What is EAL?
The government definition of a bilingual learner is that it refers to 'all pupils who use or have access to more than one language at home or at school – it does not necessarily imply full fluency in both or all languages' (DfES 2003). This may include children who have newly arrived to the country to those who are more advanced in their acquisition of English.
At Great Linford Primary school we embrace and welcome children from all cultures and nationalities and will endeavour to support and enhance their learning during their time with us .
How we support EAL children at Great Linford primary school.
To support EAL children successfully we ensure that:
To support the families of EAL children we ensure that:
The government definition of a bilingual learner is that it refers to 'all pupils who use or have access to more than one language at home or at school – it does not necessarily imply full fluency in both or all languages' (DfES 2003). This may include children who have newly arrived to the country to those who are more advanced in their acquisition of English.
At Great Linford Primary school we embrace and welcome children from all cultures and nationalities and will endeavour to support and enhance their learning during their time with us .
How we support EAL children at Great Linford primary school.
To support EAL children successfully we ensure that:
- Newly arrived EAL children are assessed in their skills in language, maths and reading
- Children who need support accessing the National curriculum work 1:1 or in a small group with a dedicated EAL specialist Teaching assistant
- Lessons are engaging and structured to enable EAL children to progress at their own pace through differentiated activities
- A visual time table is displayed in every class room
- There is an emphasis on talk, oral engagement and practice activities in lessons -Key Stage 1 use Pie Corbett’s Talk for Writing to deliver English lessons
- Models, visual images and apparatus are key in all lessons
- Planning is modified daily to take into account the progress of the pupils to ensure misconceptions are addressed and each child makes progress and have understanding
- Pre- teaching is in place to teach new project vocabulary to EAL students
- Small group work ensures EAL children make progress
- A dedicated EAL specialist teaching assistant will communicate in the home language of the child and provide emotional support where required
To support the families of EAL children we ensure that:
- A welcome pack is sent to newly arrived EAL families-some translated into different languages
- EAL specialist attends parent’s evenings to act as a translator or to offer support
- Where possible, important information is translated into different languages
- EAL specialist invites parents in to speak with her or she will visit them at home- she offers day to day support to families who are feeling isolated
- Special celebrations are recognised and events organised where families are invited to participate
