How have pupils using EAL fared in general learning impact (i.e. not language specific loss) and how does that compare to their English-speaking peers? The survey was administered in March 2021, shortly after schools re-opened.

What is EAL in Education? The term “EAL” is used to describe a diverse and heterogeneous group of learners who speak English as an Additional Language. In England, such learners are defined as those who have been ‘exposed to a language at home that is known or believed to be other than English’ (Department for Education, 2019).

How to recognise when an EAL child is having difficulties learning their first language: • In first language > Slower progress than expected, difficulty with a particular area of SLCN eg pronunciation, understanding, expressive language, social communication • Parents or bilingual support staff > Raising concerns

MATCHING RESEARCH TO PRACTICE FOR EAL LEARNERS: WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? •Promoting social well-being for EAL learners through detailed induction documentation which support practitioners’ understanding of individual need. •Providing opportunities for talk-based activities and interaction wherever possible

Learners of English as an additional language at all ages are having to do two or even three things at once. They are: (and maybe) learning to read for the first time in a second language. In order to provide appropriate teaching and support, teachers may need help to make appropriate assessment of language and literacy.

2021年3月17日 · Proficiency in English is central to understanding achievement and levels of need among pupils who use EAL. It can explain 22% of the variation in EAL pupils’ achievement, compared with the typical 3-4% that could be statistically explained using gender, free school meal status and ethnicity³.

EAL pupils who are starting to acquire proficiency score below the national average, those who are at mid-point proficiency are very close to the national average and those with the highest levels of proficiency typically score higher than First Language English speakers.

EAL pupils comprise 20.5 per cent of the school population and numbers are rising. In 1997, just under 500,000 (7.6 per cent) of all pupils have EAL. In 2013, this number rose to 1.05 million (16.2 per cent) and is now at 1.68 million or 20.5 per cent of all pupils (2023).

2024年6月30日 · With more than 1 in 5 primary pupils identified as using English as an additional language, linguistic diversity is a feature of many classrooms. In this Best Practice Focus, Glynis Lloyd, Sarah Moodie and Sheila Hopkins describe a whole-school framework for building an inclusive approach to address the social, pastoral and academic needs of ...

EAL assessment focuses on the development of English in Listening, Speaking, Reading and Viewing and Writing for all purposes and across all subjects within the school context. The Bell Foundation EAL Assessment Framework adopts a five-band scale, from A (New-to-English/Beginning) to E (Fluent) with 10 descriptors in each band scale.