I would encourage you to take every
opportunity to use whatever little bit of Gaeilge that you may have with your
children. Encourage your child to use the phrases they have learned in school
if they use them at home. The more they can hear Gaeilge used in everyday
conversation the more it will grow on their ear.
Useful sites if you wish to help your child
with Gaeilge or even improve your own Gaeilge.
www.isfeidirliom.ie This is a free online
course designed by a primary school teacher for parents or anyone who would
like to help children learn Irish. The
course is self paced and you can click in and out of the 10 lessons in your own
time.
www.focloir.ie This a new free
English-Irish Dictionary and is available free of charge. It is a contemporary
dictionary which covers both general language use and terminology.
www.eascapeasca.com/index.php This website will give you some simple words
and phrases to link in with what your child is learning in school.
www.potafocal.com This is an online
dictionary that will translate Irish to English or English to Irish.
www.leighleat.com This site has some ebooks which you can
listen to and/or read with your child. They range from picture books to stories
to poems.
http://www.cula4.com/ga/home/ This site
provides programmes and games that will support language skills in Irish. Your
child will benefit greatly from listening to spoken Irish regularly at home
& they will enjoy the programmes on Cúla 4. If you're not confident in
Irish, click on the English button to translate the site.
http://www.schooldays.ie/articles/Irish-apps-for-kids
This website introduces you to Irish Apps which may be useful in helping your
child with his/her homework, or just improving their Irish in general.
