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Produce a guidance booklet similar to EAL booklet and include incidental inspections specifically on LNDL

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If multilingual communicative literacy & literacy is important - standardised assessments should be available in languages other than Eng.

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There is no such thing as learning styles - reference to them should be removed from documentation from the DE

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There is no such thing as learning styles - reference to them should be removed from documentation from the DE

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Using the Aistear learning stories to promote the implementation of monitoring and evaluation

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Standardised testing

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-       CPD provided to schools around effective formative assessment approaches, and the uses of digital technologies here (eg. Providing effective feedback to learners via digital portfolios)

-       Multi-modal approach to assessment (providing feedback to learners via voice notes, etc)

-       Feedback is not simply a single transition, that there is a loop to promote metacognition etc.

-       Reduce the focus on standardised testing and mandatory ‘secondary’ uses thereof in policies (L&N Strategy, SEN allocation model)

-       Address parental perceptions of Standardised tests.

-       Use of metrics from international assessments are useful.

-       Indicators of success in terms of the LNDL strategy could be beneficial for schools as a guideline for what they should be doing.

- SSE process can feed into school-level monitoring and evaluation

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There can’t be a new ask - evaluation process doesn’t need to be new. There’s enough testing/evaluation 

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There can’t be a new ask - evaluation process doesn’t need to be new. There’s enough testing/evaluation 

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B. Data collection should include ethnic identifiers 

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B. Data collection should include ethnic identifiers 

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Any monitoring of the implementation should track evaluation for specific groups e.g. travelling community

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One form of testing doesn’t work for everyone 

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One form of testing doesn’t work for everyone 

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Overtesting

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Youth voice should also be captured in whether this strategy is successful.

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The LNDL strategy can support the importance of play and the role it has in the development and learning of babies, toddlers and young children

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Support educators to engage in self-assessment practices to evaluate their approach to LNDL. This will lead to ongoing quality improvement. 

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Support educators to engage in self-assessment practices to evaluate their approach to LNDL. This will lead to ongoing quality improvement. 

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Teachers and educators input needs to be captured in relation to how they feel the implementation of the strategy is going.

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Consideration needs to be given to how standardised tests results reported to the DE are being used - e.g. their use in teacher allocations was not envisaged in the original NLNS

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Consideration needs to be given to how standardised tests results reported to the DE are being used - e.g. their use in teacher allocations was not envisaged in the original NLNS

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Is data going to be the basis of success? Can we track attitudes? Do we look at softer measures?

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Consider sharing of strengths based information as children transition.

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Consider sharing of strengths based information as children transition.

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Digital literacy needs to be considered in standardised asssessment results 

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Digital literacy needs to be considered in standardised asssessment results 

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WSE - importance of leadership for whole setting approach

National approach to CPD - paid time, consistent, cover, accreditation

Who monitors it - EY Inspections? Who is going to set targets? Is it about targets - soul it not be about reflection and review? Also educators self evaluating - time for that, money for that

Accredited way of monitoring

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Include in the already existing DES inspection

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Standardised testing in Gaeilge at 2nd 4th and 6th class should perhaps also be reported to the DE 

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Standardised testing in Gaeilge at 2nd 4th and 6th class should perhaps also be reported to the DE 

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The LNDL strategy has the ability to raise the professional profile of ELC Sector and early years educators

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In monitoring progress include feedback from teachers, parents, children

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In monitoring progress include feedback from teachers, parents, children

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Standardised testing for Gaeilge is needed in English medium schools.
There should be a focus included on SSE.
Keeping children and the parents at the heart of monitoring and evaluation is very important.
The word 'monitoring' has negative connotations. The focus should be on the six step self-evaluation process.

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Comments
Google forms
Open questions
Feedback from parents

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Need to balance summative and quantitative data with formative, qualitative and self assessment 

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Need to balance summative and quantitative data with formative, qualitative and self assessment 

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Concerned that the same measurable outcomes for the primary school will be enforced on the ELC space 

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Concerned that the same measurable outcomes for the primary school will be enforced on the ELC space 

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Data can be manipulated leaving it difficult to compare.

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What are you trying to measure
ELC can't handle more paperwork
Include in reshaping of Aistear
Include in DES inspection

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Shouldn’t be a new ask and should be part of something being carried out in schools already

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Link into an existing system such as SSE. Integrated ways that data is already being gathered

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School Self-Evaluation needs to be devolved back to schools - there is too much complication in the circulars and phases that issue from the Department of Education 

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School Self-Evaluation needs to be devolved back to schools - there is too much complication in the circulars and phases that issue from the Department of Education 

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Senior mgmt and leadership need to be freed up from admin duties to focus on teaching and learning. Need for a school manager position (titled school's business manager) who takes case of all of the admin, to allow teachers to focus on teaching and learning.

