During the lockdown, many teachers have been using SEESAW to link up with their pupils.
This link shows how to use translation tools in SEESAW to ensure that EAL Pupils can also link in with materials posted through the site.
https://help.seesaw.me/hc/en-us/articles/218102343-How-does-translation-work-
- For: Parents, Primary, SFL
- Language: Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malayalam, Mandarin, Nepalese, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese
- Purpose: Dual Language
This is a social story to support children during the Covid-19 outbreak translated into different languages.
My Hero is You
- For: Parents, Primary, Secondary, SFL
- Language: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Multilingual, Russian, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish
- Purpose: Health & Well Being
Talking to children about Covid 19 using talking mates, video and hand washing guidance.
https://www.nhsggc.org.uk/kids/supporting-children-and-young-people-during-covid-19/
Also available in many different languages https://www.mindheart.co/descargables
Covid 19 Guidance in 44 different languages
Here is a link to translated information from the NHS from Doctors of the World.
Use this to share with parents and older pupils.
https://www.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/coronavirus-information/
- For: Parents, Primary, Secondary, SFL
- Language: Arabic, Chinese, English, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Multilingual, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Turkish
- Purpose: Health & Well Being
These useful resources from Bracknell Forest EAL and Diversity Team at Bracknell Forest Council give schools basic phrases in different languages in PDF format for use with pupils and parents. They can be used for new arrivals or for checking understanding for New to English pupils. Some teachers and pupils may simply be interested in them to celebrate different languages as well.
Click on the language to download….
Arabic Chinese Czech German Greek Hindi Hungarian Italian Japanese Lithuanian Malayalam Polish Portuguese Russian Slovak Spanish Tagalog Tamil Thai Turkish Urdu
There are also lots more resources in different languages for use in Primary and Secondary schools on their website click here to open in a new window
- For: Parents, Primary, Secondary
- Language: Arabic, Chinese, Czech, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Lithuanian, Malayalam, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Urdu
- Purpose: Class Signs, Dual Language, Information, Phrase books
Supporting Bilingual Learners of English in Highland Schools