Sample School Closure 2: Exploring Oral Language/Teanga Ó ...

1 Support for the Primary Language Curriculum Taca ocht le haghaidh Churaclam Teanga na Bunscoile Sample School Closure 2: Exploring Oral Language/Teanga Bh al Goal: This activity will help teachers to become more familiar with the Oral Language and Teanga Bh al strands of the Primary Language Curriculum and it will give them an opportunity to plan for teaching and learning activities to support the particular outcome(s) explored. 1. Preparation All teachers will need their Primary Language Curriculum document Print one A3 copy of the Exploration Document per group and also provide markers One internet-enabled device per group with access to the internet ( ). Alternatively relevant support material can be printed in advance.

2 A copy of the Differentiation of Instruction article by Carol Ann Tomlinson per teacher. Prior to engaging with this activity, it may be helpful if teachers conducted an audit of the resources they have/need for teaching Oral Language and Teanga Bh al. Note: The Primary Language Curriculum recognises that all three strands are inter-related and inextricably linked. If you wish to explore all three strands on your School Closure please refer to Sample School Closure 1 documents ( Exploring the Integrated Nature of Language). 2. Introduction: 15 minutes Teachers will divide into groups and discuss the following question: What do children need to develop in order to become good speakers and listeners in English?

3 / Cad ba ch ir do p ist a fhorbairt chun a bheith ina gcainteoir agus ina n- isteoir maithe i nGaeilge? A scribe can be assigned to document feedback from each group following this discussion. Feedback can be documented on a flipchart, whiteboard, blackboard, etc. 3. Exploration of Oral Language and Teanga Bh al learning Outcomes: 40 Minutes A. Teachers divide into groups to read the learning Outcomes for Oral Language (p. 51) and answer the following questions: 1. Which Oral Language learning Outcomes are we teaching well? 2. Which Oral Language learning Outcomes do we teach explicitly? 3. Which Oral Language learning Outcomes do we teach incidentally? 4. Which Oral Language learning Outcomes could we improve or refine our teaching of?

4 5. Which Oral Language learning Outcome do we need to focus on? B. One teacher in each group records the Oral Language learning Outcome(s) the teachers have decided to focus on. The Oral Language learning Outcome(s) selected at this stage will be used for subsequent activities during the day. C. Roinneann na m inteoir i ngr pa agus l ann siad na Tortha Foghlama do Theanga Bh al (lch. 55) ag freagairt na gceisteanna seo a leanas. Support for the Primary Language Curriculum Taca ocht le haghaidh Churaclam Teanga na Bunscoile 1. Cad iad na Tortha Foghlama i dTeanga Bh al at m ineadh go maith againn? 2. Cad iad na Tortha Foghlama i dTeanga Bh al at m ineadh go follasach againn? 3. Cad iad na Tortha Foghlama i dTeanga Bh al at m ineadh go neamhfhoirmi il againn?

5 4. Cad iad na Tortha Foghlama i dTeanga Bh al gur f idir linn a fheabhs agus a bheacht ? 5. C n Toradh Foghlama i dTeanga Bh al gur cheart d inn d ri isteach air? D. D anann m inteoir amh in gach gr pa taifead ar an Toradh Foghlama at roghnaithe acu chun d ri air. Beidh na m inteoir ag d ri ar an Toradh Foghlama seo i dTeanga Bh al nuair at na gn omha ochta ar si l acu n os d ana . 4. Exploration of Support Material: 40 minutes Oral Language Support Material (available on ) Critical Thinking and Book Talk Socio-Dramatic Play to Support Oral Language and Early Literacy Lesson Outline : Story Lesson Outline: Poetry Story Sacks and Puppet Plays Talk Time 1. From the above table, choose the support material most relevant for your selected Oral Language learning Outcome.

6 2. Access the selected support material on Take 10-15 minutes to read your selected support material. 3. Consider and discuss the questions below in relation to your chosen support material. What aspects of this support material could be incorporated into your classroom practice? What learning experiences from your support material can support the teaching of your selected learning Outcome? Teanga Bh al bhair Taca ochta (ar f il ar ) Pathways in learning Irish as a Second Language An Cur Chuige Cumars ideach Strucht r Abairte agus Gramadach Mala Sc ala ochta agus Dr ma P ip ad Foghlaim Chomhth ite bhar agus Teangacha (FC T) Content and Language Integrated learning (CLIL) Support for the Primary Language Curriculum Taca ocht le haghaidh Churaclam Teanga na Bunscoile na h bhair taca ochta thuas roghnaigh an ceann is bhartha don toradh foghlama at roghnaithe agat.

7 Cad iad na gn ithe as na h bhair taca ochta a d`fh adf a chur i bhfeidhm i do chleachtas ranga? Cad iad na heisp iris foghlama na h bhair taca ochta a thaca onn don Toradh Foghlama roghnaithe? 5. Exploration of selected learning Outcome and Toradh Foghlama: 45 minutes Drawing on the Oral Language learning Outcomes taken from the previous activity, teachers will now engage with the three question process. Teachers will need a copy of the attached A3 Exploration Document and markers to record the three question process. 1. What should the children know or be able to do at the end of a two or four year period? Teachers will open page 51 of the curriculum document and look at the Oral Language learning Outcomes.

8 In groups teachers will choose a class level to focus on. Teachers will take a moment to read the selected learning Outcome for Oral Language. Teachers will then write down the key words and phrases from the chosen learning Outcome. 2. How will I recognise their progression? What do they need to develop next? Teachers will open page 64 of the curriculum document and look at the progression steps for the chosen learning Outcome. This will help teachers to understand the development of the learning Outcome. Teachers will take a moment to identify ways to assess the areas that the children have already achieved and also what they need to develop next. Teachers will then identify the progression step or part of a progression step they intend to work on next.

9 Teachers will allow ten minutes to discuss and respond to this question before documenting. Use the PDST Glossary if you require any further clarification. 3. What will I do to get them there? Based on the progression step or part of a progression step selected for question two, teachers will think about the learning experiences that they will provide for the children. It may be useful to refer to the learning experiences discussed as part of the support material exploration here. Allow ten minutes to discuss and respond to question 3, before documenting. D an c im 1, 2 & 3 ar s leis an Toradh Foghlama i dTeanga Bh al a bh roghnaithe n os luaithe Ceist 1: Cad a bheidh ar eolas n dh anamh ag na p ist ag deireadh tr imhse foghlama?

10 Ceist 2: Conas a aithneoidh m dul chun cinn? Cad an ch ad ch im eile i bhforbairt na bp ist ? Ceist 3: Cad a dh anfaidh m sa seomra ranga? L on isteach an doicim ad ini chta. 6. Assessment: 30 minutes Regarding the chosen Oral Language learning Outcomes agus an Toradh Foghlama i dTeanga Bh al, groups will now discuss assessment using the following questions. 1. How will we assess children s progress? 2. What assessment tools will we use? 3. Read the Oral Language Assessment document attached. Which assessment methods would you use to assess your selected learning Outcomes agus Toradh Foghlama? Make some notes in the assessment / meas n box of the exploration page for your group Support for the Primary Language Curriculum Taca ocht le haghaidh Churaclam Teanga na Bunscoile 7.