New Edco Primary Catalogue 2023

The Educational Company of Ireland is delighted to announce the publication of sets of NEW Bua na Cainte Readers, which have been developed to support the programme content of the market leading Bua na Cainte and meet the needs of the New Primary Language Curriculum.

These sets of readers are age-appropriate and cater for each level from Junior Infants to 2nd Class. Each colourful, engaging and high-quality pack contains a selection of books based on the topics and vocabulary children have encountered in the programme. The books are also available in digital Big Book format, with audio on www.edcolearning.ie

l Junior Infants Pack – 13 readers

l Senior Infant Pack – 12 readers

l 1st Class Pack – 15 readers

l 2nd Class Pack – 16 readers

NEW Bua na Cainte Readers will generate a love of Irish reading.

FREE audio tracks accompany each book to enable children to use the small books successfully in the classroom or at home. Bua na Cainte

Can be used for station teaching or for shared reading experiences in the classroom. High interest level and low difficulty level for children

bringing Irish to life in your classroom!

Junior Infants – 2nd Class

Bua na Cainte is an award winning, innovative, and fully interactive Irish programme that is transforming the teaching of the Irish language

and Science explored thematically in one integrated textbook supported by extensive free digital resources and comprehensive teacher supports

STAY ORGANISED WITH EDCO’S DIARY, ORGANISER, PROGRESS-TRACKER AND RECORD-KEEPS ALL IN ONE!

 Updated to allow teachers to plan for the New Primary Curriculum

 Dual pace to allow for the Junior end and the Senior end of school to plan in the same planner

 Combined Fortnightly Plan and Cuntas Míosúil: comprehensive four-page format includes Learning Objectives/Learning Outcomes for all subjects

 Updated Monthly Overview Planning Page

 Twice as much space as other planners: for extensive and efficient planning, notes, records and observations

 Term Plans and up-to-date Integrated Learning Plan Templates

 Custom templates designed specifically for the Irish classroom

 Revised Special Education notes

 Quick Reference Calendar

 Coloured tabs for quick access and ease of navigation

 Convenient plastic pouch which can be used to store permission slips, notes, etc.

The Educational Company of Ireland

Please contact your Local Edco Representative to book a presentation and request a sample copy, Ph: 01-4500611, Email: info@edco.ie, Website: Website: www.edcopublications.ie

A New and Fully Interactive Irish Language Programme

The Educational Company of Ireland

The Interactive Resources

The Bua na Cainte interactive resources contain animated material for each of the themes for Gaeilge in the New Primary Language Curriculum and are delivered through:

l Comhráite le Beochan

l Amhráin, Rainn agus Dánta le Beochan

l Scéalta le Beochan

l Tascanna Éisteachta, Tuisceana agus Cluichí

l Acmhainní

l Clár Bán

l Cabhair don Mhúinteoir

l Measúnú.

Comhráite le Beochan

There is an animated conversation for each lesson where the children watch and listen to characters converse through Irish in exciting and interesting settings on topics that are of interest to pupils and that relate to their experiences.

The language throughout the programme is graded carefully and systematically from Bua na Cainte A right through to the Bua na Cainte 6.

Amhráin, Rainn agus Dánta le Beochan

Each theme features an extensive range of stimulating and lively songs, rhymes and poems to teach Gaeilge to children in an enjoyable way. Characters perform the songs on-screen, with actions, making the whole experience more interactive. The teacher can control whether or not the text of the story appears on-screen and can also control the text line-by-line, forwards and backwards.

Bua na Cainte A and B: each level contains over 57 Animated Songs/Rhymes/Poems

Bua na Cainte 1 and 2: each level contains over 40 Animated Songs/Rhymes/Poems

Bua na Cainte 3 and 4: contain over 45 Animated Songs/Rhymes/Poems

Bua na Cainte 5 and Bua na Cainte 6: contain over 38 Animated Songs/Raps/Poems

Fully in line with the NewLanguagePrimary Curriculum

A New and Fully Interactive Irish Language Programme

The Educational Company of Ireland

Acmhainní

A full range of printable teaching resources to help teach the content of the Bua na Cainte programme is included for each level. These include:

Pictiúir

Cártaí

l Maisc (JI – 4th class)

Puipéid (JI – 4th class)

Cártaí Biongó

Feasacht Teanga (5th & 6th class)

l Gaeilge Neamhfhoirmiúil (5th & 6th class).

