Level 2 and Level 3 in the Junior Cycle English Classroom by Oide https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3 Please add any approaches that have worked for you in your Junior Cycle English classroom. Scroll down to read all comments. en-us 2021-10-06 15:21:37 UTC 2025-10-13 14:39:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4da.png Multi-Modal Approach to Assessement samantha_nagle https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1983721435 Allowing students various ways to present their work other than written.  

Moodboards, audio recordings etc. ]]> 2022-01-10 12:56:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1983721435 Co-creating Success Criteria lkieczka https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1983742284 Under teacher's supervision, students reflect, discuss, suggest examples and agree on what features of their work MUST be present (correct layout etc.), what further elements they SHOULD use to improve the quality of their texts (poetic techniques, new vocab etc.) and what COULD be added to create work of excellent standard. ]]> 2022-01-10 13:09:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1983742284 Resource for reading https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1986007595 Encourage students to join their local library. With their local library card they can access the BorrowBox app that has a wide range of ebooks and audiobooks that they can read or listen to on their device. A great, free resource.]]> 2022-01-11 13:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1986007595 Using audible to play the audio version of the novels we are reading, really helps the struggling students in the class. https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1990235691 2022-01-13 12:39:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1990235691 Using technology (Ipad, phone) to send emails. Finding out about jobs and careers they would like to pursue. Making personal decisions, using a range of scenarios and social stories. https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1990236969 2022-01-13 12:40:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1990236969 Accelerated Reader https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1990237115 2022-01-13 12:40:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1990237115 English https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1990264999 Success Criteria - on overhead and also getting the students to fill out their own success criteria, this was very beneficial as it really asked the students to think about where and how marks for questions are being given.

]]> 2022-01-13 12:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1990264999 Rubrics/checklists - provided by teacher to ensure that the students' written piece are inclusive of all appropriate aspects. https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1990318232 2022-01-13 13:25:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1990318232 Team teaching. Having two teachers in the room is very helpful for struggling students and very helpful for all students as more ideas and opinions are shared in the classroom https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1995793650 2022-01-17 12:48:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1995793650 https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1995797612 Group work and clear success criteria .

Use of technology in class -some examples from jct useful such as immersive reader and also supports such as quizzes to engage student. ]]> 2022-01-17 12:51:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1995797612 Having a Class Notebook online has been a great help. All teachers have access and upload photos of work while ticking off work LOs. This inspires students to take pride in their work and creates a digital portfolio. https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1995800786 2022-01-17 12:53:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1995800786 Visuals https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1995815655 I find using as many visual step-by-step instruction helps the student to grasp the concept of the lesson. It also allows them to complete the task as independently as possible. 
A website I found great is http://www.visualdictionaryonline.com/index.php]]> 2022-01-17 13:01:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1995815655 Pair Work jct2 https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1997396540 Placing a student who works at a higher level in a pair with a student who works at a lower level can allow the lower level student to learn from his/her classmate and encourage peer assessment amongst themselves. It allows for communication, interaction and friendship to flourish as part of a basic Pair work activity. ]]> 2022-01-18 08:52:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1997396540 Accelerated Reader jct2 https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1997397395 2022-01-18 08:53:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1997397395 Animoto https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1997765079 This is a very simple video making website. The student chooses images and sounds to add to their video. Works well for L2LP. ]]> 2022-01-18 12:34:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1997765079 Storyboard that ooconnell https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1997782481 www.storyboardthat.com
Students can create their own characters and storyboard key events. Also useful for discussing social interaction, planning social interaction, etc. Students really like it and it can be quite elaborate.]]> 2022-01-18 12:44:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/1997782481 Mime Communication https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2008636282 Using Mime as a form of expression to engage students. It works well with the face masks as students are encouraged to use body language to communicate and see it as a riddle which makes for healthy competition.]]> 2022-01-24 12:28:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2008636282 Project https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2008655155 Present the task as a project and this helps to achieve elements across multiple PLU's e.g. A Gardening Project involves elements from numeracy, preparing for work et. ]]> 2022-01-24 12:40:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2008655155 https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2008673337 We use Microsoft Teams to collaborate for our L2LP programme. each student has an online profile including their individual subjects and a master planner to allow teachers autonomy in choosing what LO can be achieved in their subject. Their mainstream teachers have access to this and it is coordinated by their Lead AEN teacher. There is also a collaborative space to save evidence for their e portfolios. Its a handy way to communicate and saves on paperwork.]]> 2022-01-24 12:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2008673337 https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2011169160 Chunking and mind mapping when planning assignments.]]> 2022-01-25 13:38:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2011169160 Visual Stimuli https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2015722374 Using youtube links & ticktock that relates to the material to bring the world of learning into a space/world they are apart of]]> 2022-01-27 12:26:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2015722374 Use Spark notes, videos and Thug notes to support the Mainstream Learning https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2015767888 2022-01-27 12:55:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2015767888 Develop Cross curricular links that will support learning across a range of subjects. Teaching skimming and scanning techniques https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2015769853 2022-01-27 12:56:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2015769853 Relate subject matter to everyday life. Role play Romeo and Juliet but students text each other in their role https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2015771743 2022-01-27 12:57:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2015771743 Make learning multi sensorial. Viso links, drama , improvision and most important to make it fun! https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2015772871 2022-01-27 12:58:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2015772871 Use scaffolding templates to focus the learning outcomes. https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2015773813 2022-01-27 12:59:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2015773813 gdouglas22 https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2015806456 Using audiobooks with overlaid text helps a lot of students who struggle when reading the text. Pairing this with some other mediums such as Videos or images while allowing students to respond to the text in a variety of ways ]]> 2022-01-27 13:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2015806456 https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2032929682 Working with a student 1 - 1 to create a short dialogue or spoken piece on a topic they like. Using an ipad or phone to record the conversation, students will write out their script and then recite their script on the voice recording. It is great to encourage students to focus on oral communication and to build verbal and social skills]]> 2022-02-07 12:33:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2032929682 N/A, preparing for future students in subject. https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2032950999 2022-02-07 12:46:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2032950999 https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2069376924 Using summeries in the students own words and embedding this sound file into the original document. This was handy for all students as well over lock down as verbal feedback and summery is often more effective in comparison to wirtten. ]]> 2022-02-28 12:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2069376924 https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2081539568 Using role plays to support empathic exploration of characters and situations, for example adapting a scene to take place in modern day Dublin and having students act out this interpretation 

