Meeting the Needs of Children with English as an Additional Language

Enhance knowledge and understanding in how to support children with English as an Additional Language (EAL) throughout their Primary School experience.

This two day course is designed by experts, providing subject knowledge and understanding to teachers and leaders in the stages of language acquisition and how to teach children at varying stages of language development. It draws upon proven best practice, giving participants the confidence and skills to support children in the classroom through a rich literacy curriculum.

What you will learn:

Day 1:

• Consider the needs of newly arrived children in the early stages of acquiring English as an Additional Language (EAL) and how best to meet these;
• Strategies and approaches that ensure the unique identity of each EAL learner is valued, recognised nd celebratedi;
• Understand the stages of language acquisition and the implications for teaching and learning within each stage.
• The ideas, strategies and approaches for supporting children with English as an Additional Language within a rich literacy curriculum.

Day 2:

• Opportunity for self-evaluation following a review of school and classroom provision.
• Consider the needs of children as they move through the different stages of language acquisition and how best to meet these through a rich literacy curriculum.

What participants will receive?

As well as two full days training, all participants will receive an extensive resource pack to support implementation of ideas from the course in the classroom.

Participants will receive joining instructions for the course one week before the training date. If you have any queries, please email courses@clpe.org.uk.

Why choose CLPE for your literacy training?

CLPE is a respected, trusted and innovative centre of excellence, its reputation established over its fifty-year history of training teachers in best practice that is rooted in ground-breaking research. Our responsiveness to trends and patterns in education means we are able to guide you in interpreting policy with integrity.

Our face-to-face courses are all held at our Literacy Library a unique 25,000 volume resource, which enables us to place high-quality children’s literature at the heart of our ethos and practice. Each course is delivered by one of CLPE’s expert advisory teachers, who can draw on decades of experience and expertise in leadership and literacy, supporting you to effect sustainable change that is built on a solid foundation of evidence.