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Resources for supporting newly arrived children from Ukraine

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Padlet Resources
Cultural and Linguistic Resources - Primary

Cultural and Linguistics Resources - Post Primary

Supporting Ukrainian Students and Families - click here

Supporting the Wellbeing of Children from Ukraine in your School - Guidance for primary schools - click here

Departmental correspondence to schools on support measures to support influx of Ukrainian pupils - click here

EAL resources list from the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment - click here

Supporting Children and Young People in a time of War Advice for School Staff - click here

Minister Foley announces the establishment of Regional Education and Language Teams for Ukraine - click here

PDST supports for culturally and linguistically diverse learners (Post Primary) - click here

PDST supports for culturally and linguistically diverse learners (Primary) - click here

CPSMA podcast - click here

Talking to Children about War and Conflict - click here

Assistive Technology to make learning easier - click here

Microsoft 365 resources: improve communication and inclusion in the classroom - click here

Supporting Multilingual children's languages ELSTA ESCI Webinar 20 March 2022 Dr. Mary-Pat O'Malley NUIG - click here

Classroom Languages for Ukrainian students - Ukrainian - click here

Further information on Teaching Resources and Healthcare & Support available at ESCI website: https://esci.ie/news/229-supporting-newly-arrived-young-people-families-from-ukraine.html

Welcoming new arrivals - Practical Language Learning Ideas using Online Resources Webinar for Primary Teachers - Primary - Welcoming Children to our schools -
Post Primary - Welcoming Children to our schools - Welcoming and Supporting Newly Arrived Children from Ukraine and Beyond - Classroom activities for Newly Arrived Students - Booklet - click here

CYPSC RESOURCES TO SUPPORT REFUGEE CHILDREN & FAMILIES FROM THE UKRAINE - click here

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A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

Based on an original concept by author Siobhan Dowd, the story is about a boy who is struggling to come to terms with his mother's terminal illness. Unexpectedly, he is visited one night by a monster, asking if he can tell him three stories. In return, he wants the most dangerous thing of all from Connor: the truth.

Patrick Ness and the book's illustrator Jim Kay won the Carnegie and Greenaway Medals for writing and illustration, making history with this unprecedented win.

A Monster Calls also won the British Children's Book of the Year, the Red House Children's Book Award, a national award voted by British children; and the Kitschies Red Tentacle award. In the U.S., the American Library Association magazine Booklist named it the "Top of the List" for 2011 youth fiction.

We were very lucky to have a special message sent to us by Patrick Ness; it was shown to our delighted readers for the closing ceremony in 2018. You can watch it online here!
Advice and Support: A Monster Calls tells the story of a young boy coming to terms with his mother's terminal illness. Click on the link above for resources, advice and support for anyone who may have been affected by the themes presented in this book.

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Based on an original concept by author Siobhan Dowd, the story is about a boy who is struggling to come to terms with his mother's terminal illness. Unexpectedly, he is visited one night by a monster, asking if he can tell him three stories.

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Riachtanais Speisialta & Foghlama - RSO / RBO

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Déanann an Chomhairle Náisiúnta um Oideachas Speisialta an t-ionchuimsiú a shainmhíniú mar “...dul i ngleic agus freagairt ar éagsúlacht riachtanas foghlaime…

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Acmhainní úrnua i nGaeilge do pháistí agus daoine óga a bhfuil uathachas orthu

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Tá an-áthas ar Gaeloideachas bheith in ann cur leis an réimse tacaíochtaí atá ar fáil do pháistí agus daoine óga a bhfuil riachtanais speisialta oideachais acu, go háirithe do pháistí agus daoine óga a bhfuil uathachas orthu.

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Cleachtaí Talmhaithe

Cleachtaí talmhaithe le húsáid le páistí agus daoine óga uathacha.
Forbartha i gcomhpháirt le Middletown Centre for Autism.
Leagan Béarla ar fáil ag: www.middletownautism.com/social-media/

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The Experiences of Pupils with Special Educational Needs in Irish-Medium Schools

Research paper: the experiences of nine pupils with special educational
needs (SEN) enrolled in Irish-medium (IM) schools in the Republic of Ireland
and Northern Ireland through pupil-led interviews.

SINÉAD NIC AINDRIÚ

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Supporting Students With Autism

Slides from seminar on 19.04.21
Recording: https://youtu.be/tdLNtO9-uXI

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Nuachtlitir RSO, 2 Meitheamh 2020

Seimineáir ar an disléicse
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Acmhainní Gaeilge le tacú le páistí a bhfuil riachtanais speisialta
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Acmhainní don bhfolláine agus aireachas
Forbairt Scileanna Cumarsáide agus Scileanna don bhFoghlaim Fad Saoil
Mata agus Uimhearthacht
Breis acmhainní agus treoirlínte ón CNOS

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Nuachtlitir RSO, 14 Bealtaine 2019

Focal Fáilte ó Clodagh Ní Mhaoilchiaráin, Cathaoirleach ar an gCoiste
Comhairleach RSO
Ar Scáth a Chéile ar son an Dalta - Comhdháil Rathúil Eile ar RSO
Cúrsaí Fostaíochta faoin tSamhail um Rochtain agus Cuimsiú (AIM) sna
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Glac Páirt i Suirbhé Tábhachtach ar Sholáthar Seirbhísí RSO

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Nuachtlitir RSO, 24 Eanáir 2019

Nuachtlitir Úrnua ar Riachtanais Speisialta Oideachais
Coiste Comhairleach Gaeloideachas ar RSO
An gá le taighde maidir le RSO sna naíonraí
Comhdháil ar Riachtanais Speisialta Oideachais
An bhfuil an t-oideachas lán-Ghaeilge oiriúnach do pháistí a bhfuil
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Smaointe don Seomra Ranga
Cruinniú an-dearfach le CNOS
Leithdháileadh Acmhainní

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Nuachtlitir RSO, 27 Feabhra 2020

Sábháil an dáta!
Tacaíocht do pháistí óga a bhfuil disléicse orthu
An bhfuil físeáin nua Gaeloideachas ar an disléicse feicthe agat?
Cúpla meabhú don seomra naíonra nó seomra ranga
Sparánachtaí Taighde & Scéimeanna Maoinithe COGG

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Nuachtlitir RSO, 13 Aibreán 2021

Leabhrán Dátheangach ar an Disléicse
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Acmhainní Nua le AsIAm
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Rannóg Disléicse
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Mo Phás Réamhscoile | My Preschool Passport

Pas leis an aistriú a éascú

Passport to ease transitions

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Seicliosta don mhála scoile

Seicliosta do scoláirí (AsIAm)

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Cleachtaí Talmhaithe Cleachtaí talmhaithe le húsáid le páistí agus daoine óga uathacha. Forbartha i gcomhpháirt le Middletown Centre for Autism. Leagan Béarla ar fáil ag: www.middletownautism.com/social-media/ ar-scoil-at-school bunscoil-primary gaeilge-amhain-irish-only iar-bhunscoil-post-primary muinteoir-teacher naionra-preschool sa-bhaile-at-home sa-naionra-in-the-naionra tuismitheoir-parent cineal-type leibheal-level teanga-language usaideoir-user rso-special-education uathachas-autism The Experiences of Pupils with Special Educational Needs in Irish-Medium Schools Research paper: the experiences of nine pupils with special educational needs (SEN) enrolled in Irish-medium (IM) schools in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland through pupil-led interviews.

