12 June 2018
By Claire Anderson
Top 10 Tips - Supporting the English as an additional language pupil in the classroom
10 effective strategies
- Positive attitude of the teacher towards bilingualism and diversity, and the teaching assistant is effectively employed
- Lots of visuals in the classroom, key words and working walls. Lots of scaffolding and word banks
- Clear structure of the lesson with challenging targets for the pupil
- The English as an additional language pupil is sitting in the appropriate place for that part of the lesson
- Clear objectives and pupils understand the task set. Teacher is engaging with pupil
- The pupil is engaged, able to access the curriculum and the pupil is happy, feeling secure and enjoying their learning
- The pupil has good role models
- Lots of talking and collaborative activities
- Bilingual words displayed, language mats and possibly writing in First Language
- The pupil has been challenged and their learning has been moved on
