English as an Additional Language
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Training Resources
- Childrens Language Development
- British Council EAL Nexus - ITT & EAL in Wales Report
- Classroom Support Strategies: Working with EAL Learners in Primary Settings
- Coles 2015 EAL Assessment in EYS
- Cummins (2008) Article
- Cunningham (2017) Final PhD Thesis
- Discourse Analysis: Silent Period - Young Bilinguals in EYS
- EAL Journal (2016)
- EAL Journal Article (2015) Leung
- EAL Interventions (2016) Victoria Murphy
- EAL PhD Sharples (2016) RJE Education
- EAL Assessment Framework Research and Development
- EMTAS New Arrivals: Shiny Primary
- EMTAS Research Project WOTH in Basingstoke Deane
- Hester and EAL Strategy Tasks from National Strategies
- How Mulitlingual Children Learn Language
- Hutchinson et al. (2003) Journal of Research in Reading
- Key EAL Research (Grid Matrix)
- NALDIC EAL Guidance
- Research on Bilingual Development
- Science to Increase Achievement for English Language Learners
- Start with Us! Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in the Pre-school Classroom
- Using Gibbons Framework
- Staff CPD Training Session
- Faculty Training Slides
- CCF Reference Document
- EAL Checklist, Cross-Programme
- EAL in Science
- EAL Pedagogy Subject Session Support
- EAL Strategies for Subject and Module Leaders
- EAL Translanguaging
- EAL Updates
- EAL Update 3
- EAL Assessment Framework - Primary Descriptors
- EAL Assessment Framework - User Guide
- EAL Assessment Tracker - Primary
- Early Years Foundation Stage and KS1 EAL Inclusion Notes
- Key EAL Research Grid
- Planning Frameworks Which Take Account of Pupils Learning EAL
- Planning Sequences of Learning for EAL Learners
- Science Posters for EAL
- Supporting EAL Learners - Year 2 Science
- Supporting EAL New Arrivals in Class
- Teaching Science from NALDIC
- Thinking about embedding some simple EAL pedagogical strategies into your subject modules next term
PHASE 1: Beginning & Establishing
- PGCE Phase 1 - Primary Lecture
- PGCE Phase 1 - Asynchronous EAL Strategies
- Year 1 Phase 1 - EAL Lecture
PHASE 2: Developing & Becoming
PHASE 3: Consolidating, Refining & Being
Documents and other Resources
- EAL Migrant Children Integration (2019)
- EAL NALDIC Transition Guidance
- Welcoming Refugee and Asylum Seeking Learners
- Interventions to support a range of pupils including those who speak English as an additional language or have special educational needs or disabilities: https://www.sec-ed.co.uk/best-practice/teaching-interventions-pre-and-over-learning/
- The Education and Endowment Foundation’s report on 5 recommendations on special education needs in mainstream schools: https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/tools/guidance-reports/special-educational-needs-disabilities/
- Wittwer, J., & Renkl, A. (2010) How Effective are Instructional Explanations in Example-Based Learning? A Meta-Analytic Review. Educational Psychology Review, 22(4), 393–409: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-010-9136-5
- Sweller, J., van Merrienboer, J. J. G., & Paas, F. G. W. C. (1998) Cognitive Architecture and Instructional Design. Educational Psychology Review, 10(3), 251–296: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022193728205
- Tsiplakides, I. & Keramida, A. (2010) The relationship between teacher expectations and student achievement in the teaching of English as a foreign language. English Language Teaching, 3(2), P22. Retrieved from: http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1081569.pdf
- Sisk, V. F., Burgoyne, A. P., Sun, J., Butler, J. L., & Macnamara, B. N. (2018) To What Extent and Under Which Circumstances Are Growth Mind-Sets Important to Academic Achievement? Two Meta-Analyses. Psychological Science, 29(4), 549–571: https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797617739704
- Tereshchenko, A., Francis, B., Archer, L., Hodgen, J., Mazenod, A., Taylor, B., Travers, M. C. (2018) Learners’ attitudes to mixed-attainment grouping: examining the views of students of high, middle and low attainment. Research Papers in Education, 1522, 1–20: https://doi.org/10.1080/02671522.2018.1452962
- Kriegbaum, K., Becker, N., & Spinath, B. (2018) The Relative Importance of Intelligence and Motivation as Predictors of School Achievement: A meta-analysis. Educational Research Review: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2018.10.001
- Speckesser, S., Runge, J., Foliano, F., Bursnall, M., Hudson-Sharp, N., Rolfe, H. & Anders, J. (2018) Embedding Formative Assessment: Evaluation Report. [Online] Accessible from: https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/public/files/EFA_evaluation_report.pdf
- Education Endowment Foundation (2015) Making Best Use of Teaching Assistants Guidance Report. [Online] Accessible from: https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/tools/guidance-reports/
Webinars
Developing the Language Skills of Advanced English Language Learners (Primary)
The EAL Co-ordinator: Leading on EAL in Schools (Primary & Secondary) - Part 1
- Webinar: Leading on EAL in Primary Schools; 12th Dec, 2022 - External YouTube Link
- Webinar: Leading on EAL in Secondary Schools; 12th Dec, 2022 - External Youtube Link
The EAL Co-ordinator: Leading on EAL in Schools (Primary & Secondary) - Part 2
- Webinar: Leading on EAL in Primary Schools; 9th Feb, 2022 - External YouTube Link
- Webinar: Leading on EAL in Secondary Schools; 3rd Feb, 2023 - External Youtube Link
Lectures
- PR0024 - English As An Additional Language
- PR0027 - Inclusive Classroom Part 2
Websites
- Learning Village: Online & offline resources for your New-to-English learners
- Across Cultures: EAL Blended Learning and Resources
- NALDIC: Provides a host of information and resources which are specifically relevant to EAL.
- Collaborative Learning: A teacher network promoting inclusive education. The website offers many downloadable resources and teaching activities which are EAL pupil friendly to promote talk in the classroom.
- Schools Online: International website which assists schools in forming creative partnerships worldwide. The website is supported by The British Council and the DfES.
- Languages without limits: Links to a plethora of sources of support for teachers and parents of children who speak EAL.
- Reading Recovery: Provides an outline of the Reading Recovery intervention including the aims of the programme; how to register for various Reading Recovery training and teaching positions; advice for parents with a child who struggles to read; latest research and news, and further information for schools and teachers.
- Clicker5: Educational software which supports children’s sentence building, suitable for Early Years, Primary, Secondary and Post-16 pupils.
- Oxford Reading Tree Talking Stories: Aim to support individual reading development and reading skills through the use of ICT.
- Enchanted Learning: Offers downloadable activity sheets in seven languages. These are particularly good for the EAL beginner pupil.
- WordGeneration: Provides details of a programme developed in the USA to enhance the academic vocabulary of Grade 6-8 children (UK Year 7-9).
- BLEN (Bilingualism Languages/Literacies Education Network): BLEN is a non-profit, forward looking, dedicated education forum with an interest in language education and literacy in the widest sense. There are six areas of specialism: primary modern languages; English as a second/additional language; science, language and literacy; primary-secodary transfer; cognition and thinking skills; multiple literacies.
- Online dictionary assisted tool for English language learners: Your students can paste any passage into this free online application. Then they can double-click on any word and a small window will pop up with its definition.