Engagement < Back to Reading Engagement Stage 1 Junior & Senior Infants Through appropriately playful and engaging learning experiences, children should be able to Stage 2 1st & 2nd Class Through appropriately playful and engaging learning experiences, children should be able to Stage 3 3rd & 4th Class Through appropriately playful and engaging learning experiences, children should be able to Stage 4 Fifth and Sixth class Through appropriately engaging learning experiences, children should be able to Attend to, take part in and enjoy listening to reading and talking about the meaning and interpretation of written words and illustrations with others, recognising themselves as readers. Discover and explore texts in various languages. Taitneamh a bhaint as éisteacht le scéalta gearra simplí á léamh. A thuiscint go gcuirtear brí in iúl trí chiall a bhaint as focail scríofa agus léaráidí. Páirt a ghlacadh i léitheoireacht agus taitneamh a bhaint as éisteacht léi. Iad féin a aithint mar léitheoirí. Taitneamh a bhaint as téacsanna a léamh agus brí na bhfocal, na bhfrásaí, agus na léaráidí i dtéacs a phlé. Téacsanna i dteangacha éagsúla a fhiosrú. (TF1, C1 + 2 + 3) Develop their interest in and enjoyment of literature and reading in a variety of genres across the curriculum. Engage with texts of increasing complexity and discover and explore texts in various languages. Iad féin a aithint mar léitheoirí. A spéis/sásamh sa litríocht agus sa léitheoireacht i réimse seánraí trasna an churaclaim a fhorbairt. (TF1, C4) Progression steps The child… listens and attends to a range of reading material. The child… enjoys listening to stories and responds to focal points in illustrations. The child… enjoys read-aloud activities and talks about illustrations, and reads in play scenarios. The child… enjoys read-aloud activities and identifies detail in illustrations and shares interpretation of these, and uses reading more purposefully in play scenarios. The child… independently and with others enjoys listening to, reading and exploring a range of genres, and shares their interpretation of meaning held in both illustration and text. The child… enjoys exploring a wider range of genres and uses illustrations and text to share predictions and infer meaning. The child… enjoys interpreting text and illustration and shares these while listening to and questioning others' interpretations. The child… with others, enjoys evaluating texts on areas of interest and information, identifies, interprets and summarises main messages in text and shares these. The child… interprets the author's intent through illustration and written words, shares these interpretations and defends their opinion. The child… interprets, discusses, and defends opinions on texts. examines and discusses the enjoyment and purpose of literature and reading. The child… engages in discussions and debates about texts. evaluates own engagement with texts. discusses and evaluates their role as readers. Support materials for teachers Reading - Léitheoireacht Example of student work Reading - Léitheoireacht Relevant across all strands Example of student work Relevant across all strands Examples of children's language learning Linguistic Diversity-Young Interpreters Example of student work Book reviews Example of student work
