PDST Literacy

Applications are now open for PLC Cohort 4 Sustained Support, please click on the LINK to apply. dms.pdst.ie/support/login

📢 Important News! To all our followers, this account will be deactivated shortly but we are delighted to announce the launch of Oide Primary Literacy on X. Follow @OidePriLiteracy for all the latest updates, news & insights. Thank you for being a part of our journey.#OideIreland

This interactive online summer course ran last year and is running again this August. Whether a school leader, class teacher or SET/EAL teacher, if you are supporting EAL learners you'll find this useful. Sign up via your local education centre. @PDSTie @Education_Ire

💡💡💡SAVE FOR SEPTEMBER!! New and exciting ways to explore 'listening' with your class- listed in our task card below! If you want more ideas click on the link here & it will bring you to our new E-Bulletin on 'Phonological Awareness' 👉📝express.adobe.com/page/gXdvbxpxm…

Fostering curiosity in the classroom💫💡📝Some ideas linked.... edutopia.org/blog/8-pathway…

Are there children in your class ready to 'PUBLISH' their writing? You could use 'Bookcreator' as a tool to create a digital copy of their writing!📰📰📰 @PDST_TechinEd have a tutorial video for teachers to support you in using 'Bookcreator! 👉pdsttechnologyineducation.ie/tutorial-video…

Unsure where to start with #VR? Teachers at St. Mark's Senior National School describe how they've introduced #VR headsets in the classroom and use them to explore the local area in virtual reality. pdsttechnologyineducation.ie/videos/using-v…

Interested in trying a new poetry framework with you class?... Try one of the formats here...pdst.ie/sites/default/…

Looking at a particular LEARNING OUTCOME in depth in your school? Want new LEARNING EXPERIENCES for the child? ✨✨ Check out the 'E-Bulletins' for lots of creative ideas and supports! 📌pdst.ie/primary/litera…

Team Teaching' ..What could it look like? pst.cr/ZHFPg

Check out this wonderful 'EAL' padlet built/continuously updated to support you….pst.cr/WXxLd

'Close Reading' ..What does it look like in a classroom?pst.cr/cZEXA

✨WEBINARS for the Primary Language Curriculum can be found here!👉pdst.ie/primary/litera… Bookmark this post IF you have a half-day closure for the Primary Language Curriculum coming up, and you will be able to access the webinars with ease!

✨✨✨Identity texts and the transfer of skills💫💫💫...Find out more by checking out our task card on this very concept 👉pdst.ie/sites/default/… Or check out the complete suite of resources we have for you in our E-Bulletin👉 express.adobe.com/page/GL0EBYbBz…

Super ongoing collaborative project work by our @scoilbhrideNS geographers! 🧭🗺️Excellent use of inquiry & research skills in addition to organisational, listening and communication skills!Brilliant job everyone! 🤩🌎@PDSTLiteracy @PDSTPrimarySTEM

💫💫💫What might 'comprehension development' and the 'transfer of skills' look like in the classroom? 💫💫💫...Check out our NEW e-bulletin on the 'Transfer of Skills' to find out!👉express.adobe.com/page/GL0EBYbBz…

Want to explore digital literacy in more depth with your class? This support material outlines some of the key skills/strategies required 👉curriculumonline.ie/getmedia/49418… ...It includes ROLE CARDS for the 'navigator', 'questioner' etc. ✨

Information sheet for parents to explain the PLC @NCCAie... Add this link to your school website/share with parents👉ncca.ie/media/4054/inf… Available in many other languages ncca.ie/en/primary/res…

🔮🔮🔮Peer and self assessment of fluency - useful card for support pdst.ie/sites/default/…

💡💡💡A NEW 'rhyme and alliteration' task card for teachers ...Full E-Bulletin linked - a plethora of ideas to choose from! express.adobe.com/page/gXdvbxpxm…

Looking for a novel dictionary to explore with the class? Try this 'visual dictionary' 👉visualdictionaryonline.com