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Réamhrá

Roghnaíonn go leor tuismitheoirí a bhfuil páistí le riachtanais speisialta oideachais acu scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge agus Gaeltachta dá gclann. Is í an disléicse an riachtanas speisialta oideachais is coitianta a n-áirítear i scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge, agus tá sí ar níos mó ná 9% de dhaltaí atá sa chóras bunleibhéil lán-Ghaeilge. Sa rannóg seo, tá comhairle agus eolas do thuismitheoirí agus chaomhnóirí maidir le disléicse a aithint, cúrsaí measúnaithe agus conas tacú le páiste a bhfuil disléicse air nó uirthi. Is é an bhunsprioc atá leis an eolas seo ná cabhrú le tuismitheoirí tuiscint níos fearr a bheith acu ar an disléicse, dul i ngleic le roinnt de na míthuiscintí a bhaineann le disléicse agus oiriúnacht an chórais lán-Ghaeilge, mar aon le comhairle a thabhairt maidir le conas tacú le do pháiste. Ba mhaith linn tuismitheoirí a chumasú agus a chur ar an eolas faoin disléicse le go mbeidh siad in ann na roghanna is fearr a dhéanamh dá bpáistí. Tá roinnt leideanna praiticiúla againn do thuismitheoirí freisin ar bhealaí chun tacú leis an bhfoghlaim agus leis an obair bhaile.

Is fíorcheisteanna iad na ceisteanna sa rannóg seo a bhfuair Gaeloideachas ó thuismitheoirí agus chleachtóirí. Táimid fíorbhuíoch d'Emily Barnes ón tSaotharlann Foghraíochta agus Urlabhra, Coláiste na Tríonóide, as na freagraí seo a chur ar fáil, mar aon leis na taighdeoirí agus cleachtóirí a roinn a gcuid leideanna, comhairle agus taighde ag ár gcuid oícheanta eolais ar an disléicse a bhí ar siúl le deireanaí. Is féidir breathnú ar thaifead de na seimineáir seo ag na naisc seo:

https://youtu.be/2vXJzEvpMuU (Seimineár Béarla)

https://youtu.be/-8nvwfWkokY (Seimineár Gaeilge)

Má tá aon cheisteanna ginearálta eile ar chóir bheith anseo, dar leat, beimid lánsásta iad a áireamh. Is féidir ríomhphost a chur chuig Ciara Ní Bhroin ciara@gaeloideachas.ie. Má tá aon ábhar imní eile agat nó ma tá eolas breise ginearálta uait, b'fhéidir go mbeadh Cumann Disléicse na hÉireann in ann cabhrú leat. Féach ar: www.dyslexia.ie.

Bain úsáid as an gclár ar chlé chun do bhealach a dhéanamh trí na leathanaigh éagsúla sa rannóg seo ar an disléicse.

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Roghnaíonn go leor tuismitheoirí a bhfuil páistí le riachtanais speisialta oideachais acu scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge agus Gaeltachta dá gclann. Is í an disléicse an riachtanas speisialta oideachais is coitianta a n-áirítear i scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge, agus tá sí ar níos mó ná 9% de dhaltaí atá sa chóras bunleibhéil lán-Ghaeilge.

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This section covers a range of questions that most parents ask before sending their child to an Irish-medium school, especially if Irish is not the first language at home.

The benefits of bilingualism are explained and you are guided towards research which affirms these benefits.

How do I know if a Gaelscoil is right for my child?

Before beginning school, it is difficult to know how a child's interests will develop. Attending a Gaelscoil or Gaeltacht school maximises the options and opportunities your child will have as they grow older. In addition to the academic and cultural benefits of being bilingual, there are more and more employment opportunities for people who speak Irish in many different fields. It is also clear from research (see the References section) that children in Irish-medium schools develop English language and literacy skills to the same level as their peers in English-medium schools.

The most important thing is to make sure that the school itself is suitable for your child and that it has the resources and experience to support your child's learning and happiness. This is the case for both English-medium and Irish-medium schools. Factors such as the ethos of the school, class sizes and extracurricular opportunities are important considerations. If your child has any additional educational needs, make sure that the school has the resources and experience to support them. Listen to the experience of other parents and ask for information from the school to help inform your decision.

A psychologist has suggested that a Gaelscoil would not be suitable for my child. What's your advice on this?

This type of advice used to be common but this is changing based on the findings of research which supports the fact that children should be given the chance to become bilingual and that children can reach their academic potential in a gaelscoil. Research shows that, as a group, children with SEN perform as well as their peers in English-medium schools in English reading (see Question X). Children with dyslexia are capable of reaching their academic potential in gaelscoileanna and scoileanna Gaeltachta, provided they have the right support.

The main issue is whether the school can support the needs of your child. Find out about the level of support available in the gaelscoil, including what model of support they have for children with dyslexia, the experience they have in supporting children with dyslexia and the training that school staff have received in relation to dyslexia. The child's overall wellbeing should be considered too, including the impact of moving a child from a Gaelscoil after they have settled in there.

Recent research (Andrews, 2020) examined the benefits that parents who have kept their children in Irish-medium schools have identified. These benefits include:

Their child becoming bilingual and being able to communicate in two languages

Academic benefits in post-primary school, including good marks in Irish and the transfer of skills to their third language.

Self-esteem, self-identity and pride: children felt that Irish was a strength for them compared to their peers in English-medium schools.

Opportunities for repetition: learning certain skills in two languages provided opportunities for repetition, which helped them master skills.

Should we stay with Irish-medium education at primary level once SEN have been identified? Particularly where more than one challenge has been identified, e.g. dyslexia and dyscalculia, dyslexia and hearing impairment?

The most important question is whether the school has the resources and experience to support your child's learning and happiness. Irish-medium schools routinely provide education for children with special needs, both physical and educational; children with impaired sight or hearing, autism spectrum disorders, dyslexia and other special educational needs. Irish-medium schools offer the same supports for these children as English-medium schools do. Ask the school about the support they can provide to your child based on their needs, as well as the experience they have with children who have more than one diagnosis of SEN. It is not unusual for children with dyslexia to have co-existing needs in another area. Many children with dyslexia thrive and are very happy in Irish-medium schools.

If a child has dyslexia should they be in a Gaeltacht school? Would it not be better for him or her to attend an English school?

Gaeltacht schools provide the opportunity for children to develop literacy and spoken skills in English and in Irish in a very supportive environment. There is more support now than ever available as there are language support teachers in Gaeltacht schools since the implementation of the Policy for Gaeltacht Education. It is paramount that children have the opportunity to develop skills in the language of the community and in their family language, and children get that opportunity in Gaeltacht schools. Children in Gaeltacht schools can realise their full potential and the skills transfer benefits their literacy skills in both languages. Also, there are many academic advantages, both cognitive and linguistic, relating to education through the medium of Irish.

Is there any advice regarding the suitability of a Gaeltacht school for a child with dyslexia, when Irish is not the first language at home?

Since the implementation of the Policy for Gaeltacht Education in 2017, for the first two years at school the development of literacy skills is in Irish only in the Gaeltacht schools. This provides the child with a great opportunity to acquire the Irish language and to develop the relevant literacy skills in junior infants and in senior infants, regardless of the language at home. English isn't undertaken until 1st class and the child has no difficulty transferring the literacy skills developed in Irish during the initial two years to the learning of English.

If I send my child to a reading school for 3rd and 4th class can they go back to the gaelscoil to finish 5th and 6th class?

