Policy & Practice this evening. The marvellous turnout on a cold Tuesday evening is a reflection of the great interest and commitment to literacy research in Ireland 👏 @dcuioe.bsky.social @patjburke.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 10:01 PM
Great to attend the launch of the DCU Centre for Literacy Research, Policy & Practice this evening. The marvellous turnout on a cold Tuesday evening is a reflection of the great interest and commitment to literacy research in Ireland 👏 @dcuioe.bsky.social @patjburke.bsky.social
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A bunch of #literacy focused #EdChatIE folk have started appearing on BlueSky.
A Starter Pack for this interesting intersection:
go.bsky.app/QtfSG3e
I've surely missed some new joiners - and will hopefully welcome many more very soon!
#WeknowourABCs
A bunch of #literacy focused #EdChatIE folk have started appearing on BlueSky.
A Starter Pack for this interesting intersection:
go.bsky.app/QtfSG3e
I've surely missed some new joiners - and will hopefully welcome many more very soon!
#WeknowourABCs
November 18, 2024 at 9:50 PM
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A bunch of #literacy focused #EdChatIE folk have started appearing on BlueSky.
A Starter Pack for this interesting intersection:
go.bsky.app/QtfSG3e
I've surely missed some new joiners - and will hopefully welcome many more very soon!
#WeknowourABCs
A bunch of #literacy focused #EdChatIE folk have started appearing on BlueSky.
A Starter Pack for this interesting intersection:
go.bsky.app/QtfSG3e
I've surely missed some new joiners - and will hopefully welcome many more very soon!
#WeknowourABCs