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Android apps for learners with Dyslexia/Reading and Writing Difficulties

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Android apps for learners with Dyslexia/Reading and Writing Difficulties

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iPad apps for learners with Dyslexia/Reading and Writing Difficulties

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iPad apps for learners with Dyslexia/Reading and Writing Difficulties

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iPad apps for learners with dyscalculia/Numeracy Difficulties

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iPad apps for learners with dyscalculia/Numeracy Difficulties

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Promoting Positive Sleep Habits with Young People

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Promoting Positive Sleep Habits with Young People

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The Ursuline is an inclusive school and our aim is to ensure that the needs of all students are catered for in a caring way and that every student is enabled to fulfil their potential socially by taking an active part in the life of the school community.

We have students with all levels, abilities and needs and we are equipped with a growing Learning Support Department that provides students who are experiencing learning difficulties with the vital support needed to achieve their potential. In all cases we aim to integrate and include all students in their education. We have a very supportive staff and work closely with all departments within the school to ensure it is a whole school approach.

Siobhan Hackett and Lucy Spillane coordinate the Learning Support Department and liaise closely with parents to establish the needs of individual incoming students. Students with Additional Needs may receive extra help in a number of different ways depending on the needs of the individual student such as SNA support, one to one tuition, small group tuition and team teaching to support the student within the classroom. Then together Students, Parents and Teachers work hand in hand to formulate support plans suitable to their daughter’s needs.

In the Ursuline we do not arrange classes or students according to ability, instead all our classes are of mixed ability. In the March of 6th class all students are screened using standardised assessments and the purpose of this is solely to ensure that anyone who is in need of learning support does not slip through the net and gets the support they need..

Students with an Irish exemption will get support when Irish is scheduled on their timetable. We do not operate using a withdrawal system, as we do not want the girls to miss other classes in the week. Instead, we are privileged here in the Ursuline to offer two modern foreign languages. So, in first year, students who do not have an Irish exemption but need to avail of support choose French and avail of support during German time. So, this means they would not need to buy German books but would avail of support at that time as this is when the principal timetables support. The students are assigned to the teacher that best suits their needs with teachers specialising in numeracy, literacy, study, life skills and organisational skills such as supporting students with locker organisation, colour coding timetables and labelling folders so that the whole transition is as seamless as possible.

Interventions draw on evidence-informed practice and the professional knowledge and experience of teachers. The interventions reflect the priority learning needs of our students, as well as building on their strengths, needs and interests.This is supported by typing intervention programmes, vocabulary enhancement programmes, individual and group reading programmes, comprehension strategy development and a public speaking programme to build on their confidence and abilities for presenting for CBA’s. The period of intervention recommended to students is dependent on the nature and extent of their need and the duration of provision is reviewed regularly. At all times we try to use a multi-sensory approach like demonstrations, station teaching, visuals, games, You Tube, Think, Pair, Share, placemat activities and graphic organisers in order to ensure we are best addressing their various learning styles, strengths and needs.

Each year the SEN department applies for reasonable accommodations for 3rd and 6th year for their State Examinations. This is where your daughter may receive assistance accessing their exams. The SEN team carry out in-school testing for this.

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The Ursuline is an inclusive school and our aim is to ensure that the needs of all students are catered for in a caring way and that every student is enabled to fulfil their potential socially by taking an active part in the life of the school community.

We have students with all levels, abilities and needs and we are equipped with a growing Learning Support Department that provides students who are experiencing learning difficulties with the vital support needed to achieve their potential. In all cases we aim to integrate and include all students in their education. We have a very supportive staff and work closely with all departments within the school to ensure it is a whole school approach.

Siobhan Hackett and Lucy Spillane coordinate the Learning Support Department and liaise closely with parents to establish the needs of individual incoming students. Students with Additional Needs may receive extra help in a number of different ways depending on the needs of the individual student such as SNA support, one to one tuition, small group tuition and team teaching to support the student within the classroom. Then together Students, Parents and Teachers work hand in hand to formulate support plans suitable to their daughter's needs.

In the Ursuline we do not arrange classes or students according to ability, instead all our classes are of mixed ability. In the March of 6 th class all students are screened using standardised assessments and the purpose of this is solely to ensure that anyone who is in need of learning support does not slip through the net and gets the support they need..

