Saved with permission. Delivered by Diane Leedham at HAMD EAL TeachMeet, July 2014

1. EAL Teach Meet
14.7.14
Inclusive planning for new to English EAL
Learners in mainstream classes
= young people who are learning your subject and
developing fluency in English
Diane Leedham : English, Literacy and EAL Consultant
@dileed
dleedham@waitrose.com or daleedham@gmail.com
Powerpoint, linked resources and additional resources available via Dropbox

2. Key principles for supporting English
language development
Repetition
Language
focus
Visuals
Interaction
Fun

3. Inclusive post it planning

4. What does the word mean? Describe:
Word:
Put the word in a
sentence:What type of
word is it? (noun,
verb, adjective):
Where do you
hear it? (subject
lesson, book, newspaper,
TV etc):
What are similar words?
(similar meaning or sound)
Picture / icon to show
word
First sound
End sounds
Break into syllables (how
many beats)
Word map
Include collocations and
idioms
Post it 1 : Pre Teach key words and concepts

5. Include collocations and idioms
Eg on cloud nine

6. eg Matching
words to
pictures
eg Analysing
a poem by
Shakespeare
eg sorting and
categorising
information with
visual support
Main lesson: Make the learning challenging by making it concrete

7. Post it 2 : use key visuals and graphic organisers
alongside
key words/phrases
•to convey information and ideas
•to support pupils to demonstrate thinking and ideas

8. Post it 3. Encourage collaboration and interaction
Sequence and sort key visuals and information cards
http://www.collaborativelearning.org

9. Irrelevant info
Information identified
which is not relevant
4
For further
research and
discussion
3
Potentially relevant points
Info which relates to the question
but isn’t crucial
2
Zone of
Relevance
This material will
be used in the
answer.
1
Information gap and zone of relevance

10. Post it 4. Provide very structured support for writing
Sentence builders
Top and Tail
Gap Fill
Substitution table
Jigsaw sequence
Vocabulary builders
Wordsearch
Top and Tail
Word cross
Picture match
Text builders
Gap Fill
Writing frame
Sentence starters
Word bank
Jigsaw sequence
Guided copying precedes independent writing. Use of L1 often useful

11. Post it 5. Support dialogue about learning with key visuals
Traffic Lights
Thumbs up/Thumbs down
Emoticons
Light bulbs and barriers
Develop a consistent language but be alert for cultural differences!

13. Brilliant resources
http://www.collaborativelearning.org
Norah McWilliam
Alice Washbourne
Michael Swan

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Diane Leedham : English, Literacy and EAL Consultant
@dileed
dleedham@waitrose.com or daleedham@gmail.com