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WELCOME M a e is Bill Mi t a d I' the Head of E.A.L. a d the Yea E.A.L. tea he he e at St A d e s, G ee Valle . I' f o S d e , Aust alia, a d I' e ee li i g a d tea hi g i Thaila d fo a ea s i su h pla es as Nakho Sa a , Su i , Ba gkok, a d Khao Yai. M fa il a d I a e o lo i g li i g he e i eautiful Ra o g a d this is thi d ea he e.
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At St A d e s e ai to ate to ou hild's i di idual E glish la guage eeds i a a i g, i lusi e a d suppo ti e e i o e t. We alig the Ca idge E.A.L. Cu i ulu ith the ai st ea Pi a Yea s P og a PYP i p i a s hool a d the B itish Natio al Cu i ulu i se o da . With a o i atio of i - lass suppo t a d spe ialised s all g oup tuitio , e st i e to e su e ou hild a a ess the ai st ea u i ulu ith o fide e a d su ess. Ou E.A.L. tea he s pla olla o ati el ith the lass oo a d su je t tea he s i o de to est eet the eeds of ou E.A.L. stude ts. The E.A.L. depa t e t p ides itself o p o idi g a e i o e t i hi h ea h a d e e stude t feels o fo ta le taki g isks, is halle ged to p odu e thei est o k a d hopefull has fu lea i g E glish, too! A ajo o je ti e is to de elop ou stude ts' speaki g a d liste i g skills a d to uild o fide e i thei o e all a ilities hi h a the e applied i ai st ea lass oo s. We also ha e a ajo fo us o eadi g skills i o de to uild stude ts' eadi g flue , o p ehe sio , o d- e og itio skills a d o a ula . We also feel that de elopi g ou stude ts’ u de sta di g a d usage of asi pu tuatio a d g a a is of ut ost i po ta e, espe iall i o de to i p o e thei a ade i iti g.
Please feel f ee to o ta t e ia e ail o o e a d see e i pe so he ou ould like to dis uss ou hild's p og ess a d de elop e t. M oo is o the g ou d floo of TB ea the Yea s a d lass oo s a d i ediatel o ou left as ou e te the uildi g. i t @sta d e s-s hools. o
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M a e is Ma ia Regi a Ne C uz, ho e e o a pus e e o e alls e Ms. Gi . I a the EAL tea he fo Yea s a d a d ill e the pe so ou should o e to if ou ha e a uestio s a out ou hild’s EAL eeds a d de elop e t. Du i g ea s of tea hi g i Thaila d I ha e taught stude ts f o Ki de ga te to Yea . I ha e ee o ki g at St A d e s fo the last ea s. It is desi e to eate a at osphe e he e e e hild su eeds a d p o ide the all ith a positi e e pe ie e of lea i g. O e the o i g ea , I ill e fo usi g o de elopi g asi pho e i a a e ess lette a d sou d ide tifi atio e essa fo eadi g a d iti g. I ill help the to de elop thei a a e ess of g a a i speaki g a d iti g a d appl this to thei o k. I ill also e o ki g losel ith lass tea he s to pla a d p o ide suppo t that e a les EAL stude ts to a ess all of ou p i a u i ulu a eas.
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M oo is lo ated i TB upstai s e t to the ea lass oo s a d ou a e el o e to ake a appoi t e t to o e a d see e efo e o st aight afte s hool to dis uss a o e s o uestio s a out ou hild’s EAL de elop e t. I ill use the hild e 's o ta t ooks should the e e a i fo atio I ould like to pass o to ou. I look fo a d to ha i g a g eat ea o ki g ith ou hild e a d seei g the p og ess the ake i thei o fide e a d a ilit i thei E glish la guage skills!
Hi e e o e. I as o a d edu ated i Quee sla d, Aust alia. Si e the I ha e t a elled idel a d e pe ie ed a ultu es a d isited so e a azi g pla es. I ha e p e iousl taught hild e f o a ide a ge of a kg ou ds i Aust alia, Nepal, U ited Ki gdo , Thaila d, Sulta ate of O a , a d the Philippi es. I a o e happil settled i Thaila d! M p e ious posts ha e i luded oles as Yea ook Coo di ato , Ke Stage Coo di ato , T a spo t supe iso a d Health a d Safet Offi e . M tea hi g st le is e hild- e t ed a d I e jo pla i g i te a ti e a ti ities su h as e te si e histo ee a t e t da s. I e jo pla i g spo t espe iall li g a d a d eati g food f o othe ultu es.