Bua na Cainte 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6 there is also a Léamh section which includes:

Luaschártaí

l Leidchártaí

Mo Leabhar

Abairtí.

Clár Bán

In the Interactive Learning Environment, teachers are given library of resources which provide plenty of opportunity to design differentiated activities

Teachers can design their own lessons to meet the needs of a particular class. There is a variety of features in this section which include a library of pictures, a choice of backgrounds, and the unique feature of access to all the pictures and backgrounds of the other themes.

The options vary for the different class levels. For example, Bua na Cainte A and B have the option of colouring in the characters, Bua na Cainte 1 and 2 have a section on the letters while Bua na Cainte 3, 4, 5 and 6 have a save button which allows teachers to save their lessons. The Clár Bán section contains many features including:

l Increasing/Decreasing character size

l Inserting text on-screen

l Writing/Drawing on-screen

l Spotlighting

l Erasing.

Cabhair don Mhúinteoir

For every lesson, story, song and activity in Bua na Cainte there is a link to a corresponding Teacher’s Help page where all the language is provided for the teacher. In addition, there is a complete set of curriculum-focused lesson plans for each lesson comprising language functions and corresponding language exemplars along with the strands and elements – oral language, reading and writing.

Each lesson note contains a variety of teaching methodologies for each phase of the lesson:

n Tréimhse Réamhchumarsáide

l An Tréimhse Chumarsáide

An Tréimhse Iarchumarsáide.

These notes are presented in a clear and logical manner with suggestions for the informal use of Irish throughout the school day and suggestions are provided also for Content Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)

Measúnú

Formative assessment is an integral part of the Bua na Cainte programme. Every theme features a task to revise and assess the content of the theme. For example in the NEW Bua na Cainte 6 the learning outcomes for oral language, reading and writing are assessed.

A New and Fully Interactive Irish Language Programme

The Educational Company of Ireland

Pupil Books

The Pupil Books are bright and colourful and feature the same characters as the Interactive Resources. They:

l Play an important role in the series

l Reinforce the material covered with the interactive resources

l Encourage children to practise using Irish

l Revise and consolidate the language taught.

For Bua na Cainte A and B the language taught is outlined clearly on each page, so that parents/guardians can help the children to practise speaking Irish at home.

The NEW Bua na Cainte 6 Pupil Book plays a key role in the pupil’s language learning. The book comprises a variety of exciting and challenging educational activities that support and complement the interactive resources. Combined with the interactive resources, these activities enhance the pupil’s comprehension, oral language, reading, writing and language awareness skills in an integrated manner, and assist the pupils to achieve their learning outcomes.

NEW Bua na Cainte 6 Leabhar Litrithe is a comprehensive spelling, phonics and grammar programme and develops the children’s phonological and phonemic awareness. The spelling programme is integrated with other components of the Bua na Cainte programme. The activities are designed so that children can learn in an enjoyable and structured way and achieve the desired learning outcomes

Teacher’s Resource Books

Bua na Cainte is fully in line with the Primary Language Curriculum for Gaeilge and now has the most up-to-date and comprehensive short- and long-term planning documents available to enable you to implement the Curriculum in the classroom. The documents are all available in our updated Teacher’s Resource Books and online, in editable format, on edcolearning.ie

The lesson notes provide the language exemplars, and associated language functions, along with a wide variety of suggested teaching methodologies and strategies.

