Nuachtlitir ar Riachtanais Speisialta Oideachais – Deireadh Fómhair 2023
Seo an chéad eagrán dár nuachtlitir ar riachtanais speisialta oideachais an téarma seo. Roinnfear eolas maidir le hacmhainní praiticiúla ann, eolas cabhrach do thuismitheoirí agus deiseanna forbartha gairmiúla do mhúinteoirí.
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.
Exemptions from Irish: An Inclusion Dilemma
Achoimre: While exemptions from Irish are periodically reported in the media, they have attracted little academic commentary. Learners with certain special educational needs (SEN) qualify for an exemption from Irish when clear criteria are met (DES1, 1994; DES, 1996), but there appears to be a gap between policy and practice. This paper presents findings on the educational profile of learners with Williams syndrome, a rare neurodevelopmental condition that results in an intellectual disability (ID) but an aptitude for language learning. Most of the teacher participants in the study acknowledged the languagelearning capacity of the learners but some portrayed professional dilemmas of working within the parameters of an exemption from Irish. While this paper primarily aims to open the debate on exemptions from Irish, it also proposes a framework for the teaching of Irish to learners with SEN.
Sosanna Gluaiseachta ón Roinn Leanaí, Comhionannais, Míchumais, Lánpháirtíochta agus Óige
Is sosanna gearra fisiciúla iad seo a d’fhéadfadh a bheith mar chuid de ghnáthlá an pháiste. Is píosa spraoi iad agus tacaíonn siad le páistí gluaiseachtaí a dhéanamh, ardaíonn siad leibhéal fuinnimh, bíonn sos i lár an lae dá bharr agus cuidíonn siad le páistí lena mothúcháin agus a bheith níos folláine. Is féidir sosanna gluaiseachta a dhéanamh laistigh agus lasmuigh araon agus is féidir le daoine fásta iad a dhéanamh chomh maith. Is bealach iontach é sos a thógáil go háirithe nuair a bhíonn daoine i mbun oibre ar líne agus ardú croí a thabhairt do gach duine cibé cén aois iad.