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Teacher perspectives on the use of the Aistear framework in infant classes to develop oral language, communication skills, and communicative relationships through play.
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2024
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This dissertation examines teacher perspectives on using Aistear to support oral language development, implement play, and support the PLC in infant classrooms. Primary school teachers were surveyed using a paper questionnaire. The responses (n=20) were analysed using a primarily quantitative methodological approach. This study’s findings show that Aistear contributes to meaningful oral language interactions and helps implement play-based approaches such as role-play, free play, construction play, small world play, art play and integrated play. The study indicates that most participants believe that play is applicable to teaching the PLC to explore language and communicate (100%), compared to understanding the content of language (40%). The study recommends further research into the use of play to develop reading and writing and the centring of playful pedagogy.
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Aistear, oral language development, Play, Infant classrooms, Primary school, Primary school teachers