The Planning provided includes:

l Yearly Plan/Plean Bliana – with New Torthaí Foghlama numbering

l Term Plan/Plean don Téarma

l Monthly Plan/Plean Míosúil

l NEW Fortnightly Plan/Plean Coicíse

l NEW Weekly Plan/Plean Seachtaine

l Individual Lesson Plans / Pleananna Ceachta

There are suggestions for assessment for learning at the end of each lesson and the end of each theme to help you to assess the pupils’ learning outcomes. Practical examples for Content Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) along with suggestions for the informal use of Irish throughout the school day are provided. Suggestions for integration with other subject areas are also included.

www.buanacainte.ie

The ONLY Fully Interactive Irish Language Programme Interactive Digital Resources

Explore with Me is a vibrant and engaging SESE programme with free fully integrated digital resources that encourage pupils to explore, investigate and understand their local environment and the world.

With the successful uptake of our Explore with Me Junior Infants to Second Class we are excited to announce that the programme is now available from Junior Infants to Sixth Class.

The programme covers all strands of the SESE programme. History, Geography and Science are given equal coverage in the programme and topics are covered thematically at each class level.

EXPLORE WITH ME COMPONENTS

Explore with Me for Junior and Senior Infants has the following components:

Pupil Book Poster Flip Chart (10 posters per level)

My Little Book of Posters (for use at home)

Teacher’s Resource Book

FREE Digital Resources

Explore with Me for First and Second Class has the following components:

Pupil Book

Exploration Copy (for extension activities)

Teacher’s Resource Book

Six stand-alone Posters

FREE Digital Resources

Explore with Me for Third to Sixth Class has the following components:

Pupil Book

Activity Book

Teacher’s Resource Book

FREE Digital Resources

JUNIOR INFANTS TO SECOND CLASS

The programme is organised into ten themes at each class level; one theme is covered per month.

A spiral approach is used whereby themes are revisited to allow for extensive engagement with each topic. The same ten themes are explored in Junior Infants and First Class and also in Senior Infants and Second Class, while some themes are covered every year and explored in a different way.

Key SESE skills are targeted; the development of geographical, historical and scientific skills is a key feature of the programme.

Opportunities are provided for integration between the SESE subjects and other curricular areas. Designing, making, investigating and experimenting are key features of science lessons; the programme ensures that hands-on, practical activities are undertaken regularly. The programme is clearly laid out; each subject is colourcoded in the Pupil Book and the Teacher’s Resource Book.

Colourful design, clear layout and a child-friendly font make the programme accessible to children of all abilities. Each Little Explorer character is associated with a particular subject to enable children to differentiate between subjects. Sparky is the Little Explorer for Science, Erin represents Geography and Fionn is linked to History Classroom Posters facilitate the introduction of the themes and enhance lessons across the three subject areas

10 posters for Junior and Senior Infants

6 posters for First and Second Class.

History, Geography and Science explored thematically in one integrated pupil book

Each of the strands and strand units are arranged according to theme; monthly units are organised thematically

The thematic approach strengthens pupil learning and supports the reinforcement of the theme.

Features a child-friendly layout with colourful pictures, clear diagrams and highlighted sections.

The material has been extensively reviewed by experienced teachers and contains differentiated questions for mixedability pupils.

Key words are highlighted at the beginning of each chapter. Each chapter starts with the Learning Outcomes in the Let’s Learn section giving pupils ownership over what they will be learning about.

Fascinating Facts sections are included throughout.

Let’s Get Exploring! activities support skills introduced throughout the chapter.

Bright and easily identifiable icons are featured throughout to show integrated digital resources.

Many Science chapters include Let’s Experiment! sections.

The Show What You Know! section contains questions for revision. Features timelines, maps and an illustrated child-friendly glossary at the back of the book.

Written by a team of three highly experienced subject experts and practising Primary school teachers, Explore with Me is completely in line with the SESE Primary Curriculum and NCCA guidelines.

GEOGRAPHY

THIRD TO SIXTH CLASS ACTIVITY BOOK

Explore with Me 3rd to 6th Class Activity Books contain: Activities based on the unit theme that focus on a linked to the given subject in the curriculum Monthly learning logs for formative assessment.

