Tag Archives: new to english

Key vocabulary can be provided by subject teachers (if new to english) or by the students themselves when they start a new topic.
The table can be adaped for any language, but here are a few templates.

Blank Vocabulary Table-Chinese

Blank Vocabulary Table-A rabic

Blank Vocabulary Table -Polish

Information, Resources, Strategies

New to English Primary

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.

EAL New to English Primar y

For: Primary, SFL
Purpose: Best Practice

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

Blended Learning, Information, Links, Resources

Using technology to Support EAL Learners in Secondary Schools

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.

For: Art, Biology, CDT, Chemistry, Drama, English, ESOL, Geography, History, I.T., Maths, Modern Studies, Music, P.E., Parents, Physics, Science, Secondary, SFL
Purpose: Best Practice, Games, Information, Interactive

Downloads, Resources

Big Bear Banter

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Our Teddy Talk activities for nurseries have just grown up!

Big Bear Banter is a series of activities for pupils in P1 to P3 who are new to English. They include flashcard activities, story activities and using songs and rhymes. There are a host of different topics and links to further resources.

The BBB resources are now part of the New to English EAL Induction Pack for Primary. The pack now includes links to online resources eg. online flashcards, animated stories, YouTube videos, songs and interactive games.

N.B. This document is a live document which is currently being updated.

As always if you find additional resources or make up your own topics then please share them with us and we can add them to the pack.

Record Keeping Sheets

Here are some record sheets to keep track of sessions that are taking place for Big Bear Banter in your setting.

Big Bear banter Record of Activities

For: Nursery - P1, P2 - 4, Primary
Purpose: Best Practice, Flashcards, Literacy Support

Downloads, Information, Resources

Teddy Talk: Supporting EAL Children in Nursery

Teddy Talk is a structured language development programme for EAL pupils in ELC. It is adapted from the original CHAT (Communication , Help and Awareness Team) programme provided by… Find out more »

For: Nursery - P1
Language: English
Purpose: Games, Interactive

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