Ar Aghaidh Leat! - Primary Irish Reference Book

Ar Aghaidh Leat! - Ag Obair le Muinín i nGaeilge

Ar Aghaidh Leat is a comprehensive resource for teaching Primary School Irish, designed specifically for teachers and parents. It provides a practical reference and compilation of educational material for lesson planning and delivering the Primary Language Curriculum - all based on proven teaching methodologies.

Key features:

• Bilingual teaching resource developed by an experienced primary school teacher
• Consolidates the three strands of language learning: communication, language structure, and language use
• Covers vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, writing and presentation skills
• Supports differentiated instruction in mixed-ability classrooms
• Reflects proven teaching methodologies and diverse language experiences
• Ideal for Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs), experienced teachers, and parents

Testimonials:

• 'All your Irish planning could essentially be based on this book if needed.' - Múinteoir Valerie, SET Teacher & Instagram Personality
• 'This timeless compilation will be an indispensable component of a teacher's toolkit across their entire career.' - Aoife Mullen, INTO Official
• 'I bought it to try and help my son with Irish. He is in primary... all I can say is, the fundamentals that kids do not know even up as far as Junior Cert are dealt with in this book. This should also be for secondary school use.' - AnneMarie McHugh, Parent

About the Author:

Yvonne is a primary teacher who is passionate about the teaching of the Irish language. She has been teaching in Co. Tipperary for 15 years. Having tried various Irish programmes in her school, she found she was still sourcing material to plan and teach Irish lessons on a weekly basis. Yvonne felt that there was no resource in the market with all the vocabulary and grammar in one place for teachers to reference when delivering the Primary Language Curriculum.

During lockdown, Yvonne compiled all the vocabulary associated with the 10 themes in the Irish Curriculum along with all the grammar points teachers need to know to support their students. She continued collating comprehension, presentation and writing guides for teaching Irish. Yvonne planned Ar Aghaidh Leat to support a classroom of students with varied levels of Irish, thus helping teachers to differentiate lessons for varying student abilities.