23TRA460 Rethinking Literacy Interventions - Using Assessment To Inform Our Practice In The Junior Classes

Date:     Tuesday 3rd October 2023
Time:     7 - 8.15 pm
Venue:  Online via Zoom

“The use of early-intervention and prevention programmes helps mitigate the development of learning, social and emotional difficulties” (SEN Guidelines, 2017, p.14).

This webinar will focus on how we can best use our time for early interventions in the junior classes. The impact of Covid-19 is evident in every classroom and it is time to rethink our  interventions to help bridge those gaps. Doing what we have always done just because we have always done it is no longer serving our pupils. This webinar will be of interest to anyone who would like ideas on how to refine their school-based Literacy Interventions so that identified gaps in learning can be targeted, particularly for those at School Support Level.

Bio of Presenter - Karen Riordan (Primary Links)

Karen has been teaching for the last 18 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 eleven years as a Special Education Teacher and is the current Chairperson of the Clare SENCO CoP. She has published yearly planners for both Special Education Teachers and SNAs. She is also passionate about supporting children’s emotional and social wellbeing in schools. Karen has recently trained as a Play Therapist and is completing her Masters in Creative Psychotherapy currently. She thoroughly enjoys facilitating Teacher Professional Development workshops and webinars on various Literacy Initiatives and looks forward to meeting new teachers virtually to share tips on linking theory to practice in everyday classrooms.