An Tumoideachas - Бr Rogha

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Cъlra
D'йisigh an tAire Oideachais agus Eolaнochta Ciorclбn (0044/2007) i mн Iъil 2007 a chuirfeadh deireadh leis an luath-thumoideachas i ngaelscoileanna trн iachall a chur orthu an Bйarla a mhъineadh уn dara thйarma sna naнonбin shуisir.

Luath-thumoideachas iomlбn:
Cуras nach mъintear Bйarla ann, in Йirinn, go ceann bliana nу dhу, go dtн go mbнonn an pбiste in ann obair scoile agus cumarsбid a dhйanamh trн Ghaeilge ar scoil. Tб fianaise ar fбil go nбisiъnta agus go hidirnбisiъnta go n-йirнonn go han-mhaith le pбistн sa chуras tumoideachais agus go mbaintear sбrchaighdeбn amach sa Ghaeilge agus sa Bhйarla.


Йilнmid,

(a) go dtarraingeofaн siar an cioclбn lбithreach, agus

(b) go nglacfaн go hiomlбn le moltaн na CNCM i leith na ceiste seo; i. clбr cuimsitheach de thaighde dъchasach a chur i gcrнch ar na saincheisteanna uile i gcomhthйacs teanga agus litearthachta sna bunscoileanna lбn-Ghaeilge.


Background
The Minister for Education and Science issued a circular (0044/2007) in July 2007 that would end total early immersion in Ireland by forcing Irish-medium schools to teach English in the second term of the junior infants.

Total Early Immersion:
A system in which the teaching of English, in Ireland, is postponed for up to 2 years until the children have enough Irish to do their school work and interact with others. There is evidence both nationally and internationally that proves that children who go through the immersion education system perform extremely well academically and attain a high standard in both English and Irish.


We the undersigned demand that,

(a) the circular be withdrawn immediately, and

(b) all the recommendations proposed by the NCCA in relation to this matter are adopted; i.e. that research is carried out in Ireland on the relevant questions about language and literacy in Irish-medium schools.