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310 parents and children participate on the innovative Story Time Reading Initiative
The Story Time Reading Project is a joint collaboration between the Marino Institute of Education and the Northside Partnership Regional Education Network.
The project is co-ordinated by Northside Partnership who is responsible for encouraging school participation and liaising with the Marino Institute of Education. The project is theoretically grounded in research carried out by the Principal of St Francis JNS Priorswood, Ms Emer Kelleher. The aims of the project are:
- To encourage parents to read on a regular basis with their children
- To encourage the use of’decontextualised’ language with children
- To increase children's vocabulary, conversation and cognitive skills.
The project targets children who are in pre-school and junior infants. Key to the successful targeting and participation of parents and children is the support of Junior Home School Liaison Teachers and pre-school providers. Current participating schools and pre-school providers include:
- St Benedict's NS
- St Mary's NS
- St Monica's JNS
- St Malachy's BNS
- St Joseph's NS
- Our Lady Immaculate SNS
- Scoil Idi
- Our Lady Consolation NS
- Scoil Eoin
- St Brigid's GNS
- Scoil Chaitriona Cailini NS
- St Brendan's Boys NS
- Our Lady Immaculate SNS
- St Francis Community Playgroup
- Bonnybrook Early Education Centre
- Moatview Early Education Centre
- Doras Bui
The current Story Time Reading Initiative programme is due to complete in mid-December 2011 and there are 120 participating parents and children. This brings the total number of participants to 310 over the 4 programmes.
For further information please contact Fiona Nolan, Education Manager, Northside Partnership at
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