We have been recommended a reading school for our son who is currently attending a Gaelscoil. I had heard a number of years ago when my older son was diagnosed with dyslexia that if a child is in a gaelscoil and leaves to go to a reading school they cannot go back into the gaelscoil after they finish the two years in the reading school. I am just wondering if this is still the case? If I send my son to a reading school for 3rd and 4th class can he go back to the gaelscoil to finish 5th and 6th class?
The National Council for Special Education has advised the following:

Regarding students who attend special speech and language classes for a period of one or two years, past and present practice is that these students return to the schools they were enrolled in immediately prior to the commencement of the placement in the SSLD class.

This is the shared understanding of the NCSE and the School Governance Section of the Department of Education and Skills.

If further information is needed on the precise administrative arrangements, these can be sought by emailing the Department at: schoolgovernance@education.gov.ie

Are there similar problems in Irish and in English regarding memory, reading and processing pace, sequencing, etc.?

Some people with dyslexia have difficulties in all those areas, and other people with dyslexia have difficulties in some of those areas. At the cognitive level (memory, processing, sequencing), a person with dyslexia has the same difficulties in any language. However, dyslexia has a different effect on reading and spelling in different languages. For example, in a language with a complicated writing system (e.g. English), mistakes can be made frequently in reading and spelling. In a language with a simple system (e.g. Spanish) quite often reading can be slow but accurate. Irish is more regular than English and children will be able to use that regularity if they are taught phonetics.

What are the objective metrics and criteria to see if Irish language teaching is helping or hindering my child's development both in Irish but also more generally?

The new curriculum breaks up learning outcomes into a series of stages which allows teachers to measure progress and identify any areas in which a child's progress is less than would be expected in relation either to their peers or to the child's skills in other areas. Teachers may also use the Próifílí Measúnachta don Ghaeilge sna Scoileanna Gaeltachta agus Lán-Ghaeilge, which lays out the language development of children in a set of stages to examine progress. If a teacher identifies any area in which a child is not meeting learning targets then supports will be put in place (refer back to the section on Identifying dyslexia for information on the Continuum of Support). However, if you are worried about your child's progress in Irish or in other areas you should make an appointment to speak to the class teacher.

Is there any research that compares outcomes for children with dyslexia in English-medium schools with children with dyslexia in gaelscoileanna or scoileanna Gaeltachta?

Based on the available evidence, it appears that as a group, children with additional educational needs perform as well in immersion education as in English-medium education. There are additional advantages to gaelscoileanna and scoileanna Gaeltachta beyond literacy outcomes. A recent study (Andrews, 2020) examined the opinions of parents of children with dyslexia in gaelscoileanna. The benefits of immersion education that they have identified include:

Bilingualism: their child is able to communicate in two languages

Academic benefits in post-primary school, including good marks in Irish and transfer of skills to their third language.

Self-esteem, self-identity and pride: children felt that Irish was a strength for them compared to their peers in English-medium schools.

Opportunities for repetition: learning certain skills in two languages provided opportunities for repetition, which helped them master skills.

There is one study that compares the literacy development of students in Irish-medium schools, scoileanna Gaeltachta, and English-medium schools (Parsons & Lyddy, 2016). The participants include the full range of reading ability, including good readers and poor readers, though none are diagnosed as dyslexic given their age (Senior Infants - Second Class). The study found that by Second Class, as a group, those in gaelscoileanna had English reading skills that were as good as their English-medium peers and superior Irish reading and vocabulary to their English-medium peers. Children in Gaeltacht schools also had superior Irish reading and vocabulary skills than their English-medium peers, and had comparable English decoding skills to their English-medium peers. This is a group study, so it is not possible to tell how the skills of individual students developed. However, another study (Ní Chiaruáin, 2009) examines the development of three individual students with dyslexia in a gaelscoil. The findings suggest that they make good progress in both languages, with slightly better reading skills in English than in Irish.

There have been group studies carried out with French immersion students in Canada who have additional educational needs. These studies are reviewed by Genesee and Jared (2008). The evidence suggests that students who have additional educational needs have comparable English reading skill to their peers in English-medium education (who also have additional educational needs), and superior reading skill in French. The educational context of French immersion students in Canada is very similar to that of students in gaelscoileanna in Ireland.

How does a parent recognise if his or her child's English has developed adequately while in the Irish-medium or Gaeltacht system?

From the research that has been undertaken, the children's English vocabulary in a Gaelscoil is as good as the children's vocabulary in English-medium schools. Also, having started to learn English in school, the children's English vocabulary in Gaeltacht schools is as good as the children's vocabulary in English-medium schools.

If the child speaks Irish at home, there is a possibility that the child's English spoken skills will develop slower than children who are raised through the medium of English, but there is no possibility that they won't be able to master the English language after primary school. It is worthwhile continuing the development of Irish language skills at home, and the English skills will catch up over time.

How does the teaching of reading (especially English reading) differ in a gaelscoil or scoil Ghaeltachta compared with English-medium school?

English reading instruction is taught in a similar way in Gaelscoileanna, Scoileanna Gaeltachta and English-medium schools, usually using a combination of phonics instruction and whole word instruction. The sequence of introducing English and Irish reading differs from school to school. Some introduce English reading first, some introduce Irish reading first and some introduce both at the same time. Gaeltacht schools introduce Irish reading first, in line with An Polasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta (Policy on Gaeltacht Education), whereby immersion in Irish is compulsory in the first two years in school.

Previous research (Parsons & Lyddy, 2016) shows that regardless of the sequence in which English reading is introduced, the English literacy attainment of children in gaelscoileanna is the same of those in English-medium schools by Second Class. It also shows that children in gaelscoileanna have higher Irish literacy attainment than those in English-medium schools. Similarly, the study showed that children in Gaeltacht schools have better Irish reading and vocabulary skills than their English-medium peers, and comparable English decoding skills to their English-medium peers.

Anxieties about vocabulary when English is the main language at home

English is the main language at home for the most part. When my son (7 years old) gets older, his English vocabulary will expand as that is what he speaks. He will come across a lot of words in reading that he won't initially recognise and then he won't be able to read them. Is that not difficult for him? I'm worried that his vocabulary in Irish won't expand at the same pace. As with a lot of children is Irish-medium primary schools, he thinks that Irish is a language being taught and he has no interest in cartoons or in reading in Irish at home.
The acquistion of reading is a process which happens gradually. Your child will progress in the spoken language as he progresses in the written language. Don't forget that you child has been immersed in the Irish language in school, and that he will learn new words in the same way as he learns them in English at home.

In addition, while reading we normally come across new words. Reading is one of the most effective ways to learn new words. That is why phonetics are taught - so that the child can decode new words. A lot of words can be understood in the context of the sentence, even if a person already knows them. The more he reads, the better: there are wonderful books available in Irish for all age groups and on may themes and varied topics.

It is worthwhile speaking to your child in Irish at home, even if English is the language he or she speaks to you. You could add to the contexts in which your child uses Irish. Various groups organise family events (refer to www.peig.ie and select "suitable for families" (oiriúnach do theaghlaigh) from the list), for example. Gaeloideachas can advise you in relation to various organisations depending on your requirements.

How do phonics work for a child with dyslexia? If the child does not have Gaeilge as his or her home language will it affect their phonological awareness?

Phonics is a method of instruction that makes the links between letters and sounds clear. The following skills provide a good base for phonics instruction: (1) an awareness of the sounds of a language (2) an understanding that words can be broken up into smaller sounds (phonemes) and smaller sounds can be blended to make a word, and (3) an ability to recognise letters.

For the first skill, the child will need to become aware of the new sounds in Irish which do not exist in their first language. This can be done as part of a phonological awareness training programme. At home, listening to e-books in Irish or to programmes on TG4 can help to develop this still too. The second and third skills transfer across languages and are not dependent on knowledge of the language. If your child can break up words in English into sounds it is very likely that your child will be able to do the same in Irish. Practicing this skill at home with word games in your home language will help to develop their literacy skills.