Students with an Irish exemption will get support when Irish is scheduled on their timetable. We do not operate using a withdrawal system, as we do not want the girls to miss other classes in the week. Instead, we are privileged here in the Ursuline to offer two modern foreign languages. So, in first year, students who do not have an Irish exemption but need to avail of support choose French and avail of support during German time. So, this means they would not need to buy German books but would avail of support at that time as this is when the principal timetables support. The students are assigned to the teacher that best suits their needs with teachers specialising in numeracy, literacy, study, life skills and organisational skills such as supporting students with locker organisation, colour coding timetables and labelling folders so that the whole transition is as seamless as possible.

Interventions draw on evidence-informed practice and the professional knowledge and experience of teachers. The interventions reflect the priority learning needs of our students, as well as building on their strengths, needs and interests.This is supported by typing intervention programmes, vocabulary enhancement programmes, individual and group reading programmes, comprehension strategy development and a public speaking programme to build on their confidence and abilities for presenting for CBA's. The period of intervention recommended to students is dependent on the nature and extent of their need and the duration of provision is reviewed regularly. At all times we try to use a multi-sensory approach like demonstrations, station teaching, visuals, games, You Tube, Think, Pair, Share, placemat activities and graphic organisers in order to ensure we are best addressing their various learning styles, strengths and needs.

Each year the SEN department applies for reasonable accommodations for 3 rd and 6 th year for their State Examinations. This is where your daughter may receive assistance accessing their exams. The SEN team carry out in-school testing for this.

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The Ursuline is an inclusive school and our aim is to ensure that the needs of all students are catered for in a caring way and that every student is enabled to fulfil their potential socially by taking an active part in the life of the school community.

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Continuum of Support Post Primary Guidelines 

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Continuum of Support Post Primary Guidelines 

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Discover how to locate and learn the relevant information in your subject textbook

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How to use Graphic Organisers to help you study and retain information

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Note Taking Skills - Are your notes helping you do your exams?

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Note Taking Skills - Are your notes helping you do your exams?

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Read through the tips offered by students to help you get the most from your study success

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Strategy to help memorise and later recall information

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Puzzles for all levels

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Please use MathPickle in your classrooms. If you have improvements to make, please contact me. I'll give you credit and kudos 😉

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High School Study Advice | The Study Gurus

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Learning Styles - High School Study Advice | The Study Gurus

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What is your predominant Learning Style? Everyone learns most effectively in their own unique way. For some it's by what they see, others by what they hear or what they read, and for some it's by what they experience and do. We are all capable of learning in all of these different ways, but for...

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Transition from Primary to Secondary booklet

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Transition from Primary to Secondary booklet

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Transition from Primary to Secondary Booklet (1)

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Webwise - advice for parents on internet usage

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Webwise - advice for parents on internet usage

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Talk to someone

Worried about something you have seen online or concerned about your child? Childline and the National Parents Council Primary offer free advice and support service.

Childline is a support service for young people up to the age of 18.There is a 24hr telephone, online and mobile phone texting service.

The National Parents Council Primary enables and empowers parents to be effective partners in their children's education.

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Worried about something you have seen online or concerned about your child? Childline and the National Parents Council Primary offer free advice and support service. Childline is a support service for young people up to the age of 18.There is a 24hr telephone, online and mobile phone texting service.

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Managing Stress and Anxiety - Developed by the DES National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS)

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Managing Stress and Anxiety - Developed by the DES National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS)

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Deep breathing is a relaxation technique performed by purposefully taking slow, deep breaths. When practiced regularly, deep breathing provides both immediate and long-term relief from stress and anxiety.

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Research has shown us that people who exercise regularly tend to be more resistant to many mental illnesses. Exercise can help treat current symptoms, and prevent future episodes.

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By actively spending time coming up with rationale counterstatements for negative thoughts it is possible to rewire the brain into thinking rationally. This can promote positive self talk and help to ease feelings of inadequacy.

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Progressive muscle relaxation is an exercise that reduces stress and anxiety in your body by having you slowly tense and then relax each muscle. This exercise can provide an immediate feeling of relaxation.

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NEPS resources to help support home learning and wellbeing. Suitable for post primary

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NEPS resources to help support home learning and wellbeing. Suitable for post primary

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Getting back into a school routine, getting enough sleep, eating healthily, taking physical exercise, taking some time to be creative and reconnecting with friends will help everyone to settle back in. The following guidance and videos may also be useful at this time of adjustment.

