Béal Beo 5

The Béal Beo pupils’ book is written and designed to cover the ten themes of the curriculum;

• Béal Beo contains engaging stories, games, tasks, animations and characters with relevant and current material, providing rich exposure to the Irish language, as recommended by the new Primary Curriculum
• Integrates the combined strands of listening, reading, writing, speaking and oral language
• The pupils’ book is central to the programme and contains engaging stories with relevant and current material to suit each age group
• The stories provide a multitude of opportunities for integration across the curriculum and are written in both descriptive language and direct speech
• There is also a direct focus on oral language as presented in ‘Labhair Linn’ the oral language activity at the beginning of each week and provision is made for child-teacher and child-child oral interaction
• Drama is used as a teaching method in the grammar sections to make it enjoyable and to reinforce points of grammar
• Repetition and expansion of vocabulary and feidhmeanna teanga throughout support both revision and development of the language
• The textbook is designed to be both teacher- and child-friendly, with symbols to highlight where additional digital resources are available
• There is a concise and structured grammar programme covering all grammatical points, school mostly taught through drama and communicative language
• There is a good balance of strand units providing plenty of opportunities for reading, independent writing, and oral language development along with a detailed approach to suitable grammar points for each class level.

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