This document gives you some simple strategies and guidance to support New to English pupils in the primary school. It also has a couple of links to useful websites.

Information, Links, Resources, Strategies

New to English Nursery

This document gives you some simple strategies and guidance to support New to English pupils in the nursery. It also has a couple of links to useful websites.

EAL New to English Nursery

For: Nursery - P1, SFL
Purpose: Best Practice

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MESH Guide

meshguides.org

This guide provides lots of links to suggested strategies, activities, research and other materials for teaching EAL pupils. Where you see a blue triangle click to get more information. Lots of good material here which could provide a backbone for understanding the teaching of EAL pupils.

Click on logo for more…. or

http://www.meshguides.org/guides/node/112?n=133

For: Primary, Secondary, SFL
Purpose: Best Practice, Dual Language

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Understanding and Supporting Multilingual Language and Literacy

Good link to a CPD session hosted by LALCO (Language and Literacy Research Group) looking at:-

Teachers’ beliefs about meeting the literacy needs of pupils learning English as an additional language
Bilingualism and (bi)literacy: myths, facts and challenges
Early reading in languages other than English: similarities, differences and transfer
Multi-contextual vocabulary instruction for children learning English as an additional language

You can also sign up to the network to access future resources and research findings.

For: Primary, Secondary, SFL
Purpose: Best Practice, Information

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Strategies for Supporting Writing at Stage 4

provide visual stimuli for pupils to write from g. photos, video, artefacts eg Literacy Shed
talk about the structure of English within the contexts of the text eg parts of speech, differences between spoken land written language
provide opportunities to rehearse before writing
encourage paired work, possibly with writing partners, to brainstorm ideas before writing and discuss the context and then peer evaluation afterwards
Use activities such as Dictogloss to practice note taking and use to develop writing
DARTS activities including;–
- clearly organise information on the board using graphic organisers and provide simple grids or tables for pupils to complete
- use gap fill exercises or cloze procedure to develop awareness of synonyms
model writing for the pupil and providing good examples
use writing frames to scaffold first attempts and to encourage paragraphs and structure
encourage students to learn from their mistakes and use Correction Code
encourage pupils to punctuate to clarify meaning while writing
ask pupil to read back the writing to check for flow and continuity
pre teach new words and broaden the vocabulary around the theme through providing interactive
develop awareness of word families (eg photograph, photography etc) and semantic awareness (eg volume in music and science)
encourage the ongoing use of dual language/English to English dictionary as appropriate
develop understanding of metaphor and idiomatic sayings

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For: ESOL, Primary, Secondary, SFL
Purpose: Best Practice, Literacy Support

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Strategies for Supporting Writing at Stage 3

provide visual stimuli for pupils to write from g. photos, video, artefacts eg Literacy Shed
talk about the structure of English and possible similarities and differences with other languages eg. different word order, articles etc. (Omniglot details some common challenges speakers of other languages have)
provide opportunities to rehearse before writing
encourage paired work and peer evaluation
Use activities such as Dictogloss to practice note taking and use to develop writing
play games / provide activities to help understanding and use of prepositions, match nouns and pronouns, teach articles
DARTS activities including;–
- provide support for pupils to match simple sentence starters to sentence endings, then ask pupil to copy complete sentences
- ask pupil to sort/sequence simple jumbled sentences
- clearly organise information on the board using graphic organisers and provide simple grids or tables for pupils to complete
- use gap fill exercises or cloze procedure
model writing for the pupil and providing good examples
use writing frames to scaffold questions leading to how / why question
introduce different connectives/conjunctions Connectives and starters word list – basic or Connectives and starters word list – advanced eg because, so, then, but, however etc
encourage students to learn from their mistakes and use Correction Code
encourage pupils to punctuate while writing
ask pupil to read back the sentences to see if they ’sound right’, use Clicker 6 to do this
pre teach new words through providing interactive display g. of new or key words
encourage the ongoing use of dual language/English to English dictionary as appropriate

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For: Primary, Secondary, SFL
Purpose: Best Practice, Literacy Support