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The Challenges Facing Irish-Medium Primary and Post-Primary Schools When Implementing a Whole-School Approach to Meeting the Additional Education Needs of Their Students

Achoimre: The literature states the importance of adopting a whole-school approach to inclusion and for meeting the needs of all students. This study investigated the challenges faced by Irish-medium (IM) primary and post-primary schools in relation to providing a whole-school approach to inclusion [...]. The findings suggest that
like immersion schools internationally, IM schools need more resources through the medium of Irish
in relation to assessment, evidence-based interventions, and teaching/learning resources.

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Cleachtaí talmhaithe le húsáid le páistí agus daoine óga uathacha.
Forbartha i gcomhpháirt le Middletown Centre for Autism.
Leagan Béarla ar fáil ag: www.middletownautism.com/social-media/

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Tá an-áthas ar Gaeloideachas bheith in ann cur leis an réimse tacaíochtaí atá ar fáil do thuismitheoirí agus chúramóirí a bhfuil páiste le riachtanais speisialta oideachais acu. Tá leabhrán dátheangach úrnua díreach foilsithe againn dar teideal Ag Tacú le do Pháiste: Oideachas lán-Ghaeilge agus Riachtanais Speisialta Oideachais. Cuireadh an leabhrán seo le chéile i gcomhar leis an gComhairle Náisiúnta um Oideachas Speisialta (NCSE) agus tá sé dírithe go sonrach ar thuismitheoirí a bhfuil páistí acu sa chóras lán-Ghaeilge nó orthu siúd atá ag smaoineamh ar an gcóras den chéad uair.

Tugtar eolas ar roinnt de na hábhair seo ann:

* Ag tacú le páistí réamhscoile
* Scoil a roghnú do do pháiste a bhfuil RSO aige nó aici
* Ag tacú le páistí ar scoil
* Tacaíocht do pháistí atá bodhar, a bhfuil allaíre orthu agus páistí atá dall nó páistí a bhfuil lagú radhairc acu

Tá muid cinnte go mbainfear an-leas as an leabhrán praiticiúil seo. I measc na n-acmhainní eile atá á bhforbairt againn faoi láthair agus a bheidh réidh go han-luath, tá bileog úr cheisteanna agus freagraí maidir leis an disléicse agus pacáiste mór acmhainní de chuid AsIAm atá curtha ar fáil i nGaeilge againn. Beidh siad seo le feiceáil ar ár leathanach speisialta atá dírithe ar riachtanais bhreise oideachais ar shuíomh Gaeloideachas www.gaeloideachas.ie/oideachas-speisialta/

Anuas air seo, tá muid ag súil go mór le breis ceardlann agus seimineár eolais ar an réimse fíorthábhachtach seo a chur ar siúl san athbhliain. Tá sé i gceist againn dhá cheardlann a chur ar fáil do mhúinteoirí bunleibhéil agus iar-bhunleibhéil maidir leis an disléicse sa chóras lán-Ghaeilge agus Gaeltachta, agus conas tacú go héifeachtach le scoláirí ina leith. Chomh maith leis seo, tá sé i gceist seimineár eolais ar an uathachas a chur ar siúl do thuismitheoirí i mí an Mhárta. Coinnigh siúl ar shuíomh Gaeloideachas www.gaeloideachas.ie/claraigh/ le breis eolais a fháil.

Déan íoslódáil ar an leabhrán nua anseo

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Monitor actions and evaluate impact

The actions must be monitored on an ongoing basis to evaluate their impact on learning, teaching and assessment practices.

The school will need to decide:
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* How progress will be determined and reported
* When and to whom progress will be reported (for example at staff
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* If targets and actions are realistic or need to be changed.

The active engagement of school leaders and teachers in the ongoing and systematic monitoring of the DL Plan is essential. The evidence gathered, as a result of ongoing monitoring, should inform and influence the next phase of the DL Plan, or could lead to the identification of a new aspect of digital learning that the school focuses upon. Ultimately the goal for the school is to enhance their DL practices in all areas of school life and this should be an ongoing activity.

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Host controls allow you as the host to control various aspects of a Zoom meeting, such as managing the participants.

The co-host feature allows the host to share hosting privileges with another user, allowing the co-host to manage the administrative side of the meeting, such as managing participants or starting/stopping the recording. The host must assign a co-host. There is no limitation on the number of co-hosts you can have in a meeting or webinar.

Co-hosts do not have access to the following controls as they are only available as host controls in a meeting:

Start closed captioning and assign someone or a third-party to provide closed captioning

Start live streaming

End meeting for all participants

Make another participant a co-host

Start waiting room (co-hosts can place participants in waiting room or admit/remove participants from the waiting room)

Co-hosts also cannot start a meeting. If a host needs someone else to be able to start the meeting, they can assign an alternative host.

Prerequisites for using host or co-host controls

Host permission in the meeting, or co-host permission (set by the host)

Zoom desktop client for macOS, PC, ChromeOS, or Linux

Zoom mobile app for iOS or Android

Zoom web client

The host controls will appear at the bottom of your screen if you are not currently screen sharing.

Join Audio or Unmute / Mute : This allows you to connect to the meeting's audio, then once connected, mute or unmute your microphone.
Audio controls (click ^ next to Mute/Unmute): The audio controls allow you to change the microphone and speaker that Zoom is currently using on your computer, leave computer audio, and access the full audio options in the Zoom settings.

Start Video / Stop Video : This allows you to start or stop your own video.
Video controls (click ^ next to Start/Stop Video): If you have multiple cameras on your computer, you can select which Zoom is using, access the full video controls, and select a Virtual Background.

Participants : Opens the window to manage participants, view aggregate nonverbal feedback, and invite others to join the meeting.

Share Screen : Start sharing your screen. You will be able to select the desktop or application you want to share. When you are screen sharing, the controls will appear at the top of your screen, but you can drag it to another location.
Share Screen controls (click ^ next to Share Screen ): Select who can share in your meeting and if you want only the host or any participant to be able to start a new share when someone is sharing.

Record : Start or stop a cloud or local recording.

Closed Caption / Live Transcript (only available to the host): If you have enabled closed captioning or live transcription for your account, click here to access the closed caption options.

More : Clicking on More will give you access to additional options.

Start Focus mode: Applies Focus mode to all meeting participants.

Live on Facebook: Broadcast your meeting live on Facebook.

Live on Workplace by Facebook: Broadcast your meeting live on Workplace by Facebook.

Live on Youtube: Broadcast your meeting live on Youtube.

Live on Twitch: Broadcast your meeting live on Twitch.

Live on Custom Live Streaming Service: Broadcast your meeting live on a custom streaming platform.

End (only available to the host): Display the following two options.

End Meeting for All: End the meeting for yourself and all participants.

Leave Meeting: Leave the meeting. You will be prompted to assign a host so that the meeting can continue.

Join Audio or Unmute / Mute : This allows you to connect to the meeting's audio, then once connected, mute or unmute your microphone.

Start Video / StopVideo : Start or stop your own video.

Share Content : Start sharing your screen or a file.

Participants : View the participants list and manage participants.

More : There are additional settings available under More.

Security : Access in-meeting security options.

Record to the Cloud : Start a cloud recording.

Polls/Quizzes : Allows you to create, edit, and launch your polls. The options to create or launch polls will open up the Zoom web portal in your default browser.

