PPLI Annual Report (2019) - Flipbook - Page 49
Two primary school pupils won iPads for having read books in their home languages.
‘This year for the first time I participated in the MS Readathon. I am bilingual and I am reading books in English and
in Polish. I've already read 11 books and I am a total bookworm.’ Natasza
‘Melissa is trying to read as many books in Italian as possible, she is learning to read Italian at home and this has
been a great boost... we have been able to tackle reading in the home language.’ Melissa’s mum Chiara
Impact
The School Library scheme was extremely popular
Schools reported increased levels of awareness of
in both primary and post-primary schools.
foreign languages, engagement with new books,
students feeling more included and enhancement
‘It has made our school more aware of the 25% of our
of the school libraries.
pupils who hear a second language at home. As a
result, we are organising an International Day to
“Since our school is filled with a variety of different
celebrate all our families and to launch the books.’
nationalities, we think it is a great benefit to have
these Polish books. It allows us to improve our
‘Thrilled to bits with what we have managed to get.’
language while having a nod toward our individual
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backgrounds. We think it is important to have
language books like these at our fingertips. “
‘Delighted to be able to purchase some resources for
- Second Year Student
our school that illustrate our commitment to
inclusivity as well as promoting other cultures to all of
“The books are nice and inclusive. We can learn more
our students.’ Co Limerick
about how sentences are structured, and stories are
made. It is good to see diverse books like these in our
reading space. “
- Second Year Student
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