Leigh Liom

Primary levelled reading series for Irish

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Léigh Liom: Nurture your pupils' love of reading Irish

  • Mix of fiction and non-fiction readers
  • Strong focus on sight words
  • Teacher notes and accompanying eBook
  • Parent supports in every book and audio support online
  • Reading levels for differentiation
  • Designed by Irish language and literacy expert
  • 1st-4th Class available now, 5th & 6th due in 2024, making 18 reading levels

Try Léigh Liom Resources

Select the class level below to check out samples of digital resources available in this programme:

Why choose Léigh Liom?

  • Meets the needs of the curriculum
  • Transfer of skills - follows the same approach as English
  • Mix of stories (fiction & non-fiction) - a wide variety of topics that children can relate to
  • Develops children's love of Irish
  • Gives children a sense of achievement - finishing each story
Léigh Liom Components Overview

Strong focus on sight words

The Focail i bhfócas are listed inside each book cover. Children encounter the most common recurring words in the Irish language.

Teacher Support

  • Support for teachers with questions for before, during and after reading
  • Flexibility to use for group work or to send home
  • eBook including audio for classroom use

Parent Supports

Notes for parents on the inside cover of each book to support children reading at home. Audio online to allow parents/children to listen to the text being read aloud

You can place your order for Léigh Liom online today!

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