Gaeilge
CJ Fallon website where parents can access all resources to support the new Caint is Comhrá programme.
Irish for Parents is a free online resource that helps parents support their child’s Irish learning at home. It includes simple guides, pronunciation support, videos and practical activities for families to use together.
https://rangmaher.com/rang-gaeilge/
A helpful website suitable for 4th – 6th class. It is particularly helpful for teaching Irish Grammar with videos to learn from, practical activities and useful summaries.
https://www.duolingo.com/course/ga/en/Learn-Irish
A great resource for learning Irish – for both children (from P3 up approximately) and parents ! Set up an account and get your child to take the placement test. This ensures they are set up at the correct level of Irish for them to practise. Just 10 minutes a day and they can learn lots.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCusPSXmu_J8eKbEz0duYVfQ
The videos are in shorter snippets and organised according to topics. This may be more manageable for you and your child.
Cúla4 also has cartoons and children’s programmes as Gaeilge. Watching these help children get the language ‘on their ear’ and to see Irish as a living language.
https://www.tg4.ie/ga/player/catagoir/gasuir/
Irish Language Programming for children on TG4. Apps can be downloaded onto phones from TG 4 – e.g. Cúla Caint or Seinnteoir TG 4 (TG 4 Player)
https://www.symbaloo.com/mix/teachingirish
The very first link ‘Word Games – Digital Dialects’ is good for vocabulary development as are Cluiche 1 & 2 from the top line of the webmix.
https://www.leighanois.com/na_leabhair
This is a free online resource that supports children’s Irish reading at home. It includes a range of Irish-language books and reading materials that can help with reading, pronunciation, vocabulary and understanding.
Online Irish dictionary. There is a facility to pronounce the different words you look up.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbcLsUBW9b3AsknOKbR0-K_No4maqeKBB
A You Tube channel where good quality Irish picture books are read aloud. 5-10 minutes long and would be suitable for Infants to Fourth Class approximately.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiemX9QP6J7PPXgCmG_KLQw
‘Muzzy’ is an award-winning language course for learners of all ages, developed by the BBC. It is subtitled in English.
Séideán Sí is a free online resource that supports children’s Irish language learning from Junior Infants to Sixth Class. It includes interactive games, books, videos and activities that help children develop their speaking, reading, writing, vocabulary and understanding of Irish.
https://soundcloud.com/forasnagaeilge/sets/an-gum-1
Free audio resource where children can listen to a range of Irish-language stories being read aloud. It is a useful support for reading, pronunciation, listening skills and understanding, and children can listen while following along with the book at home.
https://ncca.ie/en/primary/guidance-for-parents/supporting-your-childs-learning-at-home/
Information on supporting children at home from the NCCA.
https://www.siopagaeilge.ie/collections/board-games
Board games in Irish to enjoy with the whole family.
https://www.siopaleabhar.com/en/information-for-parents/
A wonderful shop with a variety of books for all ages and stages. They also have a selection of games and bilingual books.
https://www.goloudplayer.com/podcasts/clr-sa-charr-1079
A short Irish-language radio and podcast series featuring everyday car conversations between a parent and a child on the school run. There are also support posters with useful phrases and questions.