Caroline Scott

Overview

Teaching English as an Additional Language 5 - 11: A whole school resource file has been developed to support every 5 - 11 year old child that is new to the English language, who is beginning their education in an English-speaking mainstream curriculum. It provides teachers with the tools required to support young learners' survival language needs and helps them to achieve a smooth, easy transition into their new learning environment.

Packed full of advice, guidance, resources and support for teachers of English-language beginners in a mainstream English-speaking school, it also includes:

• 68 flexible sessions in which children will learn survival language
  
• A DVD to support each session, which contains visuals of commonly-used vocabulary
• Audio examples of English-language word pronunciation and sentence structures
• Fully downloadable worksheets and lesson plans

The text offers expert guidance on:

• Strategies to help EAL new arrivals embrace their new cultural experience
• How to assess new arrivals' English-language skills 
• Teaching EAL pupils to use a second language
• Delivering survival language intervention sessions
• Developing effective language-learning strategies
• Resources that you use to support EAL new arrivals
• Evaluating EAL provision for new arrivals and setting targets for whole-school improvement
  

Guidance for Use

This flexible and user-friendly whole-school resource can be used with the English National Curriculum, International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme, the International Primary Curriculum, and other English speaking curricula. It will be a must-have for all schools looking to support newly arrived children with speaking English as an additional language.

For use with children aged 5 - 11 (EY, KS1 & KS2)

ISBN 9780415586566

Pack (multi-format), 502 pages