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languages:irish_sign_language_in_ireland [2020/03/24 13:31]
ydwine [Support structure for education of the language]
languages:irish_sign_language_in_ireland [2020/03/24 14:05]
ydwine [Deaf Schools]
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-==== Deaf Schools ​==== +==== Pre-school ​====
-[[http://​www.cidp.ie/​about-cidp/​|The Catholic Institute for Deaf People (CIPD)]] is a non-profit organisation enabling services to the Deaf community. This organisation is associated with two Deaf schools (St. Joseph'​s Residence for Deaf Boys and St. Mary's Residence for Deaf Girls, both in Cabra, Dublin), also associated with a residential house (St. Joseph'​s House for Adult Deaf and Deaf Blind. In 2015, the CIPD merged the schools for the boys and the girls into the Holy Family School for the Deaf starting from primary level. ((Catholic Institute for Deaf People, [[http://​www.cidp.ie/​amalgamation/​| Amalgation of St. Mary's and St. Joseph'​s schools]] (n.d.), [accessed 5 December 2017].)) They offer the same classes that are available in mainstream schools but with Irish Sign Language to support language acquisition. These are boarding schools, students stay here during the week and visit their parents during weekends and vacations.+
  
-[[http://​midwestschoolforthedeaf.com/​index.html|The Mid-West School for the Deaf]] in Limerick offers primary and post-primary education through sign language or orally. ​They offer the same classes that are available in mainstream schools but with Irish Sign Language to support language acquisition. This is not a boarding school, students travel daily to follow classes here.+There is one ISL pre-school:​ 
 +  * [[http://​midwestschoolforthedeaf.com/​index.html|The Mid-West School for the Hearing Impaired]], based in Limerick. 
 + 
 +Other form of pre-school support is the [[languages:​irish_sign_language_in_ireland#​Support at home|Irish Sign Language (ISL) Tuition Scheme]]. 
 + 
 +==== Primary education ==== 
 + 
 +In total, there are three Deaf schools in Ireland. For mainstream schools in Ireland, there are Deaf Units or support for Deaf and Hard of Hearing pupils. ((Mathews, Dr. E. S. & O’Donnell,​ Dr. M. (2018). //Reading and Deaf and Hard of HEaring Pupils in Mainstream Education.//​ Catholic Institute for Deaf People. Retrieved from [[https://​www.chime.ie/​images/​uploads/​downloads/​reading_and_deaf_pupils_in_mainstream_Dec2018.pdf]].)) ((Irish Deaf Society. (n.d.). //​Educational Options.// Retrieved March 24, 2020, from [[https://​www.irishdeafsociety.ie/​information-for-parents/​educational-options/​]].)) 
 + 
 +[[http://​www.cidp.ie/​about-cidp/​|The Catholic Institute for Deaf People (CIPD)]] is a non-profit organisation enabling services to the Deaf community. This organisation is associated with two Deaf schools in Cabra: 
 +  * [[http://​www.stjosephsboys.ie/​|St. Joseph'​s Residence for Deaf Boys]] 
 +  * [[http://​www.stmarysdeafgirls.ie/​|St. Mary's Residence for Deaf Girls]]. 
 + 
 +In 2015, the CIPD merged the schools for the boys and the girls into the [[https://​holyfamilydeafschool.ie/​primary/​|Holy Family School for the Deaf]] starting from primary level. ((Catholic Institute for Deaf People, [[http://​www.cidp.ie/​amalgamation/​| Amalgation of St. Mary's and St. Joseph'​s schools]] (n.d.), [accessed 5 December 2017].)) They offer the same classes that are available in mainstream schools but with Irish Sign Language to support language acquisition. These are boarding schools, students stay here during the week and visit their parents during weekends and vacations. 
 + 
 +[[http://​midwestschoolforthedeaf.com/​index.html|The Mid-West School for the Deaf]] in Limerick offers primary and post-primary education through sign language or orally. ​ 
 + 
 +The school offers ​the same classes that are available in mainstream schools but with Irish Sign Language to support language acquisition. This is not a boarding school, students travel daily to follow classes here.
  
 In these three Deaf schools Irish Sign Language is prevalent and used throughout pre-school to secondary education. Next to Irish Sign Language they also learn English and the oral method is also used. The schools get subsidized by the Irish government. The children enrolled in these schools are likely to use Irish Sign Language outside school. ((Midwest School for the Deaf, [[http://​midwestschoolforthedeaf.com/​index.html| Midwest School for the Deaf]] (n.d.), [accessed 5 December 2017].)) ((St. Joseph'​s School for Deaf Boys [[http://​www.stjosephsboys.ie/​| St. Joseph'​s School for Deaf Boys]] (2017), [accessed 5 December 2017].)) ((St. Mary's School for Deaf Girls [[http://​www.stmarysdeafgirls.ie/​| St. Mary's School for Deaf Girls]] (2013), [accessed 5 December 2017].)) In these three Deaf schools Irish Sign Language is prevalent and used throughout pre-school to secondary education. Next to Irish Sign Language they also learn English and the oral method is also used. The schools get subsidized by the Irish government. The children enrolled in these schools are likely to use Irish Sign Language outside school. ((Midwest School for the Deaf, [[http://​midwestschoolforthedeaf.com/​index.html| Midwest School for the Deaf]] (n.d.), [accessed 5 December 2017].)) ((St. Joseph'​s School for Deaf Boys [[http://​www.stjosephsboys.ie/​| St. Joseph'​s School for Deaf Boys]] (2017), [accessed 5 December 2017].)) ((St. Mary's School for Deaf Girls [[http://​www.stmarysdeafgirls.ie/​| St. Mary's School for Deaf Girls]] (2013), [accessed 5 December 2017].))
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