25TRA130 Building Strong Foundations: Writing Skills for the Junior classes
DATE: Wednesday, 12th February 2025
TIME: 7pm - 8pm
VENUE: Online Via Zoom
Target Group: Junior Infant, Senior Infant, and First Class Teachers
In this practical and engaging webinar, Deirdre O’Toole will guide you through essential strategies to develop young learners' writing skills. Covering key areas such as handwriting, encoding, spelling, sentence composition, and grammar, this session will equip you with effective techniques to support early writers. Learn how to build strong foundations for writing success in your classroom with practical tips and insights tailored for junior infants, senior infants, and first class.
Presenter: Deirdre O'Toole
Deirdre O’Toole is a primary school teacher from Co. Meath. She has a keen interest in early literacy and is currently studying for her PhD in the area. She runs the Instagram page ‘Playful Classroom’ and the Facebook group, ‘Science of Reading Discussion for Irish Teachers’. Deirdre was the winner of the ‘Science of Reading Teacher of the Year 2023’ award by Nessy Learning.
Course Details
Course Start Date / Time | 12-02-2025 7:00 pm |
Course End Date / Time | 12-02-2025 8:00 pm |
Cut off date | 12-02-2025 6:00 pm |
Available place | 1000 |
Fee | Free |
Number Hours | 1 |
Speaker | Deirdre O'Toole |
Location | Online |