Highland Literacy have posted resources page links for Google Read and Write.
This is a great Google extension for EAL learners (and pupils with literacy difficulties) with many tools to support pupils learning, all in one place: a reader, a translator, a PDF reader/annotator, predictive text and many more.
Follow the link below to discover what they all do.
A number of training opportunities have become available for teachers during the current Covid 19 situation. Please follow the link below.
SCILT Training Opportunities
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.
Supporting Bilingual Learners of English in Highland Schools