Teaching English as an Additional Language 5-11: A whole school resource file by Caroline Scott

English as an Additional Language 5–11 is designed to support every 5–11 year old child new to the English language who is beginning their education in an English speaking mainstream curriculum. It provides teachers with the tools needed to support young learners’ survival language needs and help them achieve a smooth transition into their new learning environment.

Packed full of advice, guidance, resources and support for teachers managing beginners to the English language in schools where english is the language of instruction. It also includes:

68 flexible sessions for children to learn survival language – sessions are based on assessment for learning and can be adapted easily into weekly lesson plans
a CD to support each session containing visuals of commonly used vocabulary
audio examples of English language word pronunciation and sentence structures
fully downloadable worksheets and lesson plans.

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The text offers expert guidance on:

strategies to help EAL new arrivals embrace their new cultural experience
assessing the EAL new arrivals in their English language skills
teaching EAL new arrivals to use a second language writing system
delivering survival language intervention sessions
developing effective language learning strategies
managing EAL new arrivals in the mainstream classroom
resources that you use to support EAL new arrivals
evaluating EAL provision for new arrivals and setting targets for whole-school improvement
This flexible and user-friendly resource can be used with the English National Curriculum, International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP), the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) and other English-speaking curricula. It will be a must-have for all schools looking to support newly arrived children with speaking English as an additional language.