Chat : Access the chat window to chat with the participants.

Enable Live Transcript : If enabled in web settings, the host can enable live transcription.

View Full Transcript : If enabled in web settings, you can view the full transcript here.

Meeting Settings : Access to some personal settings related to the meeting you are currently participating in.

Minimize Meeting : Minimize the meeting window to check your chat messages or schedule a new meeting. You can drag the minimized window around your screen as needed. When you are ready to maximize the meeting window again, click the minimized window.

Backgrounds and Effects : Configure and enable a virtual background and video filters.

Focus Mode : Applies Focus mode to all meeting participants.

Livestream to YouTube: Broadcast your meeting live on Youtube.

Disconnect Audio: Disconnect from current audio connection.

Raise Hand / Lower Hand

Non-verbal feedbackicons (if enabled by the host): Tapping an icon will display the icon beside your name in the participants list and in your video panel. For example, tapping the thumbs up icon places the thumbs up icon beside your name.

End (only available to the host): End or leave the meeting.

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Host controls allow you as the host to control various aspects of a Zoom meeting, such as managing the participants. The co-host feature allows the host to share hosting privileges with another user, allowing the co-host to manage the administrative side of the meeting, such as managing participants or starting/stopping the recording.

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With Zoom, share your screen, desktop, or other content during a meeting, even while your video is on.

Screen sharing during Zoom meetings is designed with a collaborative environment in mind. This feature gives only the users, who choose to share their screen, full control over their own screen and what other meeting participants can or cannot see. Additionally, meeting hosts cannot monitor your screen activities unless you choose to share your screen.

Set up, learn, and use Zoom Meetings. Get started with Zoom's virtual meeting platform using our onboarding support experience.

Zoom video conferences allow you to share content including:

Notes:

Prerequisites for video conference sharing

Zoom desktop client

Windows: 5.0.0 or higher

macOS: 5.0.0 or higher

Linux: 5.0.0 or higher

Zoom mobile app

Android: 5.0.0 or higher

iOS: 5.0.0 or higher

Notes:

Linux sessions utilizing Wayland can only share an entire desktop or whiteboard. To share just a specific application, you need to launch your Linux session with Xorg instead.

Ensure that you have Android 10.0 or higher.

How to use desktop screen sharing

Sharing your desktop, screen, or content

To share your screen or content:

Click Share Screen located in your meeting controls.

Select one of these screen share options:

Users can select multiple desktop programs at once instead of sharing their entire desktop, but all selected programs must be on the same screen to be visible. Only the user employing this feature will need to be on version Basic: Share your entire desktop, specific application windows, whiteboard, or iPhone/iPad screen.
Note: 5.4.3 or higher while viewers can be connected with older versions. Hold the Shift key on macOS or the Ctrl key on Windows to select more than one application.

Advanced

Slides / PowerPoint as Virtual Background: Allows you to utilize a slideshow presentation as your virtual background, providing a more immersive presentation.

Portion of Screen: Share a portion of your screen represented by a green border. The border can be adjusted as needed during the share by clicking and dragging any side or corner.

Computer Audio: Only share your computer's audio (your selected speaker in your audio settings). Select the down arrow to the right of Computer Audio option to view audio options and switch between Mono and Stereo (high fidelity) audio options.

Video: Share locally stored video content through Zoom's native video player.

Content from 2nd Camera: Share a secondary camera connected to your computer; for example, a document camera or the integrated camera on your laptop.

Files: Share a file from a third-party sharing service like Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive. Follow the on-screen prompts to sign in to the third-party service and grant Zoom access.
Notes:

These options may be disabled by account Admins, so available options may vary.

Alternatively, you can open the file in a web browser then share the browser window. For example, to share a Google Doc, open the Doc in Chrome, then share the Chrome window. The end result is the same as using the sharing options in the Files tab.

(Optional) Enable these features, located in the bottom-left corner of the share window:

Share sound: If you check this option, any sound played by your computer will be shared in the meeting. Select the down arrow just to the right of the Share Sound option to switch between Mono and Stereo (high fidelity) audio options.

Optimize for video clip: Check this if you will be sharing a video clip in full screen mode. Do not check this otherwise, as it may cause the shared screen to be blurry.

Share to breakout rooms: Allows the host or co-host to share their screen from the main session directly into all open breakout rooms.

Click Share.
When the sharing process is started and 80% of devices acknowledge receiving the shared screen, you will see a notification banner stating Participants can now see your shared screen, or whatever you have chosen to share.

Notes:

Zoom will automatically switch to full screen to optimize the shared screen view. To exit full screen, click Exit Full Screen in the top-right corner or press the Esc key.

To disable automatic full screen when viewing a shared screen, adjust the Window size when screen sharing behavior in your desktop client settings.

If you selected Content from 2nd Camera, click Switch Camera in the top-left corner to switch the shared camera.

Controls when screen sharing

When you start sharing your screen, the meeting controls will move into a menu that you can drag around your screen.
Note: Some of the options detailed below may not be visible due to account admin restrictions or the feature is only visible to the meeting host or co-host.

Mute/Unmute: Mute or unmute your microphone.

Start/Stop Video: Start or stop your in-meeting video.

Security: Accessin-meeting security options.

Participants: View or manage the participants (if you're the host).
Click the down arrow to access Invite, where you can invite others to join the meeting.

Polling: Allows you to create, edit, and launch yourpolls. The options to create or launch polls will open up the Zoom web portal in your default browser. When the poll closes, you can view the results and can download the full poll report. If a poll has already been created, both host and co-host can launch the poll, but only the host can edit or add polls to the meeting.

New Share: Start a new screen share. You will be prompted to select which screen you want to share again.

Pause Share: Pause your current shared screen.

Annotate: Display annotation tools for drawing, adding text, and so on.

More: Hover over M ore for additional options.

Chat: Open the chat window.

Record: Start recording locally or to the cloud.

Meeting Info: Shows the current meeting's ID, host, passcode, invite link, your participant ID, and encryption status.

(only available to the host): If you have enabled Closed Caption / Live Transcript closed captioning and live transcription for your account, click here to access those options.

Breakout Rooms: Startbreakout rooms.

Enable annotation for others: Allow or prevent the participants from annotating on your shared screen.

Show/Hide Names of Annotators: Show or hide the participants' name when they are annotating on a screen share. If set to show, the participant's name will briefly display beside their annotation.

Hide / Show video panel

Hide / Show Floating Meeting Control

Share Sound

Optimize for video clip
Note: Do not enable this setting if you are not sharing a full screen video clip, as it will blur your screen share. This should be enabled/disabled before and after the video you wish to play.

Live on Facebook: Broadcast your meeting live onFacebook.

Live on Workplace by Facebook: Broadcast your meeting live onWorkplace by Facebook.

Live on Youtube: Broadcast your meeting live onYoutube.

Live on Custom Live Streaming Service: Broadcast your meeting live on acustom streaming platform.

End Meeting: Leave the meeting or end the meeting for all participants.

How to show Zoom windows during screen share

By default, the Zoom window is not shared while sharing your screen. Showing the Zoom window during screen share can be useful if a participant is helping you use Zoom.

To show Zoom windows during screen share:

Sign in to the Zoom web portal.

In the navigation menu, click Settings.

In the In Meeting (Basic) section, make sure Show Zoom windows during screen share is enabled. This setting will allow the setting to appear in the desktop client.

Sign out of the Zoom desktop client and sign back in. Alternatively, you can exit the client and re-open it.

Click your profile picture then click Settings.

Click the Share Screen tab and make sure Show Zoom windows during screen share is enabled.