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Included in the new Framework, and Aistear and Síolta practice guide, and DE Inspections - but to get to this stage there needs to be a national approach to CPD that address this particular strategy and included in the national underpinning criteria of programmes

But also need to move away from checklist approaches and be meaningful monitoring and evaluation and move away from the deficit model

Needs to be proactive not reactive - inspection for improvement!

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Competency levels - measured and meaningful
Data on adult literacy
DESI
Consistency of monitoring
How do we measure a target? Changeable cohorts….
International best practice?
Reaching target and pushing on beyond that point
Guidance on how to set targets
How they can recalibrate to be ambitious?
Consistency in knowing what level needs to be achieved

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Learning Stories is a form of assessment of learning. It documents whats happening for the child.
Documentation in early learns documents the children's learning.
Children's self-evaluation is a great way of assessment, their own learning story in a learning journal. Child-led approach.
Children draw pictures of their families every month.
Targets are great - consider the diversity of children.
Test should not be a reason for doing anything. Some observations are filed away in a filing cabinet. Should not be done for the sake of doing it.
Need to look at what is meaningful for the child and the family.
Maybe a photo communicates as much for some parents/children.

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Need to look at the desired impact, think about how to measure that and the evaluation will inform how the strategy will be implemented. Theory of change approach to work backwards from the desired impact and ensure not just the actions but the conditions (levers of change) are in place.

Hard to know how to assess when we don't know what we are assessing!

Potential need to assess softer outcomes - eg engagement, reading more, enjoying reading more, reading more widely, self concept, confidence around taking related subjects at higher level/for Jr Cycle/Sr cycle.

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standardised measures may not capture small levels of progress, which may be important at the same time.

Learners' unique needs and leanring styles?  Reserch supporting learning sytles doesn't really stand up.

Learning trajectories are now becoming very popular, especially for maths and could be incorporated into a new strategy. Potential there.

What about the learning progressions in the primary language curriculum? How come they were quietly set aside? These could be used to measure aspects of English. (oral language, writing, spelling and so on).

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Roll out of CLIL to every early childhood setting would be really beneficial

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As part of implementing foreign languages in primary school there is a need to consider the entry requirements at Initial Teacher Education. Currently high level of irish is primary requirement for primary school teaching which inhibits those from other countries without irish 

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As part of implementing foreign languages in primary school there is a need to consider the entry requirements at Initial Teacher Education. Currently high level of irish is primary requirement for primary school teaching which inhibits those from other countries without irish 

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Significant investment is needed from the DE in the Irish language - including PD and high quality classroom based research - in partnership with HEIs/Support Services 

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Significant investment is needed from the DE in the Irish language - including PD and high quality classroom based research - in partnership with HEIs/Support Services 

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There is a need to raise the profile of the Irish language across education but particularly in early childhood

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Opportunity to highlight overlap between parents actions and language actions 

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Opportunity to highlight overlap between parents actions and language actions 

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Evaluation needs to be proportionate. There also needs to be a reason for collection, you need to see an outcome from this data.

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-       Transfer of skills across other languages NB

-       Reference to sign language, braille would be good to see here.

-       Enhance the language-related elements of numeracy here also so there isn’t just a focus on literacy.

- Further clarity will be needed here regarding what ‘multilingual approaches’ look like in practical terms.

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Much more attention needs to be given to the integrated nature of the Primary Language Curriculum - there is a dearth of research on how language transfer/awareness should happen 

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Much more attention needs to be given to the integrated nature of the Primary Language Curriculum - there is a dearth of research on how language transfer/awareness should happen 

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Language should be strongly linked with culture and cultural education as well as inclusive education and diversity

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Emphasize the languages and cultures of school families, rather than other languages that might be less relevant 

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Emphasize the languages and cultures of school families, rather than other languages that might be less relevant 

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A. Increase research base for evidence-based approaches and resources for Irish and MFL

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A. Increase research base for evidence-based approaches and resources for Irish and MFL

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Currently lacking in relation to Irish and MFL

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Agree with bullet point 1

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Parents are crucial to promoting multilingualism in education

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Link language to the promote of diversity given the increasing multiculturalism in school.

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Promote a culture of openness among teachers re using tech to support language learning

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Promote a culture of openness among teachers re using tech to support language learning

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Need to accept the pros and cons of tech

Creating a safe space for students and teachers to learn together

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Include incidental Irish and also incidental phrases in the languages of the school. 

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Include incidental Irish and also incidental phrases in the languages of the school. 

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Early Years need to be included throughout - whole educational approach

Multilingualism - needs to include all the languages of the students

Celebration of multilingualism

Pre-service and in-service

Gaeloideachas.ie

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Include discussions re language in general, commonalities, similarities, differences, communication, meaning-making

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Include discussions re language in general, commonalities, similarities, differences, communication, meaning-making

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Supports might be required for parents. This is especially important for parents with Irish and parents who may not have English as a first language.