TEACHER’S RESOURCE BOOKS

Explore with Me Teacher’s Resource Books provide a wide range of resource material to successfully teach and implement the SESE programme:

Yearly Plans, Curriculum Overview, Aistear Overview (Junior and Senior Infants), Monthly Plans, Individual Lesson Plans, Class Assessment Record (Junior Infants to Second Class) Photocopiable Masters (PCMs), Fortnightly Overviews. To facilitate planning, the yearly, monthly, fortnightly and individual lesson plans are available in an editable format.

Individual Lesson Plans cover the following:

Curriculum Information

Differentiation

Skills Assessment

Vocabulary

Extension Ideas

FYI Integration

Resources/Equipment

Lesson Outline

Key Questions (Think like a Scientist, Think like a Geographer, Think like a Historian)

Photocopiable masters (PCMs) are included and referenced within the relevant lesson plan. An easy-to-use monthly Class Assessment Record can be used to monitor progress using the tick, dot, dash system (Junior Infants to Second Class).

A KWL chart (First to Sixth Class) is available in both digital and photocopiable formats.

Curriculum objectives are listed for each chapter (Third to Sixth Class).

A Guide to Virtual Field Trips is provided (Third to Sixth Class).

Contains STEAM activities for each chapter (Third to Sixth Class).

Features a differentiation toolkit and an assessment toolkit (Third to Sixth Class).

EXPLORE WITH ME KEY FEATURES

EXPLORE WITH ME KEY FEATURES

1 THE ONLY FULLY INTEGRATED SESE PROGRAMME WITH A THEMATIC APPROACH

Edco’s Explore with Me is the only programme on the market to be fully integrated and thematic from Junior Infants to 6th class.

2 COMPREHENSIVE TEACHER PLANNING

Planning is made very easy due to the integrated and thematic nature of the programme. For each class level, we also provide: yearly plans, monthly overviews, fortnightly overviews and individual lesson plans

3 FREE DIGITAL RESOURCES

The extensive range of digital resources are free and custom-made for the programme and include: videos and animations, slideshows and PowerPoints, interactive activities and quizzes.

4 USER-FRIENDLY

The books are very user-friendly: subjects are colour-coded, digital icons are included, key words are highlighted and explained, the same format and features apply to all chapters and child-friendly fonts are used throughout.

5 ACTIVE HANDS-ON LEARNING

The programme also promotes and supports active, hands-on learning in a variety of ways including: designing, making, investigating and experimenting are key features of science lessons, Science experiment videos and extra notes are provided, STEAM ideas supplied in each lesson plan (3rd-6th class), and Skill-based activities feature throughout, including timelines, historical sources, interview templates, field trip record sheets, mapping activities and lots more …

Digital Resources

Teachers can access the Explore with Me interactive e-books at www.edcolearning.ie, plus a bank of free digital resources, including:

› Fun and engaging thematic posters and end-of-chapter revision quizzes (3rd-6th class) to reinforce thematic learning

› Exciting interactive activities and games to consolidate learning

› Interactive Mapping Zone for Geography

› Videos, animations, audio clips, slideshows and PowerPoints to enhance pupil learning and engagement

› Editable lesson plans and planning overviews

JI – 6th Class

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Edco Handwriting with Mrs Murphy offers schools ultimate choice in how they introduce and teach handwriting.

Written by Breda Courtney Murphy,

creator of the highly popular Mrs Murphy’s Copies, Edco Handwriting offers an enjoyable graded writing experience for children, enabling them to progress from patterns to letters, to words, and onwards to fluent, legible handwriting.

THE PACKAGE & Programme Structure

The Edco Handwriting package contains:

● Pupil Activity Books

● Free Practice Copy (Books A & B)

● Digital Resources

● Handwriting Policy document

● Online Teacher’s Guide

● Downloadable Booklet – The Bridge to transition to cursive

● Free Alphabet Frieze and downloadable Individual Letter Posters

● Mrs Murphy’s Expert Forum – direct access to Mrs Murphy

Designed around two pathways, Edco Handwriting facilitates both pre-cursive and cursive handwriting from Junior Infants. It is also designed to allow for a successful transition from pre-cursive to cursive at both Books C and D.

