Merrins-Gallagher, Aoife, Kazmierczak-Murray, Sylwia
ORCID: 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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