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Wellbeing advice and resources during COVID-19

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Advice and resources developed by the Department of Education NEPS psychologists for parents, students and school staff as they return to school.

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BBE’s Virtual Calming Room - Guided Relaxation

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Secondary School Interactive Games and Challenges

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Secondary School Interactive Games and Challenges

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The University of Cambridge Maths faculty explores strategic or mathematical themed games they are suitable for students to play directly, as they can all be played by individuals against the computer and none require direct teacher mediation. Grab a pen and paper to help you to plan your strategies and record your findings as you play.

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This is our collection of games specially chosen for use in the computer room or on the whiteboard. Each explores a strategic or mathematical theme; they will work well as teacher-led class activities but are also suitable for students to play directly, as they can all be played by individuals against the computer and none require direct teacher mediation. As with all of our games, players should be armed with a pen and paper to help to plan their strategies and record their findings as they play.

The games are listed in approximate order of difficulty.

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Secondary Interactive Games and Challenges

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Games and computer room activities suitable for secondary school students

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https://ncse.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Word-Learning-Strategies-Resources.pdf

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Speech and Language Websites - Suitable for Post Primary

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Speech and Language Websites - Suitable for Post Primary

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There are a list of free websites and web resources to support our Post Primary learners at home on page 4 of the pdf

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DYSPRAXIA  Secondary School Classroom Guidelines 

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DYSPRAXIA  Secondary School Classroom Guidelines 

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Strategies for secondary school

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Strategies for teenagers to help promote sensory processing

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Welcome to our website, which we hope will give you a good insight to aspects of school life here in the Ursuline: curricular & extra-curricular. We have a long tradition of educating girls (almost 250 years) and it is always our wish to move with and adapt to the times, whilst always holding on to our core principles which can be summarised in "care for the individual".

It is so important that students achieve their academic potential and we pride ourselves in providing excellence in Teaching & Learning. In addition, we prepare students for life after school where they will make a positive & significant contribution to their community, their town/city, their country & indeed the world.

The School has a pleasant & warm atmosphere which can be immediately felt on entering the building. We hope we can convey something of this atmosphere virtually.

We look forward to meeting all new students & their parents very soon when conditions allow. In the meantime, enjoy browsing!

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The Ursuline Secondary School, Thurles is a Catholic Secondary School, founded in 1787 and dedicated to the academic, spiritual, cultural, physical, social and emotional development of each student in its care, in the tradition of St. Angela, the foundress of the Ursuline Congregation.

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Join your local library & access free eBooks, audiobooks, online magazines and newspapers online for library members. Registration is free and done online.

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Join your local library & access free eBooks, audiobooks, online magazines and newspapers online for library members. Registration is free and done online.

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Library Services in Ireland | Libraries Ireland

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Membership Conditions

Membership will allow you to use the library services as follows:

Adult: access to all library collections, services and to the Internet subject to the Terms and Conditions outlined.

Child under 12: access to the children’s library, to DVDs up to a PG rating, and to children’s Internet services.*

Young Adult 12-14: access to the children’s and young adult library, to DVDs up to a 12 rating, and to children’s Internet services.*

Young Adult 15-17: access to the adult library, to DVDs up to 15 rating, and to internet services.*

*Internet access may vary according to the library you are using – please check with your local library.

You can renew your membership annually. Please click here for information on the range of services that are on offer at your library.

If you are under 18 years, you should ask your parent/guardian to accept the terms and conditions on your behalf.

Your library card is individual to you and may not be used by anyone else. Bring your card to the library every time you visit. You are asked to advise library staff, as soon as possible, of any changes in membership details or loss of library card.

Adults and persons with a young adult’s ticket can access the Internet in the library, subject to the Internet access policy. You must at all times observe the Library‘s Code of Conduct while using the library facilities and comply with the conditions of the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000. Public libraries operate within the statutory framework in relation to all services including the Code of Behaviour for the protection and safeguarding of children in public libraries 2014. Library users must comply with all associated requirements.

PIN

A PIN will be issued with your membership card at the time you join the library. This number will be required to use any of our PCs or online services.

It is your responsibility to ensure that your PIN is not shared with anyone else, written on your library card or anywhere that would compromise the safety of your PIN.

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Information about your local library and the services it provides.