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In point 2 include "embrace school families as a resource in developing multilingualism of all"

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In point 2 include "embrace school families as a resource in developing multilingualism of all"

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There are huge issues with competence in the teaching of the Irish language, in particular - this requires attention. The actions contained here do not go far enough, particularly when it comes to Irish language competence in English medium schools. 

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There are huge issues with competence in the teaching of the Irish language, in particular - this requires attention. The actions contained here do not go far enough, particularly when it comes to Irish language competence in English medium schools. 

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Do we need to move away from teachers teaching every subject and instead working to strengths?

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Practical examples of how tech can be used to support ML

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Practical examples of how tech can be used to support ML

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But done in a way that doesn't promote a brand or one app above another

Peer-sharing and learning between teachers to demonstrate how to use

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The language register being used here is out of step with the language being used in other spheres of the Irish education system - e.g. the focus in the development of the Primary Language Curriculum to include a modern foreign language refers to *plurilingual* approaches (not multilingual) 

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The language register being used here is out of step with the language being used in other spheres of the Irish education system - e.g. the focus in the development of the Primary Language Curriculum to include a modern foreign language refers to *plurilingual* approaches (not multilingual) 

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We need to empower teachers to be more confident in their Irish. Teachers need to be strong on the language they are teaching.

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Beneficial if dyslexic students could progress in Irish oral instead of just being withdrawn completely

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Beneficial if dyslexic students could progress in Irish oral instead of just being withdrawn completely

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Evidence based approach is missed in Irish - we need to teach Irish phonics.

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Need to recognise importance of non-spoken languages (braille, PECS, ISL, Lámh)

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Need to recognise importance of non-spoken languages (braille, PECS, ISL, Lámh)

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Content Language integrated learning .
De mystify the language teaching experience.
Creating social groups

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Multilingual resources are incredible - cogg.ie

Need to ensure we give Irish the importance it deserves

Methods and the way we teach them - needs to be real life

Availability of authentic resources allows the language to become a daily experience

Introduce foreign languages at an early stages - including the ELC

People's perception and attitude towards Irish

Staff having the skill to teach languages and do it in a fun way

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Emphasis on oral literacy makes it more accessible. This also increases interest in the subject.

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Draw experiences from children from other cultures.
Support multilingualism in terms of identity and belonging. Parents come into setting.
Need to think about introducing other languages, children need opportunities to communicate.
Clear guidance on how to do it is so important.
A lot of misconceptions around multilingualism. Clear guidelines on how to support appropriately.
evidence and research based. Reference to Mother Tongues messaging.
Some settings dealt differently with Ukranian children in settings, some separated/some integrated.
Work with families where they are. Using same strategies with different families. Languages represented around the room. Supporting families and their identity and belonging.
Need to consider supporting multilingual staff in settings.
Reading progress in Microsoft can help. Empowering the child to self-support.

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Support a gradual introduction of CLIL (e.g., PE lessons in yard). A problem can be teachers' confidence. PE as Gaeilge to be rolled out via ed centres next year. Then visual arts and maths.
Also depends on teachers' knowledge of Irish. We risk losing the language if teachers' Irish doesn't improve.

Can colleges, which have students for 4 years, do more for promoting Gaeilge neamh fhoirmiúl?  We need teachers with confidence to do Gaeilge as gnáthcumarsáid na scoile.

We need to respect children's native heritage langauges, and use them where / if possible. Children need to know that value is placed on their language.

There is a growning awareness in schools. e.g., putting up national flags of different groups.

Community Centres might also play a role in promoting Irish.

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Gaeilge & MFL = reinstate marks given for oral literacy (as part of Junior Cycle)

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The issue of teaching qualifications needs to be addressed - many teachers in Ireland have multiple languages but cannot teach in our schools (primary in particular)

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The issue of teaching qualifications needs to be addressed - many teachers in Ireland have multiple languages but cannot teach in our schools (primary in particular)

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Irish language teaching fundamentally needs reform- problems with teacher confidence as well as learner interest and engagement. We need to bring the fun and joy back to English and Irish literacy and learning. Having Irish in the same breath as additional languages shows us that we are not encouraging natural use of the language.

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Challenge to implement through Irish given a good percentage of staff in ELC are not irishand don't have Irish language

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Devices as a use of communication
Access for all
E diary as means of communication
Gaeilge - visual aids
Fostering curiosity
Use of technology to aid multilingualism
Provide practical examples
Adaptive to situation
Negative attitudes passed on from families. awareness required
Number of exemptions

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Multilingual Literacy Approaches to LNDL

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Multilingual Literacy Approaches to LNDL

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A language awareness component is needed in CPD and ITE.
If skills are developed in Gaeilge, how are they translated into other languages?
A greater roll out of CLIN
A literacy rich environment is key. Visibility of Gaeilge enables speaking of the language, the same with other languages.
Immersion education needs to be included.
Acknowledgement of mother tongues and culture. How do you manage immersion education alongside immersion education?
Is this down to context?
Competency in Gaeilge among teachers is a real challenge, support and resources are key.