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Special Schools at the Crossroads of Inclusion Dr. Catherine Merrigan 

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Special Schools at the Crossroads of Inclusion Dr. Catherine Merrigan 

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Niamh O Neill talk about Music Therapy to support ASD

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Niamh O Neill talk about Music Therapy to support ASD

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Leading SEN provision in Mainstream Primary Schools Celia Walsh 

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Leading SEN provision in Mainstream Primary Schools Celia Walsh 

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A Guide to Inspections in Post Primary Schools 

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A Guide to Inspections in Post Primary Schools 

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Looking at our schools 2016 Post Primary 

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Looking at our schools 2016 Post Primary 

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A guide to inspections in primary schools 

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A guide to inspections in primary schools 

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Factsheets for second level school 2022 (1)

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Continuum of Support Post Primary Guidelines for Teachers 

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Continuum of Support Post Primary Guidelines for Teachers 

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Tips for helping dyspraxia in the secondary school 

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Tips for helping dyspraxia in the secondary school 

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Dyspraxia Foundation – Information, Support & Advocacy for DCD in the UK

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The Dyspraxia Foundation is the UK’s leading charity for Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD).

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Post Primary MGLD Technology Education Curriculum 

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Post Primary MGLD Technology Education Curriculum 

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Post Primary MGLD Religious Education Curriculum 

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Post Primary MGLD Religious Education Curriculum 

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Post Primary MGLD Home Economics Curriculum

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Post Primary MGLD Home Economics Curriculum

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PDST Post Primary Literacy Resource for Teachers 

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PDST Post Primary Literacy Resource for Teachers 

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Circular Supporting SEN in Post Primary schools 

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Circular Supporting SEN in Post Primary schools 

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NEPS A Continuum of Support for Post Primary Schools 

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NEPS A Continuum of Support for Post Primary Schools 

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Guidelines for Post Primary schools supporting students with SEN 

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Guidelines for Post Primary schools supporting students with SEN 

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NIPT assessment resources

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Teacher Induction is the support and guidance provided by NIPT to new teachers and school administrators in the early stages of their careers.

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SESE MGLD Information including strengths 

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SESE MGLD Information including strengths 

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NCSE Curriculum Access Tool for General Learning Disabilities- Great planning tool 

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NCSE Curriculum Access Tool for General Learning Disabilities- Great planning tool 

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The Curriculum Access Tool for Students with General Learning Disability (CAT-GLD) is a framework to assist teachers in implementing the curriculum for students with general learning disability as outlined in the Guidelines for Teachers of Students with General Learning Disabilities (GLD) of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA).

In this phase, as in the NCCA Guidelines for Teachers of Students with General Learning Disabilities, the content of each Curricular Area is presented as Strands. The detailed elements of some Strands are presented as Strand Units.

Strands and Strand Units are further detailed into individual skills. A Skills Checklist with each curricular individual skill of the NCCA Guidelines is made accessible in the Curriculum Access Tool and uses a hierarchy of phases of skills attainment (see 'Attainment Progression' section).

These Skills Checklists are designed to support teachers in recognising the needs of individual students, in curriculum planning to address these needs, in teaching appropriately, and in monitoring and recording student learning.

As stated in the NCCA Curriculum Planning Tool (GLD-Mild), the aims and objectives for students with Mild General Learning Disabilities are the same as the core aims, broad objectives and content of the Primary School Curriculum. Therefore, the Strands and Strand Units outlined in the CAT-GLD (Mild) are taken from the Primary School Curriculum.The Guidelines for Teachers of Students with Mild General Learning Disabilities support the teacher in mediating the objectives of the curriculum for these students. Therefore it may be useful to use the CAT-GLD (Mild) in conjunction with the Guidelines for Students with Mild General Learning Disabilities.

In the CAT-GLD, the Strands of the Guidelines for Teachers of Students with Severe and Profound Learning Disabilities are also presented in the format of Skills Checklists. To facilitate this, the skills outlined in the 'Initiating' section of these Guidelines are presented as headings and the related elements of the \'Attending' and 'Responding' sections are included in the individual Skills Checklists. For ease of use, some skills have been combined.

The Skills Checklists can be used by teachers in a variety of flexible ways as part of the normal assessing, recording, planning and teaching processes. For example, the checklists can be used:

to record a student's skills competencies in curricular areas at a particular point in time

as a guide to what skills and elements of skills to assess as part of the assessment for learning process

as a running record of a student's skills competencies, achievement and learning progression

as a source of teacher self-reflection from reviewing the learning progression recorded (see \'Teacher Reflection\' section)

as evidence-based information on student progress and achievement which can contribute to school self-evaluation process and the school improvement plan.

It is recommended that the following limitations be applied to the use of the Skills Checklists - they:

should not be used exclusively as an assessment tool nor in isolation from other assessment processes

should not be used exclusively as a planning tool nor to set learning targets

should not be viewed as a set of skills to be taught in a sequential, linear way and their layout is not designed for this purpose.

It is also recommended that CAT-GLD be used in conjunction with the NCCA's Guidelines for Teachers of Students with General Learning Disabilities .

These new and revised guidelines can be downloaded in PDF format by clicking the subject links below. To open these files you require Adobe®Reader.

Science

Maths

Communication and Language

English

Civic, Social and Political Education (CSPE)

Gaeilge

Geography

History

Home Economics

Music

Physical Education

Religious Education

SPHE

Technology Education

Visual Arts

Drama
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The Curriculum Access Tool for Students with General Learning Disability (CAT-GLD) is a framework to assist teachers in implementing the curriculum for students with general learning disability as outlined in the Guidelines for Teachers of Students with General Learning Disabilities (GLD) of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA).

