Learners when secure Enjoyment and choice As Gaelic is a 2nd language Create displays of the I can connect books and read aloud to my own to GM pupils, it is essential children’s in listening and I enjoy exploring and associated adults experiences with help. that adequate time be given choosing stories and other understanding, select favourite books, I like to read. to the acquisition of the texts to watch, read or listen and read simple texts incorporate speech I can select a book for language before formal to, and can share my likes bubbles about likes and enjoyment. and describe likes and is started. ‘reading’ and dislikes. dislikes, and I can almost read some dislikes. Historically P1G start reading LIT 0-01b / LIT 0-11b illustrations books and like to the Heinemann Storyworld’s Make personal books pretend to read. books after Christmas on P1. about likes/dislikes:- I can tell others my food; colours; numbers; likes and dislikes and sweets; places to be; Children should be allowed justify them. areas of the to progress through the I can recognise the classroom/setting. scheme at their own pace difference between Children could begin genres with help. but, as a guide, they should with drawing these and I can discuss have completed Stage 1 and then as they progress characters and events. started Stage 2 by the end of begin to write text to go I can respond to texts P1. along with their in different ways. drawings The reading scheme adopted Discussion activities to in GME classes helps the encourage the children to present their own children to acquire several feelings features of the language as Use the school library well as the word recognition and arrange visit to encouraged by the scheme public library to explore at the 1st stage, e.g. ‘Se idea of a “What is piseag a th’ innte. library?” Flashcards of reading word vocabulary should be used in tandem with flashcards of the phonic blends and words from ‘Facail ‘s Fuaim’. The reading scheme encourages a ‘word-attack’
Learners when secure in listening and understanding, select and read simple texts and describe likes and dislikes. Enjoyment and choice I enjoy exploring and choosing stories and other texts to watch, read or listen to, and can share my likes and dislikes. LIT 0-01b / LIT 0-11b Create displays of the children’s and associated adults favourite books, incorporate speech bubbles about likes and dislikes, and illustrations Make personal books about likes/dislikes:- food; colours; numbers; sweets; places to be; areas of the classroom/setting. Children could begin with drawing these and then as they progress begin to write text to go along with their drawings Discussion activities to encourage the children to present their own feelings Use the school library and arrange visit to public library to explore idea of “What is a library?” As Gaelic is a 2nd language to GM pupils, it is essential that adequate time be given to the acquisition of the language before formal ‘reading’ is started. Historically P1G start reading the Heinemann Storyworld’s books after Christmas on P1. Children should be allowed to progress through the scheme at their own pace but, as a guide, they should have completed Stage 1 and started Stage 2 by the end of P1. The reading scheme adopted in GME classes helps the children to acquire several features of the language as well as the word recognition encouraged by the scheme at the 1st stage, e.g. ‘Se piseag a th’ innte. Flashcards of reading word vocabulary should be used in tandem with flashcards of the phonic blends and words from ‘Facail ‘s Fuaim’. The reading scheme encourages a ‘word-attack’ I can connect books read aloud to my own experiences with help. I like to read. I can select a book for enjoyment. I can almost read some books and like to pretend to read. I can tell others my likes and dislikes and justify them. I can recognise the difference between genres with help. I can discuss characters and events. I can respond to texts in different ways.
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