Hello Everyone,
It feels like summer but I really know it's too early! Let's make the most of the beautiful weather we have been having. This week begins our first full week of the new term. I am looking forward to being with the children again and finding out how their English has developed.
Important Dates:
Saturday 24 April Spring BBQ & Parents/Pupils/Teachers Sports Day 10am-4.00pm
What's Happening In The EAL Classroom
Beginners Groups
We will be looking at our goals for developing our skills in the English Language. The children are now feeling more comfortable in their classrooms as their acquisition of English increases.
They can communicate with their teachers and their peers and now comes the challenging, exciting phase where their language really starts to develop.
We will be revisiting question asking in the present and past tenses and practising further the present perfect eg I have just had breakfast. This tense can be a tricky one; which needs lifelong practice!
Each year group will be focusing on oral work, reading, comprehension and written work. Whereever possible we have chosen text material to fit in with the unit of Inquiry.
Intermediate Groups
We will also be focusing on personal goals for the improvement of our ability in English.
The children in the Intermediate groups can often communicate quite well but need additional support in extending vocabulary and applying grammar rules. Reading aloud sometimes needs practice and they may well need help in understanding what they have read.
The children in this group will be looking at texts connected to their units, building up vocabulary and learning strategies to work out inferred answers.
So let's all look forward to a succesful week with a lot of language learning happening. We hope that the children will enjoy coming to the EAL room and that it will be a place where they can reassure themselves of any doubts or anxiety they may have.
It feels like summer but I really know it's too early! Let's make the most of the beautiful weather we have been having. This week begins our first full week of the new term. I am looking forward to being with the children again and finding out how their English has developed.
Important Dates:
Saturday 24 April Spring BBQ & Parents/Pupils/Teachers Sports Day 10am-4.00pm
What's Happening In The EAL Classroom
Beginners Groups
We will be looking at our goals for developing our skills in the English Language. The children are now feeling more comfortable in their classrooms as their acquisition of English increases.
They can communicate with their teachers and their peers and now comes the challenging, exciting phase where their language really starts to develop.
We will be revisiting question asking in the present and past tenses and practising further the present perfect eg I have just had breakfast. This tense can be a tricky one; which needs lifelong practice!
Each year group will be focusing on oral work, reading, comprehension and written work. Whereever possible we have chosen text material to fit in with the unit of Inquiry.
Intermediate Groups
We will also be focusing on personal goals for the improvement of our ability in English.
The children in the Intermediate groups can often communicate quite well but need additional support in extending vocabulary and applying grammar rules. Reading aloud sometimes needs practice and they may well need help in understanding what they have read.
The children in this group will be looking at texts connected to their units, building up vocabulary and learning strategies to work out inferred answers.There will also be occasions when we provide in-class support for the child, and teachers are aware that we are available to do this if it is considered to be beneficial.
So let's all look forward to a succesful week with a lot of language learning happening. We hope that the children will enjoy coming to the EAL room and that it will be a place where they can reassure themselves of any doubts or anxiety they may have.