When using dual monitors

If you are using a dual-monitor setup, you can turn on the dual monitors feature to see the screen sharing on one monitor and participants on the second.

Note: On macOS 10.15 Catalina, you need to allow Zoom access to screen recording to share your screen. You can do this in your System Preferences. Select the Security & Privacy option, click the Privacy tab, scroll down to Screen Recording, and finally check the option for zoom.us.

Share your desktop, screen or content

To share your screen or content:

Click Share Screen from your meeting controls.

Select one of these screen share options:

Basic: Share your entire desktop, specific application window, or whiteboard.
Notes:

Sharing from an iPhone/iPad is not supported on Linux.

Linux sessions utilizing Wayland can only share an entire desktop or whiteboard. In order to share just a specific application, you will need to launch your Linux session with Xorg instead.

Advanced

Portion of Screen: Share a portion of your screen represented by a green border. The border can be adjusted as needed during the share by clicking and dragging any side or corner.

Music or Computer Sound Only: Only share your computer's audio (your selected speaker in your audio settings). Select the down arrow ˅ just to the right of Music or Computer Audio option to view audio options and switch between Mono and Stereo (high fidelity) audio options.

(Optional) Enable these features, located in the bottom-left corner of the share window:

Share Computer Sound: If you check this option, any sound played by your computer will be shared in the meeting. Select the down arrow just to the right of the Share Computer Sound option to switch between Mono and Stereo (high fidelity) audio options.

Optimize Screen Sharing for Video Clip: Check this if you will be sharing a video clip in full screen mode. Do not check this otherwise, as it may cause the shared screen to be blurry.

Share to breakout rooms: Allows the host or co-host to share their screen from the main session directly into all open breakout rooms.

Click Share.
When the sharing process is started, you will see a notification banner stating Participants can now see your shared screen, or whatever you have chosen to share.

Notes:

Zoom will automatically switch to full screen to optimize the shared screen view. To exit full-screen, click Exit Full Screen in the top-right corner or press the Esc key.

To disable automatic full screen when viewing a shared screen, adjust theWindow size when screen sharingbehavior in yourdesktop client settings.

If you selected Content from 2nd Camera, click Switch Camera in the top-left corner to switch the shared camera.

Controls when screen sharing

When you start sharing your screen, the meeting controls will move into a menu that you can drag around your screen.

Note: Some of the options detailed below may not be visible due to account admin restrictions or the feature is only visible to the meeting host or co-host.

Mute/Unmute: Mute or unmute your microphone.

Start/Stop Video: Start or stop your in-meeting video.

Security: Accessin-meeting security options.

Participants: View or manage the participants (if the host).
Click the down arrow to access Invite, where you can invite others to join the meeting.

New Share: Start a new screen share. You will be prompted to select which screen you want to share again.

Pause Share: Pause your current shared screen.

Annotate: Display annotation tools for drawing, adding text, etc.

Polling: Allows you to create, edit, and launch yourpolls. The options to create or launch polls will open up the Zoom web portal in your default browser. When the poll closes, you can view the results and can download the full poll report. If a poll has already been created, both host and co-host can launch the poll, but only the host can edit or add polls to the meeting.

More: Hover over more for additional options.

Chat: Open the chat window.

Record on this Computer: Start a local recording.

Record to the Cloud: Start a cloud recording.

Meeting Info: Shows the current meeting's ID, host, passcode, invite link, your participant ID, and encryption status.

Allow/Disable participants annotation: Allow or prevent the participants from annotating on your shared screen.

Show/Hide Names of Annotators: Show or hide the participants' name when they are annotating on a screen share. If set to show, the participant's name will briefly display beside their annotation.

Hide / Show video panel

Audio Settings: Open the audio settings in the client.

Video Settings: Open the video options in the client.

Share Computer Sound

Optimize Share for Full-screen Video Clip
Note: Do not enable this setting if you are not sharing a video clip, as it will blur your screen share. This should be enabled/disabled before and after the video you wish to play.

End Meeting: Leave the meeting or end the meeting for all participants.

When using dual monitors

If you are using a dual-monitor setup, you can turn on the dual monitors feature to see the screen sharing on one monitor and participants on the second.

Note: Some of these options can be disabled in your account settings, under Integrations.

How to share content

To share content:

Tap Share in the meeting controls.

Tap the type of content that you want to share.

Tap one of the following options.

Photos: Share a photo from your file manager or photo apps (e.g. Google Photos). Depending on the apps installed on your Android device, you may see different share options.

Documents: Select a locally stored PDF or image to share it.

Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, or Microsoft OneDrive for Business: Select a file to share from the selected file sharing service. You will need to grant Zoom access to your account.
Note: Only PDFs and images are supported.

Website URL: Enter a URL to open a browser and share the website.

Bookmark: Share bookmarks stored in the Zoom app.
Note: Bookmarks are not synced with your account and are deleted when you sign-out of the mobile app.

Screen: Share a view of your phone's entire screen.

Camera: Allows sharing of your video camera or an attached webcam.

Share Whiteboard: Share a whiteboard you can annotate on.

How to share your screen

To share your entire screen, including any application on your Android device:

Tap Share in the meeting controls.

Tap Screen.
The Android system will display a notification informing you of what the screen share will have access to.

Tap Start Now to confirm.
The screen share will start and Zoom will continue to run in the background. You can now choose the app that you would like to share.

At the bottom of your screen, tap Annotate to open the annotation tools or tap Stop Share to stop sharing and go back to meeting controls.

How to share device audio

Note: Ensure that the sound generated by the app you are sharing is allowed to be captured by non-system applications. Some apps may block sound from being shared for security and privacy reasons.

To share device audio:

Follow the instructions to begin sharing your screen.

Tap the Share Audio option, found between the options to Annotate and Stop Share.

Tap again to disable or tap Stop Share to end the share completely.

On iOS, you can share the following options:

Screen (requires iOS 11 or higher)

Photos

iCloud Drive

Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, or Microsoft OneDrive for Business: Select a file to share from the selected file sharing service. You will need to grant Zoom access to your account. Only PDFs and images are supported.

Website URLs

Bookmark
Note: Bookmarks are not synced with your account and are deleted when you sign-out of the mobile app.

Whiteboard (iPad only)

Note: Some of these options can be disabled in your Account settings, under Integrations. If you need to share your entire screen on an older version of Zoom, see sharing iOS Applications.

How to share content

To share content:

Tap Share Content in the meeting controls.

Tap the type of content that you want to share.
For example, if you select Google Drive, this will bring up a series of documents that can be shared.

Select the document you want to share and then Share in the top right corner.

The content is now shared into the meeting.

Notes:

You cannot annotate when sharing your entire screen into the meeting through an iOS device. If you need to annotate when sharing an entire iOS screen, see sharing iOS Applications.

While sharing your screen, you can hide your self-view of your video by swiping the video preview window towards the edge of the screen.

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From Irish podcasts, short films, theatre productions and more, there are plenty of wonderful things that you can enjoy online right now.

I've already done a list of audiobooks i nGaelainn but this one focuses on Irish language audiobooks for children.

Here you'll find an extensive list of books that you can listen to at your leisure with your young ones (or on your own!).

Irish language audiobooks for children

1. Ceol na gCat by Colmán O Raghallaigh

2. An Garbhán read by Gabriel Rosenstock

3. An Caitín A Dith An Píotsa by Páraic Breathnach

4. Ciara Chainteach by María Boden

5. An Seilide Agus An Míol Mór by Julia Donaldson

6. Cití Sa Gheimhreadh by Liam Mac Cóil, Valerie Thomas, Korky Paul

You can buy this children's book here.

