This webinar will be of interest to anyone who would like ideas and tips for working on writing skills in small group settings. There will be an exploration into the development of basic writing skills and how you can work with the variety of needs within a group. There will be a particular focus on ideas for developing Concepts About Print and the use of Elkonin boxes to support the learning of new words. There will be a demonstration also of the power of the cut-up sentence in bringing new learning together. This webinar is suitable for those
working with junior classes.

Bio-Karen Riordan

Karen has been teaching for the last 16 years in a co-educational school, having both classroom and SEN experience. She has a special interest in working with children with additional needs having spent nine years as a Special Education Teacher and is currently training as a Play Therapist and Creative Psychotherapist. She has a particular passion for
differentiated instruction having completed her thesis on ‘One size doesn’t fit all!’ Karen has thoroughly enjoyed facilitating Teacher Professional Development workshops on various Literacy Initiatives, namely Literacy Lift Off and Guided Reading for the past ten years with Clare Education Centre and looks forward to meeting new teachers virtually through her newly developed webinars.