Increase and track pupil’s reading fluency with this easy to use website: Pupils record themselves reading a passage (from a library or create your own) for you to listen to and assess. Comprehension questions for each passage are also available.
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
your own) for you to listen to and assess. Comprehension questions for each passage are also available.
