WEBINAR: WRITING FOR PLEASURE IN THE SENIOR PRIMARY CLASSROOM

‘Writing For Pleasure is a volitional act of writing undertaken for enjoyment and satisfaction. Therefore, a Writing For Pleasure pedagogy is any research-informed pedagogy which seeks to create the conditions in which writing and being a writer is a pleasurable and satisfying experience.’ (Young & Ferguson, 2021) Writing for pleasure is a vital consideration when teaching young writers. The specific sources of enjoyment and satisfaction in and of writing are many and varied, and will be different for individual writers in different contexts. This webinar will explore a range of meaningful and practical opportunities to support and increase writing for pleasure practices in the primary classroom while fostering the agency, volition and motivation of young writers. This webinar is suitable to teachers across stages 1 – 4.

Clara Maria Fiorentini is a lecturer in Initial Teacher Education at Marino Institute of Education, specialising in Literacy and Early Childhood Education. Prior to this, Clara taught for eleven years in an urban, DEIS primary school in Co. Dublin, Ireland. Clara provides CPD for primary teachers and early childhood professionals in the areas of literacy, children's literature, play based learning and school transitions. Clara is completing her PhD research in early literacy development and transitions to formal literacy learning. Clara is currently an executive committee member of the Literacy Association of Ireland and was the President of LAI for 2024. You can connect with Clara via her website www.claramariafiorentini.com or via Instagram.