What an absolute privilege! #MEdLPP #DCUgraduation2023 HUGE thanks to the *wonderful* humans of DCU School of Language, Literacy and ECE 💙💛🎓 *pictured here with various esteemed recipients of approximately 46290303829100394848 minutes of voice-notes over the last two years! 🫶🏻

Thank you Literacy Association of Ireland for such an inspiring weekend, and to everyone who presented such an array of exciting research. I was delighted to get the opportunity to share my research on literacy and the arts in post-primary schools. #LAIcon23

Really disappointed to have missed this year's conference. Huge congratulations to Literacy Association of Ireland President Claire Dunne MIE and the executive committee on what looked like a vibrant weekend for literacy and language. Well done 👏👏👏

📚The Science of Reading: It's not as easy as A,B,C I'm looking forward to hosting this #scienceweek talk as part of Cavan Monaghan Science Festival tomorrow evening (Thursday 16 Nov @ 8:30) All details here: cavanmonaghansciencefestival.ie/index.php/publ…… #scienceweek2023 @dcu_ioe #edchatie DCU School of Language, Literacy and ECE Dublin City University

One final slide from #PISA launch. Some large gender gaps now in Ireland and definite #DEIS gap remaining. And the gap likely to be underestimated. #edchatie

"DCU are hiring an Irish Traveller & Roma Education Officer on Fixed Term Contract up to Dec 2025. To apply, please click the below link, select 'External Vacancies' and search for the job title. Closing date is Wed 24th Jan 2024:" dcu.ie/hr/vacancies-e… Via Pavee Point on FB

🚨🔔🗓️Don’t miss our first online event of 2024! A timely fireside chat exploring Word Recognition: what we know, what we don’t know and what we’re not sure about (yet!) 👏👩🏻‍💻 Bígí linn! Thank you to our colleagues in Navan Garden Centre Tralee Education Support Centre & Clare Education Centre for hosting 🙏

📢CALL FOR PAPERS! GAIRM AR PHÁIPÉIR! Would you like to present at the LAI Annual Conference in November? Please consider submitting a proposal for a poster, paper, workshop or symposium! See: literacyireland.com/conference Deadline - June 14 #edchatie ILA UKLA

Registration for #PHELC24 closes in just over 6 hours time. If you are working with large classes in the #HigherEducation context, this symposium provides opportunity to explore practice and research in the field & to meet with others experiencing same challenges & opportunities

While WWC (US) and EEF (UK)are *very* helpful sources, it would be great to have an Irish equivalent given the volume of 'programmes' and resources published in Ireland, and that schools are now required to buy Oide Primary Languages

As educators, how can we make sure that high quality word recognition instruction does not come at the expense of the range of other skills needed to read/write? Literacy Association of Ireland panelists unpack this question Join us live -Oct 22nd zoom.us/webinar/regist… Clare Education Centre Tralee Education Support Centre

I will never not shout from the rooftops about the brilliance of my MEdLPP group, (dream staff room!) and the MEdLPP ✨. Log on this evening at 6pm to listen to 4 talented and passionate professionals share about their Master’s research findings dcu-ie.zoom.us/meeting/regist… DCU Institute of Education

We hosted Mark Seidenberg and Maryellen MacDonald at Planet Word Museum to discuss "What's next in the science of reading?" We recorded it and now you can watch it: youtube.com/watch?v=mfeFw1…

Delighted to have had the opportunity to present my paper on 'Irish literacy policy and implications for DEIS' at ESAI conference today. ESAI #esai25

We are delighted to share our call for papers for the 2025 Literacy Association of Ireland conference that will take place on the 8th & 9th of November at DCU Institute of Education. We look forward to welcoming teachers, researchers, and literacy enthusiasts from near and afar!

🚨🚨 We DCU_SEIGS are hiring ---> Part Time Lecturing Positions with the DCU Primary Geography Education Team for this coming 2025/2026 academic year!! 🧑‍🏭🗺️🌍 Anyone interested and looking for more information please DM me or email me at [email protected] Please share!

Psssst! Literacy Association of Ireland is inviting contributions for the Autumn 2025 edition of Literacy News - pass it on! Check out the most recent issue here 👉 heyzine.com/flip-book/7453… #edchatie

Did you know reading in Irish makes kids better readers in English too? DCU's Dr Jacqueline de Brún Jacqueline de Brún writes about her research which shows how reading in Irish has proven to help young readers become better readers in English too. Read on RTÉ: launch.dcu.ie/3KhL8Na

🗓️ Thursday, September 18th 🕖 7pm 💻 Online 🎟️ Free with thanks to Navan Education Support Centre Clare Education Centre #TraleeEducationCentre and our wonderful panel: Donald Ewing Dyslexia Ireland Dr.Paula Lehane and Dr.Patrick Burke DCU Institute of Education 🔗: clareed.ie/cpd-courses-2/…

Bígí linn - November 7th and 8th at DCU Institute of Education! Please share with anyone who may be interested in attending - we look forward to welcoming teachers, researchers, and all with an interest in literacy and education! You can register now at literacyireland.com/conference