A fabulous session by Literacy Association of Ireland
Such a rich conversation and I could have listened for another hour!
Looking forward to the follow up notes and research readings.
Thank you #literacyireland

Annette will outline a variety of assessment methods including informal and formal procedures. We will learn how to use assessments to identify needs and monitor progress. Tests covered include YARC, Dyslexia Portfolio, Test 2r and Smart Moves.
👉Register:ecsligo.ie

5 Visual Art Lesson Ideas for the classroom. All of the lessons are available in the Visual Art section of the Seomra Ranga website. seomraranga.com/category/curri…

Great to see so many chefs and #foodwriters taking part in Ballymaloe House Hotel’s Festival of Food in #Cork later this month; The Cupcake Bloke, Rory O Connell Conor Spacey, Aishling Moore, Nico Reynolds : Lil Portie, mark anderson, Bahay Dublin, Ali Dunworth | The Kitchen Press, Rachel Allen, sarah, Martin Shanahan and many more✨

A great reminder for us for struggling readers. 4 prompts that we can use to help children who are struggling to read a word.
-look at the word
-slide through the sounds
-try a different sound
-break the word into parts (morphology)
#literacyireland Literacy Association of Ireland

Today's Weather Girls history lesson is about Maureen Flavin/Sweeney and her remarkable role in the the D-Day weather reports.

Maureen Flavin was originally from Knockanure in Co Kerry. She moved to Blacksod after getting a job to work in the post office.

Today is #MayDay , which heralds the beginning of Summer and the month when the countryside bursts into bloom.
In his poem 'Summer Home', Seamus Heaney employs the floral bounty of the May countryside as a peace offering following a domestic falling out.

Did you know that you can read 23 of our 99 studies that every teacher needs to know for free on our website? ➡️ bit.ly/4a7nvOV

Liz Nugent There may also be a benefit to the adult authors - I grew up on Irish kids books like Under the Hawthorn Tree, Patsy O, Eddie Lenihen stories, 'Bisto' award winners, and think it directly led to me predominantly reading and loving Irish fiction now. Sarah Webb

100% this! If we want adults of the future to read Irish books we need to get children reading Irish books.
Irish children's books were HUGE in the 1990s. Every child could name an Irish children's writer.
This is not the situation now. We need to change this. We CAN change this!

A big thank you to our friends at Afar magazine for including Cork in its list of “10 Best Places to Travel in August”, with honourable mentions for CorkOnAForkFest and The Montenotte in particular. #PureCork #KeepDiscovering

Check out the full article at afar.com/magazine/10-be…

Get a taste of Cork’s unique food culture at Cork on a Fork Festival 2024 caravancruise.ie/c15-news/get-a… CorkOnAForkFest Port of Cork

Should have added a link. This is so powerful- always makes me assess my role as a teacher… ted.com/talks/rita_pie…

It was a privilege to have my life story told in a new documentary on NewstalkFM this morning by a brilliant story teller and old friend Hugh Hick. It will be aired again next Saturday at 9pm Irish time and is available now as a podcast

So how does a sport psychologist prepare for a race…
I use five tools:
First, a Confidence Booster which helps me to pull together the training I have completed, my strengths, the elements I want to focus on and helps me remember the approach I want to take. 1/4

I’m on a flight in US and an old lady has caused confusion, hilarity and then amazement as the crew expected her to be an infant. She is actually 101 and the computer can’t handle an age that high so just put her down as a 1 year old on the manifest. She laughed it off. Legend.

Now pay attention. Words to live by in 2024 (and beyond).
Take your old body and go out into the morning and sing.

SHARE: Wednesday evening in Central Library, Cork! Mike McCormack and me. Check out the fantastic programme at this year's Cork World Book Fest 23-28 April. Almost all events are FREE!
Come along! 👇
eventbrite.ie/e/mike-mccorma…
❤️ your library!
Cork City Libraries
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Cork World Book Fest is nearly here! 📚✨

The Cork World Book Fest will host Irish and international writers for a celebration of books and storytelling from 23 - 28 April.

Browse the programme here and make sure you don't miss out!
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I know Twitter isn't really used for music fun, or any kind of fun lately but to mark 40 years of Pet Shop Boys and next week's release of the 15th studio album here's my favourite track from each of the 14 heretofore. For my own amusement, at least #petshopboys