Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Gaelscoil pupils 'do better at English reading tests'

(April 23, 2008)
http://www.examiner.ie/irishexaminer/pages/story.aspx-qqqg=ireland-qqqm=ireland-qqqa=ireland-qqqid=60966-qqqx=1.asp
"Children who do not learn English in the first year or two at all-Irish primary schools go on to acquire better reading skills than other pupils, research has found."
[ADDENDUM: If you're just coming in on this story, here are two of the earliest stories we spotted:
Dáil protest over English language move (Nov 13)
Hanafin faces row over new English directive (Dec 31)]

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