7. Mo Bhaile Beag Féin by Johnathan Emmet

8. Chuamar Go Léir Ar Safaraí by Laurie Krebs and Julia Cairns

May be found here.

9. Leanbh Nua by Carmel Uí Cheallaigh

10. An Sicín Beag Buí by John Lawrence

11. Ar An mBóthar le Mavis agus Marge by Niamh Sharkey

Available to buy here.

12. Póg Mar Seo by Mary Murphy

Pick up this lovely book here.

13. Ababú, a Ghúgaí! by Chris Haughton

You can get this book here.

14. Ar Strae Beagán by Chris Haughton

Take a look at this book here.

15. Béirín Na Picnice by Treasa Ní Ailpín

16. Stuicaí Stiúghta by Niamh Sharkey

Take a look at Niamh's book here.

17. An Sionnach Glic Agus An Chircín Rua

18. Nílim Ag Iarraidh Dul Ar Scoil by Áine Ní Ghlinn

19. Seachain Do Bhrístín! by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort

20. Scuabtha Chun Siúil by Julia Donaldson

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With schools set to stay closed for the remainder of the month, many parents are facing another bout of homeschooling. While the idea may seem daunting to some, there are plenty of educational resources available online to help keep children entertained during lockdown.

Teachers are already starting to work on at-home teaching programmes and provisions have been made by the Department of Education for students who don't have access to the internet.

However, as the Ombudsman for Children Dr Niall Niall Muldoon said earlier this week: "Education is about more than learning, it is about developing personalities, talents, and abilities of children to reach their greatest potential while also facilitating mental health, play, and recreation."

So we asked primary school teachers for their top recommendations for additional resources parents can use to help teach children across a range of subjects, from Irish to art and SPHE.

"There is an abundance of tools and online websites available that are educational and will keep children engaged," says Cork-based primary school teacher Aoife O'Sullivan.

"A lot of teachers will be administering their own homework over the next few weeks but it's great to have extra tools available on laptops and iPads to keep children entertained. Most are free and are interactive and fun for children as well. They're great for teaching kids without making them feel like they're in school."

When it comes to primary learning the Department of Education recommends that parents seek advice from their schools and class teachers first and foremost as they are best placed to advise on resources based on the particular learning needs of the children.

"There are lots of interactive connection platforms, like Seesaw or Padlet, where teachers put up work for children and talk to parents," O'Sullivan says. "It's under the discretion of the school what platforms they use but if parents do need to reach out to teachers they can do so through such platforms. We're still here and we want to make sure that our students are learning during these closures."

Online activities can help keep kids occupied over the next few weeks.

Seomra Ranga was created by a Dublin primary school teacher in 2007 and features a range of free activities and resources, such as flashcards, poetry books, and educational bingo games.
www.seomraranga.com
Khan Academy is an international website that is highly recommended by many teachers and parents. Courses are broken up into multiple subjects and classes, helping you to create a personalised educational course for your child.
www.khanacademy.org
Education.com's Learning Library contains a plethora of fun worksheets for primary level children, such as word searches, colouring books and writing exercises.
www.education.com/resources
RTÉ Learn contains tonnes of different activities for children as well as access to episodes of last year's Home School Hub.
www.rte.ie/learn
Top Marks splits activities into age groups and levels ranging from the 'Teddy Numbers' game that helps toddlers learn to count to two-minute subtraction challenges for older children.
www.topmarks.co.uk
Help your children learn their times tables by testing them on tablestest.com
www.tablestest.com
Kids can play the Prodigy maths game for free on prodigy.com to help them learn equations in a fun and interactive way.
www.prodigygame.com
Omni Calculator has over 1700 free calculators, for everything from math and chemistry to sports, available on its website.
www.omnicalculator.com
You can find interactive games, videos, and fact sheets about everything from animals to the world's wonders and climate change on National Geographic's dedicated kids' website.
www.kids.nationalgeographic.com
BBC Teach provides educational videos for children on topics ranging from nature to drama but teachers particularly like the website for its historical content.
www.bbc.co.uk/teach
Any rebel parent wanting to teach their kids a little more about the rich history of Cork can lead them to this website for a crash course aimed at 5th and 6th class students.
www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone
Take your child on a virtual field trip with the National Museum of Ireland and London Zoo's free online exhibits.

NASA has created a website dedicated to teaching children about science, technology, and space with tons of content for every age.
www.nasa.gov/stem
Frugal Fun was created by an American mom who has been homeschooling her five children since long before Covid hit. Check out her Lego activities and STEM content for fun educational games.
www.frugalfun4boys.com
Learn everything you need to know about Irish history and geography from Ask About Irelands' learning zone. Content is filtered by class and subjects.
www.askaboutireland.ie

Homeschooling doesn't have to be boring, once lessons are done log online for some extra educational games and activities. Picture: iStock

Teachers love the Séideán Sí website for extra Irish vocabulary lessons for kids. You can choose your dialect and child's class to find specific games and activities.
www.seideansi.ie
While the Department of Education doesn't endorse any websites in particular, a spokesperson did recommend TG4's Cúla 4 ar Scoil programme, which is available on TG4 Player online.

"The programmes follow a specific theme for each series of lessons. Each lesson has specific educational outcomes, and are presented in an engaging and entertaining style," the spokesperson says. "In particular Cúla 4 ar Scoil offers an opportunity to hear a rich range of Irish language dialects from various Gaeltacht areas."
www.cula4.com/en
Gaelige le Chéile was created with the aim of making learning Irish fun and its resources are a great way to make Irish a part of children's daily lives during lockdown.

www.gaeilgelecheile.weebly.com

The website of An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta also has links to many educational resources to support children's Irish learning.

Songs in Irish has over 600 Irish language songs in its online database with an English translation and Youtube link for each. Guitar chords are also provided for some songs.
www.songsinirish.com
Kidzbop's Youtube page has hundreds of dance and singalong videos for children.
www.youtube.com
Cbeebies provides a host of quick and easy craft activities for kids on its website.
www.global.cbeebies.com/make-and-colour
Kidsactivitesblog.com is a godsend for parents looking for child-friendly activities. Check out the 5-minute craft and drama activity sections of the website.
www.kidsactivitiesblog.com
Look no further than Red Ted Art for all of your art class needs for children.
www.redtedart.com
Discover the world of musicals with Beat by Beat Press in an interactive way to help with drama and music teaching.
www.bbbpress.com
Access Collins' reading resources and activities, no sign-up required, on the website's school portal.
www.connect.collins.co.uk
Knoword has classroom vocabulary games and quizzes on its website to help enhance students' knowledge.
www.playknoword.com
You can find worksheets to help students learning to write on handwritingpractice.net

Oxford Owl has an extensive free e-book library as well as reading activities for all ages and phonics lessons available on its website.
www.home.oxfordowl.co.uk
For those who struggle to sit down and read a book, Amazon's Audible platform has a library of free audiobooks of all genres and levels for kids available on its website and app.
www.stories.audible.com

Fitness coaches, such as Joe Wicks, are providing free PE classes online. Picture: Alex Livesey Danehouse, Getty Images.

The Irish created Great Isolation Activity Book can be downloaded and printed out for free online. The book contains pages of fun and creative activities for children as well as useful lessons in SPHE and wellbeing.
Access the pdf here.
There are loads of videos online offering free PE lessons for children to make sure they stay active during lockdown. The teachers we spoke to particularly liked fitness guru The Body Coach Joe Wick's PE videos which are aimed young students.

