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Understand how to support bilingual learners to access the curriculum

This video from John Perry Primary School looks at the use of visuals (pictures/photos) and organisers/tables to help learners make sense of new information and organise their thinking. Watch the video and make notes. Is there anything in the video you can use in your learning environment.

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Click to read this presentation on ‘Supporting children with English as an additional language’ by Christine Booth and Shipa Chowdhury.
This article called ‘Tips for teaching English to Arabic speakers’ has been produced by Erica Dirou for the British Council.
'Writing in English as an additional language at Key Stage 2’ gives the findings of research by Professor Lynne Cameron and Dr Sharon Besser at the University of Leeds.
The EAL Journal has an article ‘Practical ideas for using L1 in the classroom’ that looks at incorporating use of the first language in the curriculum.
Click to read ‘Raising awareness of diversity in the language classroom’ by Ann Margaret Smith in the Teaching English website.
'Language acquisition: An overview’ is an article on the ¡Colorín Colorado! Website.
Click to read this recent research from the University of Birmingham called ‘Study proposes practical solution to challenges faced by bilingual children’.
The website called ‘Bilingualism’ supports those dealing with the challenges of bilingual learners needing speech and language therapy.
Click to read through 'The EAL Toolkit: English as an additional language' produced by Naldic.

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