Description
Professional learning relating to the issues faced by learners for whom English is an additional language or dialect (EAL/D). This session provides advice to primary and secondary classroom teachers to support such students, and to make use of the linguistic and cultural knowledge and understandings that EAL/D learners bring to the classroom.
Learning academic content in a second language raises issues that are considerably different from learning academic content in a familiar language. All teachers must be aware of and address the unique needs of EAL/D learners to allow them to be successful in school and life. Clarification around the nature and time it takes to acquire a second language, use of other languages in learning and testing is essential.
This professional learning event aims to:
- provide insight into what it is like to be an EAL/D learner
- offer advice on how to best support EAL/D learners in and beyond the classroom
- familiarise teachers with the EAL/D Progress Maps in order to plan for, monitor and assess learning
AISWA is running a repeat of this session in Term 3 (20 July, 2023).
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Segments
Supporting EAL/D Learners in the Classroom (Term 1)
Date / Time
29 Mar 2023 Starts: 09:00 Finishes: 15:00Delivery Format : In Person
PL Hours : 6.50
Learning Area
- EALD
- Inclusive Education
- Literacy
School Area
- Early Childhood (PK - 2)
- Middle Primary (3-6)
- Secondary (7-10)
- Education Assistants