March 15, 2012 The Loft

What How

is EAL?

does EAL work at YIS? can parents do to help their child?

What

English as an Additional Language Support students Develop English proficiency Access the curriculum

home

4 Language Skills: Listening Speaking Reading Writing

First language Home language Mother tongue Native language

language

additional

language Second

language or another language different from the home language

WRITING: Producing text READING: Recognizing symbols have meaning SPEAKING: Producing words, simple to complex sentences LISTENING: Recognition of sounds, words,sentencesunderstanding

student will be at different stages with gaps in certain skills.

LISTENING Understands some words or sentences But confuses sounds different from home language

SPEAKING: simple sentences Cannot produce sounds different from home language READING: Remembers some details Cannot understand some words

WRITING: likes to produce simple text but has gaps in knowing language rules

 Age

(learners stage of development) motivation level of literacy in home language

language background of child
parents

literacy background feelings towards English learning style

-playground language -everyday language -face-to-face interpersonal communication

COGNITIVE= Thinking at higher levels in English

ACADEMIC= more technical and abstract subjects in English

 ELC

gr 2:

Immersion in mainstream classes

Gr. 3-5:

Co-teaching once a week on language focus Pullout 4 lessons a week

Referral process Language targets

 Focus

on understanding NOT memorization class blogs and be informed about the units of inquiry concepts in your home language

CHECK

Explain

 MORE

is NOT BETTER

Outside school activities Exercise sheets

Read TOGETHER

in your home language and discuss by asking questions LOTS of reading materials in your home language and check out books from the library

Provide

 BUILD

new knowledge not just repeat

facts
Talk

to your child to process their ideas and extend conversation (recast, extend, label)

 Understand

the writing process

Planning Drafting Conferring Refining: revise, edit, proofread Publish

BIG

IDEAS first before SMALL PARTS Delay editing to avoid writers block

 Should

parents stop speaking the home language and only speak in English? children write sentences again and again in order to master the content?

Should

Can

you recommend book titles for my child to read? it okay if my child learns many languages at the same time?

Is

We

moved to different countries every year and my childs education was in new languages each year. Is this okay?