The pre-cursive pathway:

● features letters with tails

● introduces all lower-case letters in Book A

● introduces all upper-case letters in Book B

● includes practice of handwriting in a range of formats, as per the PLC, particularly in Book C and Book D

The cursive pathway:

● introduces all lower-case cursive letters in Book A

● introduces all upper-case letters in Book B

● gradually introduces joins from Book B

● allows pupils to transition to the cursive pathway at Book C or Book D

● includes practice of handwriting in a range of formats, as per the PLC, particularly from Book C

● introduces the imaginary line in Book E

● progresses to blue lines only towards the end of Book F

Comes with a FREE downloadable booklet – The Bridge to aid the progression from pre-cursive to cursive writing.

EDCO HANDWRITING Key Features

● Builds fine motor skills by providing a range of digitally-led activities and warm ups that are fun and engaging

● Features a useful pull-out flap to prompt correct handwriting set-up (posture, pencil grip, page position)

● Introduces letters in letter families (e.g. c, o, a, d, g, q)

● Provides a numbered step-by-step guide to letter formation

● Supports letter formation through clear visuals, animated letter formation videos and interactive practice activities

● Is phonetically prepared and includes CVC words, word families, vowel diagraphs, etc.

● Is carefully scaffolded to offer support and progression within and between class levels

● Includes revision and assessment pages in each book

● Features self-assessment on milestone pages to encourage children to take pride in their handwriting

● Encompasses free-writing activities towards the end of each book

● Presents fun, engaging and age-appropriate activities

● Supports cross-curricular learning in a variety of areas (e.g. Gaeilge and SESE)

● Is aligned to the Primary Language Curriculum

● Comes with a free practice copy for Books A and B for further practice and to support home–school links

● Free downloadable booklet – The Bridge available to aid the progression from pre-cursive to cursive writing

● Free A1-sized alphabet frieze for each class to demonstrate correct letter formation

Online Teacher’ s Guide

Provides valuable information to support the planning, teaching and assessment of handwriting.

● The Online Expert Forum provides direct access to Mrs Murphy, author and handwriting expert, and allows teachers to ask handwriting related questions and seek advice

● Overview of the programme, class by class

● Yearly plans

● Handy tips

● Frequently asked questions

● Assessment record sheets

● Extra practice sheets

● Editable handwriting policy document

Digital Resources

Edco Handwriting is supported by a comprehensive package of digital resources to enhance the teaching of handwriting in the classroom, which can be accessed via the ebook on www.edcolearning.ie.

› Handwriting set-up video and song (posture, pencil grip and page position)

› Warm-up videos to help develop fine motor skills

› Pre-writing animations and patterns practice interactive activities

› Letter formation animations

› Interactive practice activities, including matching and sorting

› Printables

For further information on Edco Handwriting and to view some sample resources visit www.edcohandwriting.ie

Teacher Feedback

I feel like this programme would 100% meet my school’s needs. It has the perfect amount of work for each level, there is lovely continuity with the pages and good progression throughout. – Primary Teacher, Dublin 9

I would recommend it to be used in my school when it is published. I cannot wait to see the finished product and use it in my classroom. – Primary Teacher, Dublin

Overall this is an exciting scheme. I love how there is a cross over between subjects with SESE, SPHE and Irish. – Primary Teacher, Tipperary

Something my class hated about their handwriting book was the repetition of the same letters and words. This programme focuses on handwriting as well as other exercises to get the children practising their writing which is very beneficial. – Primary Teacher, North Dublin

The inclusion of a flip page/ visual for correct writing etiquette is fantastic as I am constantly saying the same thing over and over. – Primary Teacher, Co. Dublin

Making use of idioms, Amazing Children, riddles, rhymes, jokes and tongue twisters makes the programme unique and fun. – Primary Teacher, Nenagh

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A pioneering new Maths Programme for Junior Infants to Sixth Class

Operation Maths is an innovative and exciting maths programme, with fully integrated digital resources. This new programme has been developed specifically for Irish Primary schools and has been extensively reviewed by practising teachers nationwide.

