Harris Academy Morden Strategies to support EAL students Agnes Wolanin EAL Manager

Explain, model language Instant Support Strategies Draw pictures Listen attentively Use a bilingual or picture dictionary Use visual aids Use the internet Simplify text and focus on key words Highlight key words/phrases Label diagrams Pre-teach key words Provide opportunities to practise key words in different contexts. Develop bi-lingual key vocabulary lists

Classroom Strategies Make eye contact Give time to plan and to talk Cue them in Check understanding Help them sequence GEORGE

Examples of classroom tasks that engage and support EAL students’ progress

Envelope race Prepare a list of tasks, cut them into strips and put each strip into a separate envelope. Prepare 1 set of envelopes for each group (the groups can have different tasks to complete – good for differentiation). Students start on the first task. Once completed they need to race to you to get another envelope with another task. They continue until they’ve completed all the tasks. First team to complete all the tasks wins. Kinaesthetic learners differentiation teamwork motivation

Thesaurus Race Students race each other to find 3 synonyms for the selected words/key words Developing vocabulary motivation

Pass the bomb! Students answer the question posed by the teacher as quickly as possible. The person who is answering holds the ticking bomb. Once they’ve given their response they need to pass the bomb to the next person. e.g. - an adjective to describe a picture - a synonym for ‘say’ - the title of the book in which a character is … an orphan, rebellious…. competition engagement

Market Squares Students work in groups to become ‘experts’ in a given topic. One person from each table stays in their place to ‘trade’ their knowledge to members of the other groups. Boosting confidence Kinaesthetic learners Repetition aids internalisation

Colour domination The tasks/questions/quotes are written on the separate pieces of paper placed around the room. Each student is given a different coloured pen. They walk around the room and record their answers on the sheets in a given time. The person whose colour dominates the page wins. Modelling language independence Works well with creative tasks e.g. descriptive writing

Graphic organisers opportunities to explore vocabulary practice in explaining concepts visual organisers structure thinking you can reinforce the organisers with games Sorting cards onto a visual organisers Why it works:

Mind mapping Visual Encourage systematisation of knowledge Help in building associations Useful revision tool Fill the gap mind map Mind mapping software Learning styles

Glogsters Glogster is a tool that allows users to create virtual posters combining text, audio, video, images, and hyperlinks and to share them with others electronically.

Glogsters Teach students to create a glog using a think-aloud approach; model the importance of selecting appropriate features, organizing the elements with the reader in mind, and developing ideas using multiple modes. Model for students how to use images and graphics to guide the reader. Science Math Social studies