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M a e is Pi a adee Pi a ut ha u t Khu Noo a d I’ o igi all f o Ra o g, Thaila d. I ha e ee tea hi g EAL fo o e tha th ea s o , a d this is ea at St. A d e s. M lass oo is i the A t a d D a a uildi g, ou a ot iss it! This ea is a e spe ial oppo tu it fo e as I a also tea hi g Yea EAL. I ill e o ki g o pho i s a d uildi g asi a d topi al o a ula that ill e a le the stude ts to a ess thei u i ulu su essfull . As fo Se o da lasses, I a tea hi g Yea s , a d this ea . Be ause o a ula is o e of the ke ele e ts that stude ts eed i p o i g, the ill e gi e a o a ula set o e a eek. The a . uizlet. o . p a ti e this o a ula at
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What is E.A.L.? E.A.L. sta ds fo English as an Additional Language a d ou p og a at St A d e s, G ee Valle , p o ides i te si e E glish tuitio to e a le o - ati e E glish speake s to uild thei E glish skills i o de to a ess the ai st ea u i ulu .
AIMS At St. A d e s, it is the ai that stude ts ho ha e E glish as a Additio al La guage ill: Use E glish o fide tl a d o pete tl . Use E glish as a ea s of lea i g a oss the u i ulu . Build o k o ledge that the al ead ha e of othe la guages a d ultu es. These ai s ill e a hie ed e su i g the E.A.L. stude ts a ess the u i ulu : P o idi g a el o i g ethos a ou d the s hool a d i lass oo s. P o idi g app op iate ultu al esou es he e possi le. E su i g that tasks a e ell suppo ted o ete a d isual ate ials, espe iall fo pupils i the ea lie stages of E glish a uisitio . Diffe e tiatio i dail pla i g. Staff ei g k o ledgea le a out the eeds of E.A.L. stude ts. Tea he s o ki g olla o ati el to eet the i di idual eeds of stude ts.
IDENTIFICATION OF E.A.L. STUDENTS At St A d e s I te atio al S hool e p o ide suppo t fo stude ts at Begi E.A.L. le els. We offe suppo t fo stude ts i Yea s - :
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ENTRY FROM EARLY YEARS TO YEAR St A d e s I te atio al S hool does ot p o ide E.A.L. p o isio fo stude ts i Ea l Yea s as it is e pe ted that the la guage le els a d le els of diffe e tiatio e pe ted ithi Ea l Yea s lasses ill ot diffe too g eatl f o the eeds of e E.A.L. stude ts.
I Ju e of ea h ea , the Head of E.A.L. eets ith Re eptio tea he s to dis uss ho a eed additio al la guage suppo t he e te i g Yea . Pla e e t is ased o ho ell stude ts a ope i ai st ea lasses. Tea he s i di ate hethe the stude t is e pe ted to e a egi e , i te ediate o ad a ed E.A.L. lea e at the sta t of the e a ade i ea . St. Andrews International School– English as an Additional Language Department Booklet
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The E.A.L. oo di ato the se ds a lette ho e to pa e ts of the stude ts ide tified that e plai s that thei hild ill e ei e a f ee t ial fo half a te , to fu the assess a d suppo t thei la guage eeds i thei t a sitio to Yea . Should a stude t eed to o ti ue i E.A.L. i to the se o d half of the te , pa e ts ill e se t a i oi e fo the se o d half of te o l .
NEW ENTRIES TO YEARS Whe e stude ts e te the s hool f o Yea s - , the a e i itiall assessed the s hool Spe ial Edu atio al Needs Coo di ato a d a de isio is ade as to hethe the stude t ill e ui e Begi e , I te ediate o Ad a ed le el E.A.L. suppo t. This le el is the gi e to the Head of E.A.L. ho the passes o i fo atio to the E.A.L. tea he fo that ea g oup. Du i g the fi st eeks of ea h te , a d ithi eeks of a e a i al, E.A.L. stude ts a e assessed thei E.A.L. tea he s agai st the ea g oup e h a ks fo eadi g, iti g, speaki g, liste i g a d usage g a a . A de isio is the ade the E.A.L. tea he , i olla o atio ith the lass tea he , as to the o e t le el of suppo t e ui ed stude ts a d gi es this i fo atio to the Head of E.A.L. eek of ea h e te . This i fo atio is the se t to the offi e fo i oi i g pu poses.
