Top Tips for Supporting

EAL Students

EAL Students at Surbiton High School

131 EAL Students

20 Supported by EAL Specialist Teachers

EAL Home Language and Access 2014

EAL Learning Community

1. Understand previous school experiences and challenge cultural stereotypes

2. Encourage more participation in class and amongst classmates

3. Differentiate – What does it look like?

What are the three most relevant issues that we need to address to enhance our teaching of EAL students?

Let’s hear from two of our EAL students

EAL Interview

1. Appreciate cultural differences but challenge cultural stereotypes

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2. Encourage more participation in class and with classmates

2. Encourage more participation in class and with classmates

• Give targets to students before the lesson – They must raise their hand at least three times in a lesson. Tracked using TSR and individuals are rewarded with merits

• Peer marking – Improve confidence and understanding amongst classmates (Classics) Examples of peer marking

• Role plays – Encourages spoken English, improves confidence and participation amongst all students. (PRS)

3. What does differentiation look like?

History – Contextual Understanding EAL History Catholic vs Protestant

Year 10 Physics Long Question – 15 mins EAL differentiated

• Additional images and explanations highlighted.

• Key terminology with easy English definitions

• Framework of setting out answers

Things to think about?

And finally, the little things………………!

• Vary the timing of setting homework

• Avoid direct questions like “Do you understand it?” Make lots of context checks at different points in the lesson.

• Vary the colours of your text for ease of reading!