Young children navigate the world of literacy through play.
Prioritising play affords endless opportunities to teach, reinforce and
contextualise a wealth of literacy components, capitalising on children’s
previous related knowledge, choice and interests. This webinar will explore a
range of strategies to support playful approaches to literacy instruction and
the prioritisation of play in support literacy development in the junior
primary classroom.
Clara Maria Fiorentini is a lecturer in Initial Teacher
Education at Marino Institute of Education, specialising in Literacy and Early
Childhood Education. 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 is completing her
PhD research in early literacy development and transitions to formal literacy
learning. Clara is currently an executive committee member of the Literacy
Association of Ireland and was the President of LAI for 2024. You can connect
with Clara via her website www.claramariafiorentini.com or via Instagram.