For the first time, an Irish maths programme places understanding, problem-solving and active learning at its heart. A uniquely child-centred programme, it teaches children to understand, not just do, Maths.

A PIONEERING NEW MATHS PROGRAMME FOR JUNIOR INFANTS TO SIXTH CLASS

JUNIOR INFANTS to SECOND CLASS

The Operation Maths programme is planned on a monthly basis and broken down into fortnightly lessons. Problem solving is at the heart of the methodology of this programme and the Maths skills of applying and reasoning are also prioritised.

Operation Maths for Junior Infants to Second Class is made up of the following components:

• At School Book

• FREE Assessment Booklet

• FREE A4 Mini-Whiteboard

• FREE laminated five/ten/twenty frames

• At Home Book

• Teacher’s Resource Book

• Digital Resources

Operation Maths provides an extensive range of digital resources which are fully integrated throughout.

THIRD to SIXTH CLASS

Operation Maths focuses on active learning and guided discovery using a Concrete-PictorialAbstract (CPA) approach.

Operation Maths for Third to Sixth Class is made up of the following components:

• Pupil Book

• FREE Assessment Booklet

• FREE A4 Mini-Whiteboard

• Discovery Book

• Teacher’s Resource Book

• Digital Resources

Operation Maths provides an extensive range of digital resources which are fully integrated throughout.

Litriú an Lae is an exciting Irish spelling and grammar series for 2nd to 6th class.

Spelling Grammar

Based on the ten themes of the Irish Curriculum, it features three main characters, Aoife, Conor and Dominic, who guide the children through each book.

Leabhar Litriú

Follows the outline of the new Primary Language Curriculum and encourages pupils to consolidate their learning.

Uses a dual approach (phonological and thematic) in teaching spelling

Topic-specific language is introduced at the start of each unit and the lesson is built around this language

Promotes use of the strategy ‘Look, Say, Cover, Write and Check’ to learn new words at the start of each unit

Pupils complete the exercises and record the spellings in the Obair bhaile table at the start of each unit

The number of spellings to be practised increases as the week progresses

Sound patterns and word families are regularly reviewed

Includes a short self-assessment at the end of each chapter

Filled with a broad range of vocabulary and highly engaging activities

An Exciting Irish Spelling & Grammar series 2nd Class to 6th Class

Leabhar Gramadaí

Each grammar book comprises 20 units, with each unit intended to be completed over a fortnightly period

Written in line with the new Primary Language

Curriculum

Teaches grammar using a variety of methodologies

Each chapter clearly shares the learning target with pupils ‘Tá mé ag foghlaim…’, keeping the lesson and pupils focused to help teachers with planning

A short self-assessment question at the end of each chapter

A review unit helps to consolidate learning after every four units

Lots of opportunities for oral work for pupils to apply and practise what they have learned

Contains fun writing, speaking & listening activities

Comprehensive glossaries contain lists of verbs and their translations and a summary of the main grammar rules covered in the book

Teacher’s Resource Books

Provide teachers with a broad range of resources that contribute to learning, assessment and planning

› Comprehensive whole-school plans detailing the various grammar rules being taught at different class levels

› Breakdown of the phonological patterns explored

› Photocopiable board games

› Spellings are available online for teachers to print and display as word families which will help pupils with word recognition

› Contains two grammar assessments per class (from 3rd-6th Class)

E-BOOKS

Teachers can access the Litriú an Lae interactive e-books online at www.edcolearning.ie

Class

Teacher’s Planning Booklet for each Class

Level Now Available

Let’s Talk Literacy is a Primary English Literacy Skills series for First to Sixth Class. It has been written in line with the New Primary Language Curriculum and can be used alongside any other Primary English programme. It is a unique series using characters and stories to help children on their learning journey to literacy.

