Vocabulary < Ar ais go dtí Reading Vocabulary 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 Acquire appropriate vocabulary to support the comprehension of text shared by the teacher or read independently. Talk about and use new vocabulary as it arises, drawing on context and identifying words with similar meaning and words with similar sounds but different meaning. Stór focal cuí a shealbhú chun tacú le tuiscint ar théacs, go neamhspleách nó i bpáirt. Labhairt faoi stór focal nua léitheoireachta agus é a úsáid de réir mar a thagann sé chun cinn trí tharraingt ar chomhthéacs, focail le brí ionann agus focail leis an bhfuaim chéanna ach le brí dhifriúil chun cabhrú leis an tuiscint. Stór focal cuí a shealbhú chun tacú le tuiscint ar théacs go neamhspleách. Réimse de straitéisí stór focal a úsáid chomh maith le heolas ar chomhchiallaigh agus frithchiallaigh chun brí focal agus frásaí nua a shoiléiriú agus a phlé de réir mar a thagann siad chun cinn. Réimse leathan de straitéisí stór focal agus eolas ar chomhchiallaigh, frithchiallaigh, comhainmneacha, táthmhíreanna agus fréamhfhocail a úsáid go solúbtha agus go muiníneach chun focail/frásaí nua i dtéacsanna a phlé agus chun brí a bhaint astu. (TF6, C1 + 2 + 3) Acquire appropriate vocabulary to support the independent comprehension of text. Draw on a developing knowledge of word structure and word parts, including some prefixes and suffixes, to clarify and discuss the meaning of words. Stór focal cuí a shealbhú chun tacú le tuiscint ar théacs, go neamhspleách nó i bpáirt. Labhairt faoi stór focal nua léitheoireachta agus é a úsáid de réir mar a thagann sé chun cinn trí tharraingt ar chomhthéacs, focail le brí ionann agus focail leis an bhfuaim chéanna ach le brí dhifriúil chun cabhrú leis an tuiscint. Stór focal cuí a shealbhú chun tacú le tuiscint ar théacs go neamhspleách. Réimse de straitéisí stór focal a úsáid chomh maith le heolas ar chomhchiallaigh agus frithchiallaigh chun brí focal agus frásaí nua a shoiléiriú agus a phlé de réir mar a thagann siad chun cinn. Réimse leathan de straitéisí stór focal agus eolas ar chomhchiallaigh, frithchiallaigh, comhainmneacha, táthmhíreanna agus fréamhfhocail a úsáid go solúbtha agus go muiníneach chun focail/frásaí nua i dtéacsanna a phlé agus chun brí a bhaint astu. (TF6, C1 + 2 + 3) Acquire deep and broad vocabulary knowledge to facilitate independent comprehension of texts, to include subject-specific texts. Draw on an increasing knowledge of word structure and word parts, including prefixes, suffixes and root words Root words A root word is a form of a word after all affixes and grammatical inflections have been removed e.g. door, run, sad, build, hair. Many other words can be created using root words: inflected words: root + grammatical inflection e.g. doors, running, derived words: root + affix e.g. sadness, builder, compound words e.g. hairdresser. , to independently uncover the meaning of words encountered in texts. Use knowledge of synonyms Synonyms A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word e.g. happy, joyful, elated. , antonyms Antonyms An antonym is a word opposite in meaning to another word e.g. bad and good. , homonyms Homonyms Homonyms are words that are pronounced but have different meanings e.g. to, too and two, heir and air, soot and suit. , homographs and homophones to clarify and discuss the meaning of new and known vocabulary. Use appropriate reference materials to independently uncover the meaning of unknown words. Réimse leathan de straitéisí stór focal agus eolas ar chomhchiallaigh, frithchiallaigh, comhainmneacha, táthmhíreanna agus fréamhfhocail a úsáid go solúbtha agus go muiníneach chun focail/frásaí nua i dtéacsanna a phlé agus chun brí a bhaint astu. Stór focal cuí a shealbhú chun tacú le tuiscint ar théacs go neamhspleách nó i bpáirt. Úsáid a bhaint as réimse straitéisí tuisceana agus eolais chun brí focal/frásaí nua a dheimhniú agus a phlé. (TF6, C3 + 4) Progression steps The child… listens to new words and phrases represented by text, modelled by another. The child… listens to new words and phrases represented by text, modelled by another, and uses them in emerging reading. The child… acquires new vocabulary listening to a variety of texts read aloud and repeats new words and phrases in their emerging reading. The child… acquires new vocabulary listening to new words and phrases modelled by the teacher and begins to demonstrate some understanding. The child… acquires new words and phrases from a variety of instructional and independent level texts and the teacher, and talks about their meaning. uses some new words in responses to texts. The child… uses a range of strategies to understand and discuss new words in texts and understands that the same idea can be conveyed using different phrases. explores words that have the same meaning and words that have the same sound Sound The term ‘sound’ relates to the sound we make when we utter a letter or word, not to the letter in print. A letter may have more than one sound, such as the letter ‘a’ in was, a sound can be represented by more than one letter such as the sound /k/ in cat and walk. The word ship had three sounds /sh/, /i/, /p/, but has four letters ‘s’, ‘h’, ‘i’, ‘p’. Teachers should use the terms ‘sound’ and ‘letter’ accurately to help students clearly distinguish between the two items. but a different meaning. The child… identifies and uses new words and phrases appropriately in a variety of contexts and begins to use dictionaries to find word meanings. recognises some synonyms Synonyms A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word e.g. happy, joyful, elated. , homonyms Homonyms Homonyms are words that are pronounced but have different meanings e.g. to, too and two, heir and air, soot and suit. , antonyms Antonyms An antonym is a word opposite in meaning to another word e.g. bad and good. , prefixes, suffixes and root words Root words A root word is a form of a word after all affixes and grammatical inflections have been removed e.g. door, run, sad, build, hair. Many other words can be created using root words: inflected words: root + grammatical inflection e.g. doors, running, derived words: root + affix e.g. sadness, builder, compound words e.g. hairdresser. . The child… identifies and uses new words and phrases appropriately in a variety of contexts and begins to use dictionaries to find word meanings. recognises some synonyms Synonyms A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word e.g. happy, joyful, elated. , homonyms Homonyms Homonyms are words that are pronounced but have different meanings e.g. to, too and two, heir and air, soot and suit. , antonyms Antonyms An antonym is a word opposite in meaning to another word e.g. bad and good. , prefixes, suffixes and root words Root words A root word is a form of a word after all affixes and grammatical inflections have been removed e.g. door, run, sad, build, hair. Many other words can be created using root words: inflected words: root + grammatical inflection e.g. doors, running, derived words: root + affix e.g. sadness, builder, compound words e.g. hairdresser. . The child… uses thesauruses and other references to find and use word meanings across the curriculum. The child… identifies and explains synonyms Synonyms A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word e.g. happy, joyful, elated. , homonyms Homonyms Homonyms are words that are pronounced but have different meanings e.g. to, too and two, heir and air, soot and suit. , antonyms Antonyms An antonym is a word opposite in meaning to another word e.g. bad and good. , prefixes, suffixes, and root words Root words A root word is a form of a word after all affixes and grammatical inflections have been removed e.g. door, run, sad, build, hair. Many other words can be created using root words: inflected words: root + grammatical inflection e.g. doors, running, derived words: root + affix e.g. sadness, builder, compound words e.g. hairdresser. found in texts. The child… identifies and uses a variety of strategies to understand words in texts. Support materials for teachers Reading - Léitheoireacht Example of student work Reading - Léitheoireacht Relevant across all strands Example of student work Relevant across all strands
