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Working with classroom assistants: the dos and the don’ts

I had the pleasure to talk about working with classroom assistants at the IATEFL YLTSIG web conference that was attended by like-minded professionals from over 50 countries. The 3-day event… Read more »

Professional Development, Workshops and talks     #bettertogether, #cpd, #eal, #esl, #iateflyltsig, #younglearners
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Building fluency with Upper Primary and Secondary EAL learners

If there is one thing that EAL learners struggle with, it is fluency. They find many of the different aspects of it difficult: speaking English doesn’t come easy to them,… Read more »

Lesson ideas, Remote Teaching Ideas, Teaching Strategies    #eal, #efl, #esl, #fluency, #speaking, #tefl, #yl, #younglearners

Working with words – essentials for EAL learners

I came across this image the other day and I couldn’t help but think that beyond it being funny, it’s also a lived experience for many (if not all!) EAL… Read more »

Lesson ideas, Teaching Strategies    #eal, #efl, #esl, #lexis, #vocabulary, #workingwithwords
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Using marking criteria with secondary learners

November and December are busy months in schools with all the preparation for the Christmas assemblies and the ensuing holidays as well as the major assessments, the report cards and… Read more »

Assessment, Lesson ideas, Teaching Strategies    #eal, #efl, #esl, #markingcriteria, #secondary

Assessment for learning

I’ve recently had the opportunity to participate in Macmillan Asia’s EALTea Time where we chatted about assessment for learning (AfL), also known as formative assessment. Besides really enjoying the session,… Read more »

Assessment, Lesson ideas, Teaching Strategies    #AfL, #assessment, #assessmentforlearning, #eal, #esl, #formativeassessment
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James and the Giant Peach with KS2 EAL/ESL learners

This week is Banned Books Week and to mark the occasion, we published a post on the IATEFL YLTSIG Blog with lots of insights and useful resources. My contribution to… Read more »

Lesson ideas    #bannedbooksweek, #eal, #esl, #reading
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First lessons with EAL learners

So you have new EAL learners in your class – what can you do to help them settle in? How can you get to know them a little better? Here… Read more »

Lesson ideas    #differentiation, #eal, #esl, #firstlessons, #settlingin

Considerations before the first day of school

In many parts of the world the end of August marks the return to the classroom. Teachers are busy preparing materials, plans and their physical classrooms to be ready for… Read more »

Teaching Strategies    #eal, #firstdayofschool, #newarrivals

End-of-year reflection activities for EAL students

Most international schools have finished or are about to finish their school years. These last weeks of school are usually busy with assessments, report writing, and admin work, but there… Read more »

Lesson ideas, Teaching Strategies    #eal, #reflection, #translanguaging
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Performance anxiety

Recently in a yoga class, I caught myself checking my posture in the mirror over and over again and comparing what I looked like (not too graceful, I’m afraid) to… Read more »

Teaching Strategies    #anxiety, #eal, #esl, #performanceanxiety, #tips

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