RTÉ Jr also started to create 10 minute PE videos for kids to help them stay active when Covid struck. You can access the videos here when the kids start bouncing off the walls and need to burn some energy.

Adriene Mishler, or Yoga with Adriene as she is known to her millions of subscribers, also has a PE series available online for parents wishing to introduce their children to yoga.

Why not get your kids involved in the kitchen and teach them some easy (supervised) cooking recipes when they can't face sitting in front of a screen anymore?

BBC goodfood has a section of recipes for children online and Cbeebies has created a Youtube playlist of instructional videos for young chefs.

To learn more about the guidance available for supporting children during school closures see www.education.ie/covid19.

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Move Well, Move Often - Supporting inclusion of all pupils in the development of Physical Literacy and Fundamental Movement Skills was developed by teachers on the PDST Primary PE Team with support from NCSE. The resource is designed to be used in tandem with the Move Well, Move Often resource. It highlights a range of approaches and methodologies that teachers can use to remove barriers to participation, to enable achievement of learning outcomes across the PE curriculum for all pupils. It aims to enable the teacher to create an environment and conditions in which each pupil can flourish according to their own capability. In this resource, a sample selection of 5 activities from each of the three Move Well, Move Often Activity Books are presented to highlight strategies for inclusion for pupils with physical disabilities and learning needs and pupils who are autistic, blind or vision impaired, or deaf or hard of hearing. Teachers can then apply these strategies to all of the activities in the Move Well, Move Often resource where required. The resource also features an inclusive unit of work for each of the 6 strands of the PE curriculum - Dance, Athletics, Outdoor & Adventure Activities, Games, Gymnastics and Aquatics.
This resource was shared a the INTO Special Education Conference in February 2022 and officially launched at the Irish Primary PE Association (IPPEA) Conference in October 2022. Click on the image below to access a PDF of the resource. Hard copies will be available soon from the PDST e-store.

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The FÍS methodology empowers teachers and children to explore the medium of film and digital media in the primary curriculum. FÍS helps develop many different areas of the primary curriculum and in particular develops active learning, creative thinking, language, imagination, collaborative learning and problem solving skills as well as giving children hands-on experience of using creative technology as part of the film making process.

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This resource has been developed by primary teachers to bring your child's Physical Education experience home. The PE Homework - Active Every Day activities are designed to complement the activities that your child is learning in school.

How to use this resource
This resource provides a selection of activities that your child can choose from, based on the strand that they are exploring in their Physical Education class. The activities in this resource are differentiated across three levels - Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3.

Level 1 is generally aligned to the infant classes,

Level 2 is generally aligned to 1st, 2nd or 3rd classes,

Level 3 is generally aligned to 4th, 5th or 6th classes.

Select the activities that best suit the needs and abilities of your child. Children can move up or down through the levels if they wish. If there is more than one child in the household, they can help each other with their PE homework! The activities outlined in this resource can be completed inside the home or outside in whatever space is available to the child. All activities can be completed individually by the child, or they can be adapted to include family members, neighbours or friends. Remember to warm-up before you start! Scroll down to find some fun warm-up and cool-down activities. Children can track their progress using the PE Homework charts below, or document their efforts in a PE journal.

This resource pack is also available in Irish.

PE Homework Activities

PE Homework Charts - Track your Progress

Click on the image to download each chart. You can print it out and display it in the home to track their progress, or you can keep a note of the activities that you have completed in your PE journal. Remember, if you have a favourite activity, you can complete it more than once!

Reflective Templates

This resource invites your child to share what they have learned at school with their family members at home. Encourage your child to show you what they have learned, and to talk about their PE experiences. Your child may have a PE journal, or copybook. Invite your child to use their PE journal to reflect on their learning by

writing about or drawing what they did in PE or what activity they completed for homework,

setting movement goals and learning targets,

keeping physical activity records or

creating new games using the skills they are developing in PE.

Download or print the following reflective templates to help your child to reflect on their progress with their PE homework. Each one is available at 3 levels, select the template that best suits your child's needs.

Warm Up and Cool Down activities

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This video explores how teachers can use the Screencastify chrome extension to provide feedback to pupils on work they have created in Google Slides or Google Classroom. The same process would also work with any other type of assignment submitted by students, whether as an email attachment or anything that appears on screen. While Screencastify has been used in this video, a similar workflow would work with alternative screencasting software, e.g. Loom or Screencast-O-matic.

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This video explores how teachers can use the Screencastify chrome extension to provide feedback to pupils on work they have created in Google Slides or Google Classroom. The same process would also work with any other type of assignment submitted by students, whether as an email attachment or anything that appears on screen.

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Teaching Council Learning for All Webinar Series

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Teaching Council Learning for All Webinar Series

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MyRegistration Portal Account Step-by-Step Guide

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Google Meet by Google Classroom by Pauric O'Donnell

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Google Meet by Google Classroom by Pauric O'Donnell

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Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

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Webwise

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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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Webwise offer free information, advice and resources to help parents, teachers and students address internet safety issues.

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Don is back and hoping to inspire a love of drawing, nature, and creativity in children and adults alike.

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Hi everyone Don here and welcome to my channel. I hope to inspire your love of drawing, nature and creativity in children and adults alike through my videos. Get your paper, pencils and paint ready and get involved and you never know, you might just discover your hidden talents.

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Meditation and Sleep Made Simple - Headspace

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Live a healthier, happier, more well-rested life in just a few minutes a day with the Headspace app.

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HSE approved mental health programmes, apps, online supports, online counselling, phone, email and text supports.

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The PDST Technology in Education Team have collated this very useful information.

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Additional links from PDST Technology in Education to support teachers working from home, including links to good practice videos that contain activities which can be adapted for online teaching. Digital learning planning resources are also available, please visit PDST Technology in Education for more information.

As pupils/students will also be engaging in online learning at home througout this period, we would advise teachers and parents to visit the Webwise website to find out more about online safety and relevant considerations. The parents' section of the website is also particularly useful in highlighting popular apps and their features.

RTÉ Learn is a dedicated resource for teachers and educators showcasing a diverse range of educational content from across RTÉ, ideal for both formal and informal learning.

Beidh tús a chuir ag TG4 le clár nua sa sceideal Cúla4 ar Scoil ag 10 gach maidin.

Is clár leath uaire í seo a bheidh dírithe ar dhaltaí bunscoile Gaeltachta agus Gaelscoile atá sa mbaile ón scoil faoi láthair de bharr srianta an Covid19.

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Additional links from PDST Technology in Education to support teachers working from home, including links to good practice videos that contain activities which can be adapted for online teaching. Digital learning planning resources are also available, please visit PDST Technology in Education for more information.

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A temporary hub of information and tools to help teachers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.

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More than ever before, the world is searching for 'how do teachers do it.' Whether in a classroom or at home, we are grateful to everyone helping to keep students learning.

To teachers everywhere, thank you for all that you do.

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Giving teachers and families the tools and tips they need to help keep students learning.

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Technology in Education Newsletter -December 2022/Nuachtlitir maidir le Teicneolaíocht san Oideachas

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Computing Devices Guide, EAL learners, free Online Courses, Internet Safety, and more

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NCSE are providing online resources for children with Special Educational Needs.

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Resources for Teachers, students and Parents

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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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Here you will find the entire curriculum for all subjects and all levels.

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The Irish primary education system aims to provide a holistic education to enable children to live their lives to the full and to realise their potential as unique individuals.

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The Department of Education and Skills has a dedicated website page in place providing the most up to date and relevant information for educational settings.

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The section maintains close links with the National Council for Special Education (NCSE)