Engagement, listening and attention

Stage 1

Junior and senior infants

Through appropriately playful and engaging learning experiences, children should be able to

Stage 2

First and second classes

Through appropriately playful and engaging learning experiences, children should be able to

Stage 3

Third and fourth classes

Through appropriately playful and engaging learning experiences, children should be able to

Stage 4

Fifth and sixth classes

Through appropriately engaging learning experiences, children should be able to

show interest in, demonstrate joint attention Joint attention
Joint attention is a situation where the individuals involved in a communicative act both focus on the same object. It is more than just looking at an object; the individuals understand that they are attending to the same thing—intentionality. and actively listen and attend for enjoyment and for a particular purpose.

recognise themselves as listeners and speakers, engaging purposefully and empathetically with others.

express their individuality through their knowledge and use of various languages.

actively listen and extract meaning and enjoyment from conversations and texts in a range of genres and where possible, in various languages.

• éisteacht go gníomhach le comhráite agus le téacsanna i réimse seánraí agus i dteangacha éagsúla, nuair is cuí. Brí agus taitneamh a bhaint as na comhráite agus na téacsanna sin.

  éisteacht go gníomhach le réimse réimeanna teanga, canúintí, agus blasanna ar mhaithe le cuspóirí ar leith.

  éisteacht go gníomhach le comhráite agus le téacsanna i réimse seánraí agus i dteangacha éagsúla, nuair is cuí. Brí agus taitneamh a bhaint as na comhráite agus na téacsanna sin.

  éisteacht go gníomhach le réimse réimeanna teanga, canúintí, agus blasanna ar mhaithe le cuspóirí ar leith. Comparáidí a dhéanamh idir na réimeanna teanga, na canúintí agus na blasanna sin.

  (TF1, C3 + 4)

actively listen and attend for extended periods of time, to include other languages where appropriate, listening for more detail and nuanced meanings.

evaluate how the purpose, situation and audience Audience
The audience is the intended group of readers, listeners, viewers that the writer, designer, or speaker is addressing. /listener influence the speaker’s register, dialect and accent.