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EAL Provision in Holy Trinity

English. Irish. Polish. EAL Provision in Holy Trinity. Latvian. Working to a new future of inclusion and diversity. Portuguese . Slovakian. Lithuanian. Romanian. Where we are …. At present we have 68 EAL children in our school, they are spread throughout the school, from Year 1-7

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EAL Provision in Holy Trinity

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  1. English Irish Polish EAL Provision in Holy Trinity Latvian Working to a new future of inclusion and diversity Portuguese Slovakian Lithuanian Romanian

  2. Where we are…. • At present we have 68 EAL children in our school, they are spread throughout the school, from Year 1-7 • The children come from Portugal, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, East Timor, Slovakia and Romania. • The children who are here are well settled and happy in Holy Trinity .

  3. What has been achieved so far… • The children who are here are well settled and happy in Holy Trinity. • We have put in place an Induction Procedure for New Arrivals, which will formalise admission of New Pupils. • A Welcome Booklet has been produced for all new children joining our school community. • A bank of resources is currently available on the schools public site on C2k computers . This is updated on a continual basis. • A handbook of practical resources/ activities has been produced for class use including a list of suitable websites.

  4. What the teachers said they need…. • A formalisedTimetable for Support teaching • Intensive language classes for newly arrived EAL children. • Pre teaching of relevant vocabulary prior to topics being covered in class. • A bank of resources for EAL children based on the topics being taught in class. • More regular contact with the EAL Support Team. • Guidance as to how to support the child in a whole class setting.

  5. Support networks in school… • A revised timetable for support teaching was drawn up and has been implemented from Monday 23rd October • Infant redeployment began from the week beginning Monday 6th November. • Teacher release one afternoon a week for planning and resources. • In class support at least two afternoons a week.

  6. Our action plan for the school year 06-07… • Continue to customise planners to include provision for EAL children in all year groups. • Continuing to build upon the bank of relevant resources • Sharing of resources between year bands. • Inclusion of representatives from all year groups on EAL Team. • Monitoring of provision for EAL children in school. • Tracking progress of EAL children from point of entry to now. • Home School Journals to be used as a mode of communication between home and school for all EAL children primary 1-7.

  7. Events this year…. • European Week… a celebration of cultural diversity through music, song, food and dance. • Inclusion in Comenius project…links with Europe. • Production of Welcome to Cookstown DVD in conjunction with local services and businesses.

  8. EAL in the Early Years • Over 25% of our Ethnic Minority children are in the Early Years. • They do not receive withdrawal support. • Children are well settled into class • EAL children are reading, writing and achieving in all areas of the curriculum.

  9. Activity Based Learning • Children in the Early years do a lot of practical learning. • We use learning centres in Literacy and Numeracy. • Children’s learning is guided by task boards

  10. The learning environment • In the Early Years we use visual timetables. • All resources are clearly labelled with pictures and words. • Literacy and Numeracy hour is guided by task boards. • Learning objectives are made clear to all children and displayed on W.A.L.T. boards Shared Reading Circle Time

  11. Settling in…. • We have found that the children are very adept at communicating with each other without language. • We allow the children their silent time. • Every child who comes into the school has a buddy assigned to them. • We allow the children to learn at their own rate. • Don’t expect me to write if I can’t read and don’t expect me to read if I can’t speak.

  12. Teaching Reading • We spend a lot of time developing language. • We ensure that our classrooms are a text rich environment. • Learning Areas and Resources are clearly labelled. • Children are exposed to books from day one in the early years. • We read everyday, be it shared or guided • Before they are ready for text based reading they have language development picture books. • Children are given a reading level using the P.M. Benchmarking kit and all our reading books are banded accordingly. • We use a variety of reading schemes, Oxford Reading Tree, Literacy Links and Storyteller.

  13. Using ICT to enhance learning and teaching • All children respond well to the medium of I.C.T. • It provides a non threatening learning environment. • All classes have internet connections, with a wealth of teaching resources at our disposal. • By September every class will have an interactive white board.

  14. Some useful websites • www.kizclub.com • www.starfall.com • www.schoolslinks.co.uk • www.sparklebox.co.uk • www.tes.co.uk/resources • www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk • www.eslkidstuff.com

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