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Strategies for Supporting Writing at Stage 2

encourage peer modelling in small groups
scribe for individuals or use speech to text software (available on Google Docs)
devise paired and collaborative writing tasks
use storyboards and story mapping
Pre Teach new vocabulary
talk about writing beforehand, as it is done and reviewing
link the writing activity to the preceding talk or reading
Use differentiated tasks such as :
- ask pupil to label pictures / diagrams with initial letter cues and use word lists / banks (with illustrations / translations)
- ask pupil to write short phrases of two or more words
DARTS activities including;–
- provide support for pupils to match simple sentence starters to sentence endings, then ask pupil to copy complete sentences
- ask pupil to sort/sequence simple jumbled sentences
- clearly organise information on the board using graphic organisers
- build semantic web/topic web of related vocabulary
- use gap fill exercises or cloze procedure
use writing frames from across the curriculum – primary and secondary
make literacy activities and games to teach phonics
encourage pupil to write in first language (as appropriate)
provide example paragraphs and ask pupils to substitute new set of information
build in writing activities to consolidate new language eg writing crossword clues on key topic vocabulary
encourage the ongoing use of picture/dual language English dictionary as appropriate

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For: Primary, Secondary, SFL
Purpose: Best Practice, Literacy Support

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Strategies for Supporting Writing at Stage 1

use individual whiteboards and pens
model the writing for the pupil and provide modelling and deconstructing tasks
show/provide examples of different types of writing
provide key word/common word lists linked to writing tasks
devise collaborative writing tasks with opportunities to ‘have a go’
ask pupil to copy short text that has been explained and discussed
provide opportunities for talk as rehearsal and the use of talking partners prior to starting writing tasks
DARTS activities including;–
- provide support for pupils to match simple sentence starters to sentence endings, then ask pupil to copy complete sentences
- ask pupil to sort/sequence simple jumbled sentences
- clearly organise information on the board using graphic organisers
- use gap fill exercises
provide sentence starters
play simple writing / alphabet card games and puzzles
ask pupils to copy words matched to pictures / diagrams
ICT such as speech to text, Clicker 6 etc
encourage pupil to write in first language (as appropriate)
prepare differentiated tasks for the pupil to complete while the others work independently
encourage the use of picture/dual language dictionary as appropriate to age and skills

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For: Art, Biology, CDT, Chemistry, Drama, English, ESOL, Geography, History, I.T., Maths, Modern Studies, Music, Nursery - P1, P.E., P2 - 4, P5 - 7, Parents, Physics, Primary, Science, Secondary, SFL
Purpose: Best Practice, Literacy Support

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Strategies for Supporting Reading at Stage 4

pick out key words or events; unknown words (eg. underlining, highlighting)
explain cultural references/nuances/homonyms including ambiguous phrases and hidden meanings
provide dictionary / thesaurus work
reinforce subject specific language and use vocabulary building strategies: word banks at appropriate level, crosswords, word searches, matching vocabulary with definitions etc
identify and highlight specific language structures associated with particular types of text/genres to support pupils’ understanding and control of style/tone/genre etc
practise hot seating characters
use strategies such as SOLO taxonomy to develop higher order thinking and collaborative learning
scaffold questions leading to how / why question
ask specific skimming questions
ask specific scanning questions
use colour coding/numbering etc to identify different types of information in text
discuss figures of speech, simile, metaphor, personification
discuss symbolism/allegory
use running dictation
ask pupils to match headlines to pictures / titles to texts e.g. in text books, newspapers
ask pupils to identify topic sentences of paragraphs
use Reciprocal Reading techniques (predicting, clarifying, questioning and summarising) to engage pupils with text giving each a role/responsibility within a group reading task
encourage pupils to look for bias and recognise different perspectives of a common event
make cross-curricular references, links and glossaries (mono and bilingual)
DARTS activities including:-
- use collaborative reading activities eg information gap, jigsaw reading etc.
- ask pupil to transfer or remodel information from a text into a key visual by using graphic organisers such as tables, classifying information, sequencing of key points
- gap fill activities and cloze procedures
- encourage prediction about text content using visual and contextual cues

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For: Art, Biology, CDT, Chemistry, Drama, English, ESOL, Geography, History, I.T., Maths, Modern Studies, Music, Nursery - P1, P.E., P2 - 4, P5 - 7, Parents, Physics, Primary, Science, Secondary, SFL
Purpose: Best Practice, Literacy Support

EAL HIGHLAND

Resources: Best Practice

SATEAL Conference March 21st 2020 ‘EAL Beyond the Classroom’

New to English Primary

New to English Nursery

MESH Guide

Understanding and Supporting Multilingual Language and Literacy

Strategies for Supporting Writing at Stage 4

Strategies for Supporting Writing at Stage 3

Strategies for Supporting Writing at Stage 2

Strategies for Supporting Writing at Stage 1

Strategies for Supporting Reading at Stage 4

Supporting Bilingual Learners of English in Highland Schools