Oideachas luath-thumoideachais i scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge
Cad is oideachas tumoideachais luath ann?
Tá páistí tumtha go hiomlán sa teanga Gaeilge. Is í an Gaeilge teanga foghlama an churaclaim ar fad. Ceadaítear do scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge múineadh an Bhéarla a chur siar go dtí an Nollaig i ranganna naíonán sinsearacha, faoi réir cheadú an Bhoird Bainistíochta. De ghnáth, tosófar ar léitheoireacht i nGaeilge. Tar éis tréimhse áirithe, tabharfaidh an scoil léitheoireacht i mBéarla isteach sa bhreis ar léitheoireacht i nGaeilge. Deimhníonn gach toradh taighde idirnáisiúnta na buntáistí a bhaineann le litearthacht luath a thabhairt isteach sa sprioctheanga (Gaeilge) seachas sa Bhéarla.
Buntáistí
Buntáiste chognaíocha.
Buntáiste chumarsáideacha.
Féinmheas méadaithe.
Buntáiste acadúla.
Aistriú scileanna idir teangacha.
Cumasaíonn sé do phaistí dul i ngleic le tríú/ceathrú teanga níos éasca.
Buntáistí eacnamaíocha agus fostaíochta.
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Cad is scoil lán-Ghaeilge ann?
Reáchtálann Scoil Lán-Ghaeilge a cuid gnóthaí go léir trí mheán na Gaeilge.
Múintear ranganna trí Gaeilge, labhraíonn an fhoireann trí Gaeilge, déantar gnó an Bhoird Bainistíochta trí Gaeilge agus cothaítear, spreagtar agus feabhsaítear cumas na ndaltaí cumarsáid a dhéanamh trí Gaeilge ón nóiméad a thagann siad isteach sa scoil.
Cuidíonn an scoil le pobal na Gaeilge a fhorbairt laistigh agus lasmuigh dá geataí.
Tá scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge oscailte agus fáilteach agus chuige sin cuidíonn siad le tuismitheoirí páirt a ghlacadh i saol na scoile trí ranganna Gaeilge, Cumann na dTuistí agus go leor eile.
Cad iad cuspóirí na hOideachais Lán-Ghaeilge?
1. Oideachas den chaighdeán is airde a chur ar fáil dár ndaltaí.
2. Gach pháiste a chothú agus a fhorbairt ar bhealach iomlánaíoch.
3. Tacú le cur chun cinn na Gaeilge, chultúr na hÉireann agus phobal na Gaeilge.
Cad is scoil tumoideachais dhátheangach ann?
Fuair staidéir chuimsitheacha (MET, 1998) amach gurb é an modh is éifeachtaí chun teanga a fhoghlaim ná trí thumoideachas.
Is é seo an córas a úsáidtear i scoileanna faoin bhForas.
Ciallaíonn tumoideachas go múintear gach ábhar trí Gaeilge agus go ndéantar gach gnó agus cumarsáid sa scoil trí Gaeilge. Ar an mbealach seo, ionsúitear gach gné den teanga agus mar thoradh air sin bíonn an mac léinn in ann an teanga a thuiscint agus a labhairt i dtréimhse ama níos giorra.
Ní mhúintear Béarla mar ábhar go dtí an dara téarma de Naíonáin Shinsearacha. Fuair taighde amach go mbainfidh daltaí sa chóras tumoideachais leibhéil níos airde amach i léitheoireacht agus i scríbhneoireacht i mBéarla agus i nGaeilge ná an meán náisiúnta (Ó hAiniféin, (2007), Cloud, Genesee & Hamayan (2000).
Má mhúintear mo pháiste trí mheán na Gaeilge, cén tionchar a bheidh aige sin ar a fhorbairt Béarla?
Tá sé léirithe ag taighde go mbíonn buntáistí ag baint le forbairt na teanga Béarla san oideachas tumoideachais. Faigheann páistí i scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge torthaí níos airde sa Bhéarla (agus sa Mhatamaitic) mar gheall ar a scileanna teanga ginearálta níos airde.
