Overview

This webinar will take participants on a journey of how to use fiction and non-fiction texts to build reading fluency and through modelling demonstrate how the child can become an apprentice writer through their engagement with these texts. This webinar is based on a research project conducted in Irish Primary Schools. This webinar will be accompanied by resources to support the suggested approach.


Learning Outcomes

Participants will explore the key features of fiction and non-fiction genres. Participants will engage with a modelled approach to teaching writing effectively across the Primary School.


Catherine Gilliland Bio

Catherine Gilliland is an experienced Literacy specialist with numerous publications. Her work has taken her across Europe and was a speaker at The World Literacy Summit in 2020. Her talent for storytelling makes her webinars engaging and very popular with teachers.

Catherine’s Summer School in Galway was inspected and received an outstanding accolade from the Inspector and all the participants.