Engagement < Back to Writing 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 have fun mark-making, drawing and writing, across languages where appropriate, to communicate with others. Taitneamh a bhaint as marcanna agus líníocht a dhéanamh agus a gcuid scríbhneoireachta ag teacht chun cinn. Páirt a ghlacadh sa scríbhneoireacht pháirteach, agus taitneamh a bhaint aisti. (TF1, C1 + 2) Take part in and enjoy writing, across languages where appropriate, to communicate with others. Iad féin a aithint mar scríbhneoirí, páirt a ghlacadh i scríbhneoireacht agus taitneamh a bhaint aisti, chun cumarsáid a dhéanamh le daoine eile. (TF1, C3) Engage positively and purposefully while creating text in a variety of genres, other languages where appropriate and across the curriculum. Use writing as a tool to clarify and structure thought and to express individuality. Taitneamh a bhaint as téacsanna a chruthú chun cumarsáid a dhéanamh le daoine eile. Dearcadh dearfach agus cuspóirí éagsúla a bheith ag páistí agus iad ag cur a gcuid smaointe in iúl i réimse seánraí. Scríbhneoireacht a úsáid chun smaointe a shoiléiriú, agus chun a bhféiniúlacht a chur in iúl. (TF1, C4) Recognise themselves as writers, take part in and enjoy writing, across languages where appropriate, to communicate with others. Progression steps The child… experiments with and investigates mark-making implements and surfaces. The child… has fun making marks and uses vocalisations or gestures to focus attention on these. The child… enjoys drawings and letter-like forms and shares meaning through naming some features in their texts. The child… enjoys drawings and letter-like forms and shares meaning through naming some features in their texts. The child… enjoys writing and shares meaning through reading and discussing their texts. The child… enjoys writing for self-selected and different purposes with help from basic genre Genre Genres are types of multi-sentence oral or written text structures that have become conventionalised for particular purposes with expected organisational patterns, as well as language features related to register e.g., narrative, informational, persuasive, and multi-genre. Simply put, genre refers to a selection of writing forms in order to recount, explain, entertain, inform, give instructions, narrate, persuade and justify opinions. structures. The child… enjoys writing in a wider range of genres, exploring his/her own style, adding detail to ideas and verbally discussing these with others. The child… enjoys using personal style of writing in a range of genres, elaborating on details, developing characters further and using language creatively and imaginatively and sharing these with others. The child… enjoys using own style of writing in a range, of genres drawing on figurative language and creating vivid images to impact on a reader, and discusses and shares their work. The child… examines and discusses personal style, purpose, and enjoyment of creating text collaboratively and/or individually. further develops their own style of creating text by working collaboratively with peers to create and develop text in a variety of genres. The child… evaluates and critiques own style of creating text and shares their experience as a creator of text with others. discusses and reflects on the development and progression of their skills as authors to create more complex texts. Support materials for teachers Writing - Scríbhneoireacht Example of student work Writing - Scríbhneoireacht 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