AUT317-21 Literacy Association of Ireland - Teaching and Assessing Writing

Teaching and Assessing Writing 

 

This online session, which is targeted at primary and post-primary teachers of English, will address current issues in the teaching and assessment of writing, including pre-requisites for successful writing experiences for children, motivation and engagement in writing, classroom approaches to teaching writing processes and genres, and formative assessment of children’s writing. Where relevant, links will be made to the primary language curriculum and the post-primary Junior Cycle specification for English.

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Eithne Kennedy is an associate professor in the School of Language, Literacy and Early Childhood Education, at the Institute of Education, Dublin City University. Gerry Shiel is a former Senior Research Fellow at the Educational Research Centre in Dublin. Both are on the Executive Committee of the Literacy Association of Ireland.

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Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iP3drZFpRNWU7TkqvBgqxg