New Arrivals Toolkit - Primary
Most of the documents listed below are included in a folder of guidance materials which was distributed to all primary schools in Wokingham in October 2012, with an updated version issued in October 2013. Additional and updated materials are also available here.
Introduction and General Advice
- Introduction
- The Wokingham context
- Key messages
- Who is a pupil with English as an additional language
- Factors to consider in second language acquisition
- The early stages of learning English
- Provision for new arrivals
- Provision for new arrivals - additional information
- Cultural differences
- Involving parents
Teaching Strategies
- How to support language acquisition
- General strategies to support new arrivals with EAL
- Teaching strategies for beginner learners of EAL
- Quick ideas
- EAL support strategies for KS1
- EAL support strategies for KS2
- Classroom activities for EAL beginners
- Strategies for teaching key words
- Examples of graphic organisers
- Barrier games
- Classroom observation checklist
Early Years
- Children learning EAL - Guidance for early years
- Why it is important to maintain and develop the first language
- Questions for early years practitioners to ask at parent meeting
- Involving parents - early years
- Assessing pupils with EAL in early years - Observation prompts
- EAL support strategies for foundation stage
- EAL websites and publications-Foundation stage
Assessment
Assessment materials are available here.
Forms
- Initial pupil profile
- Questions to ask at initial parent meeting
- DfE Proficiency in English scale
- EAL assessment recording form
- In class assessment of newly arrived pupils with EAL
Appendix
- Example admission form
- Languages listed by country
- Language identification chart
- Ethnicity codes
- LA support for new arrivals with EAL
- EAL Websites and publications
- Local community organisations
Additional Materials
Small group/ 1-1 sessions
Racing to English:
It is recommended that schools use the ‘Racing to English’ materials for supporting new arrivals. This CD, including over 300 language activities, costs £45 + £5 P and P. More details here: www.racingtoenglish.com
Below is a PPT presentation introducing the resource.
As well as using Racing to English in 1-1 or small group sessions, the photosets on the CD could also be used by a child in the classroom. The document below provides guidance on this.
Planning small group/ 1-1 sessions:
- Planning document
- Example of completed planning document
- Basic vocabulary
- Basic sentence structures
- Irregular verbs
Resources:
Visual resources for basic communication
More resources lists
Dual language picture dictionaries for FS-KS2 are available from Mantra Lingua. Some children in KS2 are likely to benefit from a more advanced bilingual dictionary. Bay Foreign Language books are a good stockist of bilingual dictionaries for KS2-4 pupils: https://www.baylanguagebooks.co.uk/
Materials in other languages
Assessment
Several organisations have developed assessment criteria that align with the DfE's Proficiency in English scale, and provide more detail to support assessment and target setting. The Hounslow Language Service criteria are recommended: www.ealhls.org.uk
Miscellaneous
Information About Languages
- Arabic
- Bengali and Sylheti
- Cantonese and Mandarin
- Japanese
- Kurdish Sorani
- Nepali
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Tamil
- Thai
- Turkish
- Urdu and Hindi
For further information on support for new arrivals with EAL, please see the English as an additional language home page.