We are kicking off the school year with a very exciting literacy symposium - it's been tough to keep this under wraps for the past while!
Join us on Saturday, September 21 from 12pm - 4pm (Irish time) (or 7am - 11am Eastern Time) for a jam-packed literacy symposium on Comprehension and Complex Texts. We are so excited that reknowned literacy researcher, Professor Timothy Shanahan, will be joining us to present on the use of complex texts in the primary classroom.
Comprehension is a timely topic and an area of literacy that always leaves from for improvement and development in practice. This is set to be an extremely informative and empowering learning experience for attendees.
Registration fee: €40
This symposium will be recorded. All who have registered will receive a copy of the resources and the recording 24hours after the symposium has ended. The recording will be available to view for 30 days.
Presentations:
The Use of Complex Texts in the Primary Classroom ~ Prof. Tim Shanahan (3-4pm)
Young Detectives: Cultivating Inference Skills in Early Learners ~ Dr Jennifer O'Sullivan
In this session, we will explore strategies to help young children develop inference-making skills, a crucial aspect of reading comprehension. Even at a young age, children are capable of understanding simple inferences with the right support. Using age-appropriate texts and interactive activities, this session will offer practical tips to foster children's ability to read between the lines and understand implicit meanings, preparing them for more complex analytical skills in the future.
Insights on Informational Text ~ Clara Maria Fiorentini
The ability to comprehend informational text is crucial to students’ overall literacy success (Zimmerman & Reed, 2020). Ireland's results in PIRLS 2021 continues to reflect the need for increased use of informational text in the Irish primary classroom. This presentation unpacks the role of informational text in supporting comprehensive reading and writing instruction across the primary years.
Comprehension Strategies: To teach or not to teach? ~ Dr Treasa Bowe
How can we plan comprehension strategy instruction to make sure that it is effective and meaningful? In this session we will examine potential pitfalls, how much focus is needed and how to integrate strategy instruction with knowledge building.
Active Self-Regulation in Comprehension ~ Deirdre O'Toole
The Simple View of Reading (Gough and Tunmer 1986) proposes that Reading Comprehension is the product of Word Recognition and Language Comprehension. However, even when both of these are strong, some can still struggle with reading comprehension. Duke and Cartwright (2021) outline other contributors that play a role, such as motivation and engagement, and executive functioning skills. This presentation will explore why active self-regulation affects some children and what can be done about it.
***Important registration details, please read:***
- Registration fee: €40
- Please ensure you spell your email address correctly when registering otherwise you will not receive a link to the webinar. Incorrect email addresses cannot be rectified, the only solution will be to have your registration cancelled and register again.
- THIS SYMPOSIUM WILL BE RECORDED. 24 hours after the symposium, participants will receive a resource folder with a link to the recording, which will be available to view for 30 days.
- All who register will receive a copy of the slides and resources.
- Do not share your registration link as this will prevent you from being able to access the webinar on the day.
-Please check that you have received your link to join the webinar well in advance of the webinar beginning.
- Refunds can not be processed once the webinar begins.
For all queries relating to the webinar, please email cmfiorentini@gmail.com
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