Ba mhaith liom mo pháiste a chur chuig Gaelscoil ach tá mo chuid Gaeilge teoranta. An féidir liom mo pháiste a chur chuig Gaelscoil?
Sea. Tá beagán Gaeilge nó gan aon Gaeilge ar bith ag breis is 90% de thuismitheoirí a chuireann a bpáistí chuig Gaelscoileanna.
Ba mhaith liom an Gaeilge a fhoghlaim. An bhfuil ranganna agus tacaíochtaí ar fáil do thuismitheoirí?
Cuireann scoileanna tacaíocht teanga ar fáil go rialta do thuismitheoirí ar mian leo a gcuid scileanna Gaeilge a fheabhsú.
Tá riachtanais speisialta ag mo pháiste. An féidir liom mo pháiste a chur chuig scoil lán-Ghaeilge?
Ar ndóigh. Reáchtáiltear scoil lán-Ghaeilge ar an mbealach céanna, leis na hacmhainní agus an maoiniú céanna ón Roinn Oideachais, agus a reáchtáiltear scoil lán-Bhéarla. Déantar iarratais chuig an Roinn Oideachais maidir le cúntóirí riachtanas speisialta ar an mbealach céanna le gach bunscoil. Cliceáil anseo le haghaidh tuilleadh eolais.
Early immersion education in Irish-medium schools
Children are immersed fully in the Irish language. Irish is the language of learning for the entire curriculum. Irish-medium schools are permitted to delay the teaching of English until Christmas in senior infant classes, subject to approval by the Board of Management. Reading will typically begin in Irish. After a certain period, the school will introduce reading in English in addition to Irish-language reading.All native and international research findings confirm the advantages of introducing early-literacy in the target language (Irish) rather than in English.
Advantages
- Cognitive benefits.
- Communicative benefits.
- Increased tolerance and self-esteem.
- Academic benefits.
- Transference of skills between languages.
- Enables children to engage with a third/fourth language with greater ease.
- Economic and employment advantages.
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What is an Irish Medium School?
An Irish Medium School conducts all its affairs through the medium of Irish.
Classes are taught through Irish, staff converse through Irish, the business of the Board of Management is conducted through Irish and the pupils ability to communicate through Irish is fostered, encouraged and enhanced from the moment they enter the school.
The school helps to develop the Irish speaking community inside and outside of its gates.
Irish medium schools are open and welcoming and to this end they assistparents in participating in the life of the school through Irish language classes, Parent’s Association and much more.
Objectives of Irish Medium Education?
1. To provide education of the highest standard to our pupils.
2. To foster and develop all children in a holistic manner.
3. To support the promotion of the Irish language, Irish Culture and the Irish speaking public.
What is a bilingual immersion school?
Comprehensive studies (MET, 1998) have found that the most effective method of acquiring a language is through immersion.
This is the system used in schools under An Foras.
Immersion means that every subject is taught through Irish and that all business and communication in the school is conducted through Irish. In this manner every aspect of the language is absorbed resulting in the student being able to understand and speak the language in a shorter time frame.
English as a subject is not taught until the second term of Senior Infants. Research has found that students in the immersion system attain greater levels in reading and writing in both English and Irish than the national average (Ó hAiniféin,
(2007), Cloud, Genesee & Hamayan (2000).
If my child is taught through the medium of Irish, what effect will this have on his/her English language development?
Research has proven immersion education benefits the development of the English Language. Children in Irish-medium school achieve higher results in English (and Maths) due to their having higher general language skills.
I would like to send my child to a Gaelscoil but I have limited Irish. Can I send my child to a Gaelscoil?
Yes. Over 90% of parents who send their children to Gaelscoileanna have little or no Irish.
I would like to learn the Irish Language. Are there classes and support available for parents?
Schools regularly provide language support for parents who wish to improve their Irish language skills.
My child has special needs. Can I send my child to an Irish-Medium school?
Of course. An Irish-Medium school is run in the same manner, with the same resources and funding from the Department of Education, as an English-Medium school. Applications to the Department of Education with regards to special needs assistants are made in the same manner as all primary schools. Click here for more information.