IDENTIFICATION OF E.A.L. STUDENTS ALREADY IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM Class a d su je t tea he s a oti e stude ts ho a e st uggli g ith E glish i thei lesso s a d efe the to the E.A.L. depa t e t fo assess e t. Class su je t tea he s a use the follo i g ite ia fo ide tif i g stude ts:
La guage a uisitio p og ess elo e pe ted o U usuall slo o k ate o pa ed ith pee s Li ited espo se to tea he o pee i te e tio Spe ifi eak ess i E glish la guage de elop e t e.g. poo e al o p ehe sio , li ited o a ula a d use of e p essio Poo liste i g a d atte tio skills Spe ifi eak ess i E glish lite a skills, e.g. diffi ulties i eadi g, o p ehe sio o li ited u aided iti g skills Ve lo sta da dised assess e ts Fo ati e assess e t e o ds Pa e t s e p essi g o e o e pupil’s s hool p og ess
LEARNING SUPPORT OR E.A.L. NEEDS? A u ate fi st la guage assess e ts a e useful to gi e a i di atio of a pupil’s ge e al la guage de elop e t. Age-app op iate o pete e i fi st la guage te ds to i di ate that a pupil has E.A.L. eeds athe tha Lea i g Suppo t Majo gaps i a eas i hi h the pupil has had oppo tu ities to lea a i di ate spe ifi lea i g diffi ulties othe tha those elated to la guage a uisitio . If still u su e afte testi g, the Head of E.A.L. a o se e pupils i the lass oo o ask the Spe ial Edu atio al Needs Coo di ato to a out sepa ate o se atio s a d a al sis. St. Andrews International School– English as an Additional Language Department Booklet
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HOW DOES ST ANDREWS IDENTIFY STUDENTS WITH E.A.L. AND LIAISE WITH PARENTS? E t f o Re eptio Stude t is ide tified as eedi g E.A.L. suppo t Re eptio tea he s i Ju e a d a p o isio al le el is gi e .
Stude ts atte d E.A.L. i Y fo f ee half te t ial. If stude ts a e ot dee ed as eedi g E.A.L., the a e e ited eek . The a es of e ai i g stude ts a e fi alised a d p ofi ie le el s a e gi e to Head of E.A.L. eek .
The list of stude ts ho ill eed to e ai i E.A.L. fo the e ai de of Te O e a d i to Te T o is gi e to the Head of E.A.L. a d pa e ts a e o ta ted.
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Stude ts a e ide tified as eedi g E.A.L. o e t to St A d e s S hool a d a e allo ated a p o isio al le el SENCO. Pa e ts a e i fo ed offi e o a epta e. Offi e fo a ds a epta e lette to Head of E.A.L. ho adds the hild to egiste a d i fo s ele a t E.A.L. tea he .
E t fo e isti g stude ts Stude t is ide tified lass/su je t tea he as eedi g fu the la guage suppo t.
Class/su je t tea he to iti all assess ethods of tea hi g a d, if the eeded, a ies out a e ie of hild’s p og ess a oss othe su je ts. Stude t is tested a d o se ed ele a t E.A.L. tea he a d a fi al de isio as to thei p ofi ie le el is ade eek . This i fo atio is the passed to the head of E.A.L.
Stude t joi s ele a t E.A.L. lasses a d o ti ues o goi g o se atio a d assess e t. Assess e t data is olle ted ea h half te a d e o ded. Data olle ted e t all Head of E.A.L.
Stude ts achieve peer appropriate levels a d are exited fro the E.A.L. progra e. Head of E.A.L. co tacts pare ts a d i for s of graduatio fro progra e.
Class/su je t tea he to eet ith Head of E.A.L. to dis uss fi di gs a d sta da dised assess e t data. Head of E.A.L. to i fo pa e ts a d a a ge if possi le a fi st la guage assess e t.
If data suggest E.A.L. eeds, the Head of E.A.L. ill ad ise pa e ts. If it is o side ed a SEN issue athe tha E.A.L., data ill e passed o to SENCO fo fu the testi g/ a al sis.
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STRUCTURE Child e ith E glish as a Additio al La guage eeds a e taught i ai st ea lite a /E glish lasses he e e possi le a d suppo ted th ough a a iet of ea s. These a e k o as push-in o i - lass suppo t lasses. Whe E.A.L. tea he s a e a aila le fo i - lass suppo t, the o k i olla o atio ith the lass tea he to suppo t ide tified hild e . E.A.L. lea e s a also e ithd a fo ai u de sta di g at a app op iate le el to the i di p i a s hool, this suppo t t pi all takes pla e du E.A.L. suppo t to stude ts, the i te tio is to ha e a
st ea lesso s E.A.L. spe ialists to help se u e idual hild. These a e k o as pull-out lasses. I i g lite a lesso ti e. I o de to p o ide ade uate a i u of - E.A.L. stude ts pe pull-out lass.
