Dave Windass from writing charity First Story tells us all about their fabulous projects that transform the writing experience for young EAL writers. He also tells about National Writing Day, which is next week, and urges us all to get involved.
Practical ideas for using L1 in the classroom
Kamil Trzebiatowski, member of NALDIC’s executive committee and EAL Coordinator at a secondary school in Hull, describes some of the classroom approaches he uses for incorporating EAL learners’ home languages to support their learning in English across the curriculum.
Pupil Voices: a project by Milton Keynes EMA Network
Milton Keynes Ethnic Minority Achievement Network was inspired by the Pupil Voices presentation at NALDIC 25, our conference last November, to explore the voices of pupils and teachers in their region. In this post Emily Garratt, EMA Consultant in Milton …
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Creating Welcoming Learning Environments: Disseminating Arts-Based Methods in Including all Learners in their Education
Jane Andrews of the University of the West of England describes a research project that brings together teachers, the local authority, educators with a specialism in supporting EAL learners, researchers and creative artists to explore arts based methods for promoting …
Regional Interest Group Round Up
NALDIC Regional Interest Groups (RIGs) are a great way to get involved with the EAL community in your area. Run by local volunteers, they bring educators together to share and learn about practice, research and advocacy in the field of …
Finding Young EAL Learners’ Voices: Using Google Translate in class
Using children’s home languages in English medium classrooms is widely agreed to be good practice. But how can teachers with classes with lots of different home languages make this a reality for all children? Josh Martin and Mindy McCracken of …
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NALDIC 25: Feedback from last year’s national conference
One of the most important dates in the NALDIC calendar is our annual National Conference. Last year’s conference, ‘Educating multilingual learners in the 21st century: The next 25 years’ celebrated 25 years of research, practice and advocacy by NALDIC. This milestone …
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