Dearcthaí agus cleachtais ghairmiúla maidir le tionchar an tumoideachais ar
dhaltaí i nGaelscoileanna atá ionnaithe i gceantair faoi mhíbhuntáiste:
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Ní Chlochasaigh, Karen, Ó Duibhir, PádraigORCID: 0000-0003-2316-027X and Shiel, Gerry
(2018)
Dearcthaí agus cleachtais ghairmiúla maidir le tionchar an tumoideachais ar
dhaltaí i nGaelscoileanna atá ionnaithe i gceantair faoi mhíbhuntáiste:
deiseanna agus dúshláin.
Teanga
(25).
pp. 74-98.
ISSN 0332-205X
Irish immersion education, although traditionally deemed as an advantage
enjoyed principally by middle-class families where parents were a driving force of
demand and promotion, has become increasingly available to a more diverse body
of students throughout Ireland. Diversity takes shape mainly in the socioeconomic, linguistic, ethnic and special educational needs of students from
various backgrounds attending Irish-medium schools. Thirteen Irish-medium
primary schools situated in designated areas of disadvantage throughout Ireland
are part of the DEIS1 Plan, which offers additional support to improve the
educational experiences and outcomes of young people who are at social
disadvantage.
This paper examines the challenges and benefits of immersion for students in Irishmedium education in disadvantaged settings. We present data collected from
school principals, teachers and special education teachers on the issues that
impact the schools and their students. The main issues highlighted were poor
acquisition of English as a first language, attending to the needs of children with
learning difficulties, lack of awareness and diagnostic tools in Irish during
psychological assessments, lack of parental support, deficiencies in appropriate
teaching and assessment resources through Irish, the absence of language support
for Irish and a language support teacher, and a need for a greater emphasis in
teacher education on immersion education and on education in socially
disadvantaged settings.
Metadata
Item Type:
Article (Published)
Refereed:
Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:
an Dátheangachas; an Tumoideachas; Stádas Socheacnamaíoch;
DEIS; Míbhuntáiste; Scoil lán-Ghaeilge