The ai is to p o ide the stude ts o the E.A.L. egiste the follo i g suppo t f o the E.A.L. depa t e t:
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FEES/INVOICING PROCEDURES The E.A.L. fees a e a sepa ate pa a e as follo s:
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The pa e ts of e stude ts e te i g the p og a a d those ho a e o ti ui g to e ei e suppo t i a e te ill e i fo ed lette hi h ill a o pa the i oi e fo the fees a o e.
REPORTING TO PARENTS/PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT Repo ts a e o pleted efo e the e d of ea h te i De e e , Ap il a d Ju e. I the ge e al p i a / se o da epo ti g pa kage is a sepa ate E.A.L. epo t that fo uses o spe ifi E.A.L. ta gets.
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Pa e ts a e gi e fo al oppo tu ities to dis uss thei hild’s p og ess o t o sepa ate o asio s th oughout the ea Pa e t / Tea he Co fe e e Da s . Ho e e , i fo al dis ussio s pe tai i g to E.A.L. stude ts’ p og ess a e e ou aged eithe e ail o fa e-to-fa e eeti gs please see o ta t details o tai ed ithi .
THE ROLE OF THE SPECIALIST E.A.L. TEACHER:
To e a le E.A.L. stude ts to use E glish o fide tl a d o pete tl as a ea s of lea i g a the u i ulu To uild o k o ledge that stude ts al ead ha e of othe la guages a d ultu es To p o ide app op iate ultu al esou es he e possi le To e su e that tasks a e ell-suppo ted o ete a d isual ate ials, espe iall fo pupils i ea lie stages of E glish a uisitio To e su e all staff a e k o ledgea le a out the eeds of E.A.L. stude ts. To o k olla o ati el ith lass/su je t tea he s to eet the i di idual eeds of stude ts To at h ai st ea o je ti es to ele a t E.A.L. o je ti es To sha e E.A.L. stude t lea i g o je ti es ith ai st ea E glish tea he s To sha e E.A.L. st ategies ith ai st ea E glish a d othe su je t tea he s To ide tif a d pla fo a ious la guage lea i g oppo tu ities ithi the lesso To o ito p og ess of E.A.L. stude ts a d pla lesso s a d p og a s of stud a o di gl To desig o de elop diffe e tiated esou es to ette e a le stude ts’ a ess to the u i ulu de elop e t of E.A.L. i E.A.L. lass oo s To p o ide, suggest, odif o desig diffe e tiated esou es to eet the eeds of E.A.L. stude ai st ea lasses To e a le stude ts i the E.A.L. p og a to t a sfe skills f o o e su je t to a othe .
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EXITING THE E.A.L. PROGRAM Stude ts’ attai e t i EAL is assessed th ough a o i atio of fo ati e assess e t i E.A.L. lasses a d su ati e assess e t i thei ai st ea lasses. P i a E.A.L. stude ts a e egula l assessed e e half-te a of PM a d P o e eadi g tests that gauge thei eadi g le els a d eadi g ages. Stude ts also p odu e iti g sa ples e e half-te i o de to ha e thei iti g le els assessed. This i fo atio helps i fo pla i g a d p o ides the E.A.L. a d lass oo tea he s ith data o e i g thei stude ts’ p og ess oth i di iduall a d i o pa iso ith thei o -E.A.L. lass ates. Se o da stude ts a e, like ise, egula l assessed a of SATs tests that i di ate stude ts’ eadi g a d iti g le els. E.A.L. tea he s eet eekl ith thei E.A.L. stude ts’ lass oo tea he s to dis uss lesso o te t a d to e su e that E.A.L. stude ts a a ess the u i ulu eeti g the sa e o je ti es as thei o E.A.L. oho ts. The p og ess of these stude ts a d st ategies fo i p o e e t a e also dis ussed eekl . St. Andrews International School– English as an Additional Language Department Booklet
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The lass tea he a d E.A.L. depa t e t e ie thei stude ts’ p og ess olla o ati el to de ide he the stude t is ead to fu tio ithi the ai st ea lass oo ithout additio al suppo t. O e it is dete i ed that a stude t is a le to a ess the u i ulu at a le el o pa a le to o -E.A.L. stude ts, the that stude t is a le to e it the E.A.L. p og a . I se o da , stude ts e it the E.A.L. p og a if it is ge e all ag eed that the stude t eets the sta da ds of o -E.A.L. stude ts i the lo e sets of ai st ea E glish lasses.
CONTACT DETAILS: M Bill Mi t Head of E.A.L. / Yea Ms Gi
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