EAL; philosophy and practice
Embed tailor-made AfL for EAL pupils
Create a common language of testing in your class
Build confident language learners
Build solid foundations for new EAL pupils
Get the best-fit language development assessments for your students
Identify cultural differences and their impact on learning outcomes
Understand the cultural perceptions of:
- Standards of acheivement
- Definitions of success
- Testing rigour and pressure
Compare and contrast EAL assessment and national assessment agendas
Master baseline assessment of ‘new arrival’ EAL pupils at all key stages
Ensure all subjects (maths, science etc) are taken into account when placing pupils
Implement an on-going assessement framework for acquisition of English language
Integrate long term EAL testing with national English assessment
Fuse together the evaluation of pupil progress in all subjects and EAL
Assessment to awaken potential
Use test outcomes to move learners forward
Boost the dialogue between results and follow-up actions
Adapt teaching instruction to match students’ needs
Give effective feedback to fuel thinking
Differentiation tactics to push all abilities forward