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Category: Reflection

Beyond the Register: Pride in Multilingual Reports

As educators, report-writing season often brings a familiar anxiety. We stare at data, scan our class lists, and try to distill a child’s entire academic journey into a few concise… Read more »

Professional Development, Reflection #cpd, #eal, #multilingualism, #reports, #younglearners

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The Efficiency of Language: Translanguaging in action

I’ve recently started watching the Netflix show, Dark Winds, and I was immediately struck by the natural, fluid way the characters navigate their linguistic landscapes. The majority of characters are… Read more »

Reflection #eal, #efl, #esl, #multilingualism, #translanguaging

Bridging the Gap Between Leadership and the Classroom

For years, I have stood in professional development sessions and leadership meetings recommending best practice strategies for multilingual learners. But recently, I’ve traded my full-time strategic leadership hat for a… Read more »

Reflection, Teaching Strategies #eal, #efl, #esl, #literacy, #multilingualism, #tefl, #translanguaging, #younglearners

Image of an iceberg showing First, we must understand that: Speaking ≠ Learning and Silence ≠ Disengagement Above the water (Speaking): This is what we usually grade or praise. Below the water (Processing): This is where the Silent Period happens.

Reaching the Quiet Ones: Why We Must Value the Silent Period

We’ve all had that student in our classroom. They are attentive, their eyes follow you as you move, and they seem to be soaking everything in – yet, they don’t… Read more »

Professional Development, Reflection, Teaching Strategies, Workshops and talks #cpd, #eal, #efl, #esl, #multilingualism, #silentperiod, #younglearners

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The Teacher’s Balancing Act: Phonics vs. Curriculum

This academic year has felt less like a steady climb and more like a series of high-stakes crossroads. Since our school provisions changed and we implemented differentiated English lessons for… Read more »

Reflection, Teaching Strategies

Literacy Development for Multilingual Learners

Anna Leaman’s recent article on the ASCL website strongly resonated with me as we are reviewing our literacy programme at school. Anna notes: We know reading underpins learning across every… Read more »

Professional Development, Reflection, Teaching Strategies #cpd, #eal, #efl, #esl, #literacy, #multilingualism, #tefl, #younglearners

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Lessons learned: my journey as a volunteer – vol. 2

Volunteering has always been a big part of my life. I have always felt that it’s a good way to pay it forward and to give back to my communities…. Read more »

Reflection, Workshops and talks #cpd, #eal

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Translanguaging as a learning skill?

At a recent ELLSA workshop where EAL teachers across Kuala Lumpur were discussing translanguaging, I picked up on lots of comments that we were making about trying to find the… Read more »

Reflection #cpd, #eal, #efl, #esl, #multilingualism, #tefl, #translanguaging

Diversity And Inclusion. Business Employment Leadership

Inclusion and EAL

After my chat with Khanh-Duc Kutting on Teachers Talk Radio about inclusion and why it matters in the EAL classroom and my recent involvement with the inclusion strategic development committee… Read more »

Reflection #cpd, #eal, #efl, #esl, #inclusion, #inclusivepractice, #multilingualism, #plurilingualism, #younglearners

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Science and EAL in the elementary school

Over the past few weeks, I’ve become more involved in Science in Year 6 through observations and cover needs. This is a welcome development for me as in my previous… Read more »

Lesson ideas, Reflection #eal, #efl, #esl, #multilingualism, #tefl, #younglearners

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