Contribute to supporting bilingual learners
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘Find classroom resources’ on the British Council website
- ‘Innovations in English language teaching for migrants and refugees’ edited by David Mallows
- ‘Classroom teaching tips’ website on the BBC: Learning English website
- ‘Education policy in EAL in England’ on The Bell Foundation website
- ‘New arrivals excellence programme guidance’ part ot the Primary and Secondary National Strategies
- ‘EAL: Supporting new arrivals in your primary school’ from Headteacher update
- ‘Ethnic minority achievement support service (EMASS): Guidance for the literacy support of newly arrived pupils into schools’ from Milton Keynes Council
- ‘Great idea: Using learner’ first language ability’ from The Bell Foundation
- Presentation
- Click to launch this lesson’s presentation on ‘Approaches and strategies for EAL learners’.
- Click to launch this lesson’s second presentation on ‘Supporting children with EAL’.
- These handouts by The British Council will explain some of the approaches and strategies mentioned in the presentation in more detail.
- ‘Collaborative activities’
- ‘Modelling’
- ‘Reading for meaning’
- ‘Using learners’ first language (L1) abilities’
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click to read this presentation on ‘Supporting children with English as an additional language’ by Christine Booth and Shipa Chowdhury.
- 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.
- Click to read ‘Raising Achievement of English as an Additional Language Pupils in Schools: Good Practice’ by Lambeth Council.
- Click to read ‘Five ways to support EAL students in your lessons’ on the TES website.
- Think And Challenge
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