Support EAL/D learners with proven strategies for language development, curriculum access and classroom inclusion—through real examples, expert insight and evidence-based practice.
By Helen Harper and Susan Feez
Educational Publishing Awards Australia 2021 HIGHLY COMMENDED for the Primary: Reference Resource category
Nearly half (45%) of all young people in Australia aged 12 to 24 are first- or second-generation migrants. Providing our EAL/D students with the teaching they need to succeed at school is critical to the quality of their integration into community, and for access to opportunities to achieve future goals.
In this book, after exploring who are EAL/D learners, scaffolding and the assessment of EAL/D learners, readers are invited into seven classrooms. In each of these classrooms, teachers share illustrations of practice designed to enable EAL/D learners to engage with curriculum. Every chapter is build on a foundation of successful EAL/D teaching and learning practices:
addressing the potential impact of EAL/D on student wellbeing
developing student language with an initial focus on listening
using first languages/dialects and cultural knowledge as resources
explicit teaching of everyday, social language use, as well as academic language
building vocabulary
representing curriculum content in multiple ways, including concrete and visual representations
providing scaffolded support so students can engage meaningfully with age-appropriate, engaging and challenging curriculum content
With contributions by Jenny Hammond, Gill Pennington, Jon Callow and Helen Cozmescu, among notable others from the field of language education, mentors provide academic context to support transfer to other settings, and an introduction by Susan Feez and Helen Harper offers a thorough overview of EAL/D teaching and learning practice.
Why purchase this book?
- The most comprehensive book available on working with EAL/D students in Australian classrooms in regards to primary English and literacy.
- Each chapter comprises a pedagogical overview and introduction from a leading Australian literacy and/or EAL/D expert, followed by a case study exemplar from primary classrooms around the country.
- Covers all aspects of English and literacy teaching and learning, including oral language, assessment, reading, writing, scaffolding, cross-curriculum, multimodal texts and more.
Preview the book:
Intended audience
EAL/D coordinators and leaders
Early career educators
Teacher librarians
Classroom teachers
Literacy Leaders
Instructional, Curriculum and Pedagogy Leaders
School Leaders
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