]]> 2022-03-07 12:40:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2081539568 I am a PME and have just been teaching a few weeks but I am making a podcast with my class and they seem to be really enjoying it. https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2081559868 2022-03-07 12:53:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2081559868 I’ve explained the different roles involved and acted as a co-collaborator in the project https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2081562377 2022-03-07 12:55:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2081562377 English https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2081564609 Using Audible and Kindle for class novel. Students can listen/read alternatively or both at the same time. Students can read or catch up at own pace. Whole class can listen to chapter too. ]]> 2022-03-07 12:56:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2081564609 Blooket https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2083911322 this is an online tool similar to kahoot however there is a variety of game choices available so it can add something different for students]]> 2022-03-08 12:54:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2083911322 https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2093767958 Allowing students to present work and homework in different modes. This allows for creativity in the classroom and at home, alongside giving students to be independent in their learning and picking a mode that can benefit them well and can be looked back on later in the year. ]]> 2022-03-14 12:55:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2093767958 30 second summaries of the chapter we have just finished, poem we have read etc. One student starts, others take over if student has missed something. Students find the competitive edge fun and they don't entirely realise that they are revising https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2105229657 2022-03-21 12:53:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2105229657 rionafox2021 https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2117096408 Using visual images - icons and symbols as a guide for what students are to do. Having a structure set in place that students know to follow. Constant questioning - students can either respond orally or have a notebook for answers. 


]]> 2022-03-28 13:04:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2117096408 https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2119147672 Writing and performing movie pitches. This is a good way of reviewing a play or book covered in class. For example, last week a student combined Othello with a setting based on Grey's Anatomy which they knew inside out. Othello and Desdemona were consultants undone by a malicious intern ]]> 2022-03-29 11:36:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2119147672 Have given a lot of thought to the use of online resources for level 2 students in my class. Example of this is the use of audible app or Sora app to listen to excerpts from audio books. Very helpful and allows learns to engage and focus on texts which might otherwise have been inaccessible. Differentiation is very important and clear instruction of what is required is equally as important. Short review videos from YouTube can help learn to get the gist of a text and help them identify themes. Have used SNIP literacy course to help learner with spelling and writing and it can be a good tool for H/W. https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2333425394 2022-10-10 11:41:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2333425394 https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2333437439 Creating thematic resources- for example, I have a group of 1st year L2LP students who have just finished facial expressions as part of non verbal communication and we are now drawing and carving pumpkins with different facial expressions. Doing this engages kinaesthetic learners and encourages them to reflect on our previous lessons. ]]> 2022-10-10 11:52:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2333437439 Variety of modes for producing homework https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2348892614 Understanding that different students need a variety of supports has really boosted my classrooms, and especially considering the ways students complete their homework. Allowing students to complete their homework in a way that suits their needs, be it in the copy, on a tablet, or even designing posters or storyboards, it allows creativity to flourish, and the students have really become engaged in their own learning because of it ]]> 2022-10-20 11:50:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/tv2buftxdwz68l3/wish/2348892614