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Mic léinn lán Ghaeilge ag ceiliúradh scoth-chleachtais

Irish-medium students celebrate excellence

Irish-medium lecturers and students visited Harberton School, Belfast, in November 2008, as part of the Irish-medium module for Year 4 in the B. Ed. Degree. Clearly, the students found the visit to be stimulating and enjoyable. School Principal, Mr. McGlade, gave an inspiring presentation to the students before they visited classes. They had opportunities to spend time with educational specialists at Harberton, observing the creative strategies developed with pupils to overcome challenges posed by dyslexia and autism. Two of the music students from the group spent a very active morning with the music coordinator, engaged in music-based activities. As future Irish-medium teachers, the discussion and reflections by students following the visit were very positive.

Mic léinn Lán-Ghaeilge i mBun Breathnuithe Córasacha ar an Luathlitearthacht

Thug mic leinn B.Oid. 4 lán-Ghaeilge cuairt ar Bhunscoil Ghleann Darach, Cromghlinn, i mí na Samhna, 2008, áit a raibh deis acu an áis mheasúnaithe nuafhoilsithe de chuid Marie Clay, ÁML, a chleachtadh sa seomra ranga. D’úsáid na mic léinn na 6 thasc bhreathnaithe, a dhear an tOll Clay, le daltaí Rang 2, 3 agus 4 sa bhunscoil. Bhain na daltaí agus na mic léinn sult agus tairbhe as an mhaidin a chaith siad i gcuideachta a chéile. Is iar-mhic léinn lán-Ghaeilge ó Choláiste Ollscoile Naomh Muire iad múinteoirí na scoile, Caoimhe Ní Dhonnaile agus Máirín Uí Bheatha. Ba mhór an t-ábhar bróid agus misnigh dúinn iad a fheiceáil mar mhúinteoirí nuacháilithe, i dtimpeallacht spreagúil na scoile.

Irish-medium B.Ed. students engaged in systematic observation of early literacy achievement

B.Ed.4 students visited Bunscoil Ghleann Darach, Cromlin, November, 2008, where they had the opportunity use Marie Clay’s early literacy assessment tool, redeveloped into Irish (ÁML). Students carried out the 6 observation tasks, designed by Prof. Clay, with pupils from P2, 3 and 4. Both pupils and students enjoyed their morning together. Classroom teachers, Caoimhe Ní Dhonnaile and Máirín Uí Bheatha are recent Irish-medium graduates from St Mary’s University College. It was a great source of pride and encouragement to us to see these newly qualified teachers in their dynamic school environment.