Inclusive Planning: Supporting the Development of Early Literacy Skills through Co-teaching in the Junior Infant Classroom

Authors

  • Pauline Kerins
  • Bairbre Tiernan

Keywords:

Literacy, Language, Mainstream, Junior Infants, Co-Teaching, Station Teaching, In-Class Support, SEN, Special Educational Needs, Early Literacy Skills

Abstract

Current educational policy highlights the importance of developing literacy skills for all pupils (Department of Education and Skills, 2011). This article explores how this can be achieved in mainstream Junior Infant classes through co-teaching, with a focus on station teaching as a model of in-class support for a pupil with special educational needs. Station-teaching is also presented as an effective co-teaching model for facilitating the development of early literacy skills in all pupils. Elements of early literacy development, that should be considered when planning an early literacy programme, are outlined briefly. Advice is given on how to plan for an effective stationteaching intervention in the area of early literacy using a five-stage approach. The importance of inclusive planning to meet the needs of all pupils is highlighted.

Downloads

Published

2021-02-18

How to Cite

Kerins, P., & Tiernan, B. (2021). Inclusive Planning: Supporting the Development of Early Literacy Skills through Co-teaching in the Junior Infant Classroom . REACH: Journal of Inclusive Education in Ireland, 27(2), 91–102. Retrieved from https://reachjournal.ie/index.php/reach/article/view/63

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 2 (2014)

Section

Articles

License

Copyright (c) 2020 REACH: Journal of Inclusive Education in Ireland

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Copyright Notice

Authors contributing to REACH: Journal of Inclusive Education in Ireland retain the copyright of their article and at the same time agree to publish their articles under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial- NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) License allowing third parties to share, copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format under the following terms:  

  • Attribution (BY): You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  • NonCommercial (NC): You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
  • NoDerivatives (ND): If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.

Learn more about Creative Commons  licensing.