Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 127: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when assessment packs to test students receiving English language support will be available. [6773/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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To assist primary schools to meet the needs of their pupils for whom English is a second language the Department of Education and Science has commissioned the development of an assessment kit. This kit will assist in determining the English language proficiency of these pupils.

The tests of English language proficiency in the kit were compiled by Integrate Ireland Language and Training (IILT), which is a campus company of Trinity College, Dublin, and funded by the Department of Education and Science. The tests have been designed for use at primary level.

The assessment kit will be distributed to all primary schools just after Easter.