These strategies have been developed to support pupils to use strategies in their classes to help them to develop and acquire English. They can be downloaded individually or as a zip folder. They were originally developed and sent out to pupils over the year so that they had a weekly strategy to try out.
An easy use resource which is full of apps/ extensions/websites to support EAL learners to develop their English skills and to access the curriculum. This is a ‘live’ document which will be updated regularly so we would recommend that you store it in Google Drive.
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
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
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
ask pupil to transfer information from a text into a key visual by using graphic organisers such as tables, classifying information, sequencing of key points