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Using Collaborative Teaching and Storybooks in Linguistically Diverse Junior Infant Classrooms to Increase Pupils' Contributions to Story-Time Discussions

Merrins-Gallagher, Aoife, Kazmierczak-Murray, Sylwia orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-1629-5566 and Perkins, Rachel (2019) Using Collaborative Teaching and Storybooks in Linguistically Diverse Junior Infant Classrooms to Increase Pupils' Contributions to Story-Time Discussions. Irish Teachers' Journal, 7 (1). pp. 91-112. ISSN 2009-6860

Abstract
This paper documents the outcomes of implementing a station teaching, oral language intervention in a linguistically diverse, junior infant classroom, in west county Dublin. Storybooks and collaborative (co-)teaching were employed to foster repetitive shared reading and to develop vocabulary, grammar and conversation skills, with the goal of enhancing whole-class story-time discussions. Pupils’ oral language contributions were monitored pre-, during and post-intervention, using a contributions checklist, and the study found that ELLs’ contributions grew during and post-intervention. Findings highlight the value of storybooks and co-teaching in junior infant oral language development. Resources and lesson planning templates are depicted and evaluated for future use.
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Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Classroom participation, oral language, English as an Additional Language, English Language, Learners, collaborative teaching, station teaching, action research
Subjects:Social Sciences > Education
Social Sciences > Teaching
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education > School of Inclusive & Special Education
Research Institutes and Centres > Centre for Inclusive Pedagogy
Publisher:Irish National Teachers’ Organisation
Official URL:http://www.into.ie/
Copyright Information:Authors
ID Code:31852
Deposited On:17 Nov 2025 14:17 by Tom Feeney . Last Modified 17 Nov 2025 14:17
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