FIRST TO SIXTH CLASS

Let’s Talk Literacy Pupil Books for First to Sixth Class include:

A variety of fiction and non-fiction texts, as well as engaging extracts from novels and poems

A continuous storyline which engages the children as recurring characters guide them on their learning journey

Comprehension strategies explained before reading tasks

Lower and higher order comprehension questions

A spiral approach to the teaching of grammar – previous knowledge built upon

Primary Eng l i s h Core Skills

Extension activities to reinforce and consolidate learning

Integrated oral language with the content of each unit

Phonics skills at 1st and 2nd Class

A comprehensive approach to writing genres throughout Cloze procedures allowing for real vocabulary application

TEACHER’S RESOURCES & PLANNING BOOKLET

Let’s Talk Literacy Teacher’s Resources provide a wide range of material, which can also be used in a team teaching environment.

Detailed yearly scheme, presented in fortnightly units to facilitate planning available online & in a printed format

Editable planning templates in line with the latest guidance from the NCCA and the New Primary Language Curriculum Extension activities that provide opportunities for integration, differentiation and assessment

Content that can be adapted to suit station teaching

Digital Resources

Teachers can access the Let’s Talk Literacy e-books and free digital Teacher’s Resources and Planning Templates at www.edcolearning.ie

Class

Exploring Spelling

Digital Resources Spelling

The Exploring Spelling pupil books are all available in e-book format for teachers on www.edcolearning.ie.

FREE Interactive Spelling Tests

Teachers can test children’s ability to spell each group of words with a dynamic interactive spelling test for each unit of the scheme. The tests are accessible via the e-book on www.edcolearning.ie:

› Hear each word read aloud

› Allow children to self-correct by revealing the spelling on screen

› Over 200 words provided for every class level.

PRIMARY ATLAS

Easy-to-use, clear map referencing for Primary pupils

Contains extensive coverage of Ireland

1st to 6th Class

Includes an original and innovative section looking at Ireland through historical maps and the work of Ordinance Survey Ireland (OSi)

Detailed keys and scale information maps of Ireland, Europe, the World and continents

Presents the latest facts and statistics, enabling pupils to learn about the world today

EDCO HOMEWORK DIARY

An easy-to-use weekly diary for pupils

Contains interesting and up-to-date educational content to help pupils with their learning

Encourages interaction between pupil, teacher and parents by providing space for parent / teacher comments

Includes a free fold-out with a Timeline of History

Provides a section of absence notes templates for parents

OXFORD PRIMARY DICTIONARY

Enrich children’s language with the bestselling dictionary for all primary students

Easy to use

Easy to understand

Easy to enjoy

Also includes an Irish supplement

FOCLÓIR EAGRAN NUA

A very comprehensive and popular Irish/English Dictionary

Native phrases along with the most modern terminology

Updated headwords and sections on countries and provinces

Two invaluable sections on ‘Nathanna Dúchasacha/Commonly Used Phrases’ and ‘Dialects’

MY LEARNER ID

A new and innovative programme that teaches children ‘how to learn’ and helps track their learning progress.

The programme was written and developed, in Ireland, by Dr. Suzanne Parkinson, Developmental & Educational Psychologist.

1st-6thClass

My Learner ID supports Learner Empowerment, School Self-Evaluation and Assessment Practices

A timely, unique and practical programme, which provides a logical and developmentally appropriate framework to support children in becoming learners and promoting their voice as the learner.

www.mylearnerid.com

CONTACT OUR SALES TEAM

Dublin West

Michelle Brophy (086) 0488813 mbrophy@edcolearning.ie

Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow

Dublin North, Sutton

Carlow, Kilkenny, Kildare, Laois

Linda Bates (086) 2798459 lbates@edcolearning.ie

Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Cavan

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Cork

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North and West Dublin

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Longford, Letrim, Offaly, Westmeath, Roscommon

Neil Glennon (086) 0403815 nglennon@edcolearning.ie

Limerick, Clare, Kerry, Tipperary

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Dublin South East

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Galway, Mayo, Sligo

Terri Fahy (086) 8578666 tfahy@edcolearning.ie

Donegal

Edco Sales (01) 4500611 sales@edco.ie

Anna Maher (086) 8172401 amaher@edcolearning.ie

Edco Sales (01) 4500611 sales@edco.ie

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