Applying the Science of Reading to a Picture Book across the week in Infants

Applying the Science of Reading to a Picture Book across the week in a Junior and Senior classroom using connected learning.

This webinar will take participants on a journey into how the science of reading informs best Literacy practice with Junior and Senior Infants. The research will underpin the pedagogical approach to using connected learning in development of Literacy skills across the curriculum.

The webinar will be accompanied by the slides and a range of resources explored within the webinar.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will explore the components of the Science of Reading in relation to Early and Emergent readers.

Participants will examine a range of resources suitable for this age group in developing connected learning for the three strands of the PLC.

Participants will investigate the scaffolded approach to learning and planning for Literacy across a week in a Junior and Senior Infant class using a picture book as a conduit for learning.

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. She recently presented at the ISLA 2024 conference.