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MGLD Curriculum Communication and Language 

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MGLD Curriculum Communication and Language 

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Using picture books to teach Maths- PDST 

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Using picture books to teach Maths- PDST 

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Official education portal of the Department of Education and Skills in Ireland. Curriculum focused resources and support for primary and post primary teachers.

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iPad apps for learners with dyscalculia 

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iPad apps for learners with dyscalculia 

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Differentiation techniques for Maths- very good strategies 

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Differentiation techniques for Maths- very good strategies 

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Lovely maths activities for distance learning including estimation and getting children to explain how they get answers 

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Lovely maths activities for distance learning including estimation and getting children to explain how they get answers 

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Some excellent Maths resources here from the NCSE 

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Some excellent Maths resources here from the NCSE 

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Working to deliver a better special education service

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Topmarks- some excellent math's games here very suitable for distance learning 

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Topmarks- some excellent math's games here very suitable for distance learning 

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Topmarks: teaching resources, interactive resources, worksheets, homework, exam and revision help

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Searchable site of thousands of quality teaching resources, interactive resources, homework, exam and revision help. Useful for teachers, pupils and parents.

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Nrich Math's- some excellent Math's resources and games here 

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Nrich Math's- some excellent Math's resources and games here 

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The Nrich Maths Project Cambridge,England. Mathematics resources for children,parents and teachers to enrich learning. Problems,children's solutions,interactivities,games,articles.

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iPad apps for Learners with Dyscalculia 

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iPad apps for Learners with Dyscalculia 

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numberblocks "numberblocks full episodes" "numberblocks episodes" cbeebies "learn to count" "learn maths" "maths for kids" "learning cartoons for kids" "cart...

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We are the Numberblocks! Little blocks with big ideas, having a ton of number fun. Learn how to add, subtract and count the fun and educational way! For more, download the official Numberblocks apps; https://www.learningblocks.tv/numberblocks/apps Visit the Numberblocks on; Twitter: @numberblocks Facebook: facebook.com/numberblocks/ Instagram: @numberblocks © 2022 Alphablocks Ltd.

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Numberjacks on YouTube- Excellent for Maths 

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Numberjacks on YouTube- Excellent for Maths 

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numberjacks series youtube watch online free download childrens kids counting blob puzzler animated maths learning mathematics school uk australian shape jap...

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The Numberjacks are here to save the day! Join the super hero numbers as they help solve problems in the real world, when something's gone wrong, then you can rely on the Numberjacks to swoop in and help you sort it out. The Numberjacks is all about excitement, fun and learning, thinking skills, problem solving and maths!

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PDST Place Value, Decimals and Percentages 

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PDST Place Value, Decimals and Percentages 

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Find Games By Grade - Practice with Math Games

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3rd Grade Math - Develop multiplication and division strategies within 100. Understand unit fractions with a numerator of 1, rectangular area and analyzing shapes.

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PDST Mental Maths Multiplication and Division 

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PDST Mental Maths Multiplication and Division 

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PDST Mental Math's Addition and Subtraction 

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PDST Mental Math's Addition and Subtraction 

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A workbook with great, easy to use activities for teaching literacy 

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A workbook with great, easy to use activities for teaching literacy 

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Up and Away resource with great literacy ideas and resources 

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Up and Away resource with great literacy ideas and resources 

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PDST literacy activities suitable for support teaching 

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PDST literacy activities suitable for support teaching 

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Play Countdown with your class- a great literacy game for distance learning 

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Play Countdown with your class- a great literacy game for distance learning 

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COVID-19: Act responsibly. Stay safe and enjoy Countdown Wordgame.

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Typing Tutor Website to teach key typing skills 

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Typing Tutor Website to teach key typing skills 

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Learn to Type | Type Better | Type Faster - Typing.com

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World's most popular free typing program! Typing.com's K-12 typing curriculum features touch typing, digital citizenship, coding lessons, and games.

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Alphablocks- excellent for teaching phonics and word attack 

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Alphablocks- excellent for teaching phonics and word attack 

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alphablocks "alphablocks cbeebies" alphabet "learn to read" "learn the alphabet" "learn to spell" phonics education "kids tv" "cartoons for kids" "kids shows...

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The Alphablocks are 26 living letters who discover that whenever they hold hands and make a word, something magical happens. With adventures, songs and silliness, it's tons of fun with words - all built on a firm foundation of key phonics skills.

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PDST Five Components of Oral Language Development 

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PDST Five Components of Oral Language Development 

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NEPS Teaching Sight Vocabulary and Improving Reading Fluency 

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NEPS Teaching Sight Vocabulary and Improving Reading Fluency 

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NEPS Effective Interventions for Struggling Readers 

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NEPS Effective Interventions for Struggling Readers 

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NEPS A balanced approach to Literacy Development in the Early Years 

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NEPS A balanced approach to Literacy Development in the Early Years 

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Guidelines for Teachers of Exceptionally Able Students 

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Guidelines for Teachers of Exceptionally Able Students 

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Centre for Talented Youth Gifted and Talented Resource

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Differentiation for Exceptionally Able Students 

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Differentiation for Exceptionally Able Students 

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Factsheets for second level school 2022 (1)

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Spotlight on dyslexia and dyspraxia

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Some resources free to download at the moment- programme to help with dyslexia 

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Some resources free to download at the moment- programme to help with dyslexia 

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Literacy Support Programme- Part 1 (spiral bound) £45.00 sold out

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Free Downloadable Dyslexia resources — Dyslexic Logic

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A range of free downloadable dyslexia teaching resources and teaching programme material. These resources focus on early intervention and a multisensory approach to synthetic phonics.

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Some strengths of Dyslexia- there are many and using these strengths in the classroom will help children make progress 

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Some strengths of Dyslexia- there are many and using these strengths in the classroom will help children make progress 